F1 Insiders Est. 2012
“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn’t be. And what it wouldn’t be, it would. You see?” James Allen today provides a masterful attempt at parsing the much publicised recent … Read more
Join our host, Spanners, and panel, Adam, Hippo, John and Matt as they look back at the #USGP and forward to the #BrazilianGP. We also have a special guest on board to discuss the recurring theme of a financial crisis in Formula One – please stand up for Oliver Weingarten! Oliver also tells us a … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 technical analyst: Lorenzo De Luca PU106A parade in Sochi The first Russian GP witnessed another dominant weekend from the Mercedes duo – with Rosberg’s comeback drive from the back of the field to finish in second position – merely 14 seconds from the winner, Hamilton, explains far better than any words – … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1982: Imola – A legendary race Editors note: This article was submitted as an OTD however it was felt that it would be better as a historic feature. The spectacle: On this day thirty two years ago two Ferraris lined up third and fourth on the … Read more
It’s interesting that pretty much all the English speaking F1 news providers of supposed authority have published very little about what happened today in Paris. To be fair, most of the evidence was submitted prior to today, and done so in confidentiality, so it could be going out on a limb to make any bold … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler: BlackJack’sBriefs During this series several people asked how my twenty drivers stacked up against the thirty-two drivers who did win a championship. I’m sorry for the delay but I was having spreadsheet troubles and kept getting different answers. Below is the final result. 1. Juan Manuel Fangio 2. Alberto … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1984: The Rat begins his title charge; despite Ron Dennis Before the 1977 F1 season began, Niki Lauda was callously told by his personal sponsor – Romerquelle – that he would only be paid half the promised sponsorship for the season because he only had ‘half … Read more
For our third race this season, the Formula One circus moves to the Bahrain International Circuit. Australian GP winner Nico Rosberg is 18 points clear of his teammate and nearest championship rival Lewis Hamilton, but the 2014 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix could shake things up once again. Last year, Sebastian Vettel took his … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1974: Gordon Murray’s first winner Tamiya has a rich tradition of manufacturing the most sublime model racing car kits. Their production of 1/12th scale models are possibly the epitome of this forgotten art and we have been privileged to have models dating back to the 60’s … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Jennie Mowbray Editors note: Jennie is a new F1 fan and has written for TJ13 over the last few weeks. This weekend she has traveled to Melbourne to experience her first ever Grand Prix. She is writing daily articles to share her experiences with all of us. “Anything that … Read more
