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Malaysian GP, Sepang: What to expect from the tyres

March 19, 2013 at 8:04 pmMarch 18, 2013 at 8:01 pm by The Judge

Introduction Pirelli have nominated the toughest compound in their F1 2013 range of tyres to debut in Malaysia, complete with a brand new colour. The P Zero Orange hard together with the P Zero White medium’s, used in Australia, have been selected for this coming race weekend. Sepang is also well-known for its monsoon-like downpours, which … Read more

GP Predictor Results : Australia

March 18, 2013 at 4:01 pmMarch 18, 2013 at 2:08 pm by The Judge

If you click on ‘leagues‘ when in your Castrol GP Predictor league account (a tab at the top) you can see the league positions and points awarded for the TJ13 All Star Racers. Here’s my review. Having crawled out of bed around 04:15 to review FP3 and thus plot any adjustments required, this was my … Read more

Daily News and Comment: Sunday 17th March 2013

March 17, 2013 at 3:58 am by The Judge

This page will be updated throughout the day as new stories break. Melbourne F1 promoter dismisses a night race In a perverse manner, it may be that the events surrounding qualifying in Melbourne this weekend give power to Mr. E’s arm in his long wrestle with the Australian F1 promoters. He has been trying to … Read more

On Track Review : Melbourne Qualifying 2013

March 16, 2013 at 3:54 pm by The Judge

brought to you by TheJudge13 ‘on track correspondent’: James Parker It’s strange isn’t it; Formula 1 is the most technologically advanced sport in the world, featuring the best drivers, in the fastest racing cars known to man, yet when the heavens open, chaos ensues more often than not, with track marshals having to resort to … Read more

Thursday and it all gets pretty busy for the teams

March 14, 2013 at 4:05 pmMarch 14, 2013 at 2:42 pm by The Judge

Click on the first picture and you can use the <> to scroll through the gallery. Pictures are much bigger if you do this. This is not just some dull pictures – the narrative has been constructed to cause debate – eg the talk of the press in the paddock has been about Vodafone withdrawing … Read more

Barcelona pre-testing 1 draws to a close, Montreal GP under threat, Boullier ‘happy’ not ‘confident’, The Hulk, Big Foot and Cinderella

February 23, 2013 at 12:07 am by The Judge

Barcelona pre-season test 1: Day 4

Pos  Driver                Team            Time       Gap      Laps
 1.  Lewis Hamilton        Mercedes        1m23.282s            52
 2.  Jenson Button         McLaren         1m23.633s  +0.351    70
 3.  Jean-Eric Vergne      Toro Rosso      1m24.071s  +0.789    80
 4.  Esteban Gutierrez     Sauber          1m25.239s  +1.957    61
 5.  Jules Bianchi         Force India     1m25.732s  +2.450    96
 6.  Giedo van der Garde   Caterham        1m27.429s  +4.147    50
 7.  Felipe Massa          Ferrari         1m27.563s  +4.281    80
 8.  Mark Webber           Red Bull        1m27.616s  +4.334    64
 9.  Max Chilton           Marussia        1m29.902s  +6.620    51
10.  Romain Grosjean       Lotus           1m34.800s  +11.518   41
11.  Valtteri Bottas       Williams        no time              23
12.  Pastor Maldonado      Williams        no time              13

Today was predominantly a wet day. Track and air temperature this morning struggled to rise above 5 degrees c. I remember the final days testing in 2011 being stood freezing cold watching the occasional rooster tail thinking… well you can fill in the blanks.

Red Bull Highly Secretive, Perez quickest in Barcelona testing, UPS partner Ferrari, Experian sponsor Williams, 2013 F1 tyre degradation is much higher than in 2012

February 22, 2013 at 10:40 amFebruary 20, 2013 at 11:54 pm by The Judge

TJ13 Note: News is rather thin during testing as anyone with any sense in marketing and PR don’t try to compete with the obsession over lap times that the hard core F1 fans follow very carefully. I miss being there and I have to say having been immersed in Jerez I realise even more the paucity of information the fans really get sat at home.

Ted’s notebook on SKYF1 UK TV which at times is packed with great information was last night as bad as I’ve seen it. What interested me though was Nico’s demeanour which was most upbeat even though the W04 suffered more mechanical issues. If Vettel was any more relaxed than he appeared in front of the press, he would have been horizontal, However, in my experience when Sebastian does this it is a fabulous performance of nonchalance that is hiding something quite dramatic behind the scenes.

Next year I hope to be at all 3 testing sessions with a small TJ13 team who will bring you some more insight similar to that I provided on twitter, but up on the main site. If you have just an hour a week and what to get closer to F1, why not join the TJ13 team – we have things most people can do to help us out. Contact me on thejudge13@hotmail.co.uk