F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1987: Prost takes the record Between 1950 and 1957 there were on average 8 Grand prix a year. Moving forward to the 60’s, between 1962 and 1967, the average races per annum increased to 10. From 1969 to 1973 once again the number of events held increased … Read more
Welcome to another week of TheJudge13 Bar Exam. Last week’s question(s): Can you name the cars, drivers and the race in which the photo was taken? Can you also tell me what event during the race played a part in deciding the drivers world championship that year (bonus if you know who won it). The answer(s) I … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 chronicler Bart De Pauw – “Monaco, 1988, Senna”: Rocky tempts fate and Vettel listens but gets away with it Reigning triple world champion Sebastian Vettel took another dominant victory at the circuit Gilles Villeneuve which was the scene for the 2013 Canadian Grand Prix. He powered to his 39th career pole position during … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 Courtroom Reporter & Crime Analyst: James Parker 2014 will mark a brand-new era in Formula 1. For 24 years the sport has enjoyed a tenure of naturally aspirated engines, which produce some of the most iconic sounds in Motorsport history. But from next season onward, Formula 1 will once again flirt with … Read more
By Adam Macdonald A true great who gave such a service to the sport, and someone that will always be remembered, not least for his blistering speed, but also his personality off the track. Of course, it is none other than Ayrton Senna, now 19 years on. World Championships 3 Grand Prix Entries 162 Grand … Read more
F1 Forensics is brought to thejudge13 readers in partnership with SomersF1, Like most of us, Matthew Somerfield has a day job and his is being the manager of a car & van rental company in the Isle of Wight. His passion is to try and bring us non-techies closer to F1 by bridging the gap between … Read more
On this day in F1 March 27th, is brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler: Samora Machel – 1983: John Watson and Niki Lauda Do The (almost) Impossible – 1971: David Couthard is born 1983: John Watson and Niki Lauda Do The (almost) Impossible Just to put things a little in perspective here, Jenson Button’s run … Read more
Another week and another Bar Exam. I’ve said this before but I have to say it again. No sooner had the last exam question been published and I had the first answer. If it was the wrong one I’d have been delighted however TJ13 followers seem to be of a different kind and very switched on!
Last week’s question was: Name the engine manufacturer of the engine in the image, the engine model, the drivers that raced it in their car (including the team) and how many races it won.
A big thank you to those taking part in last week’s Formula 1 Bar Exam.
The correct answer for last week’s Bar Exam was: Kyalami, South Africa where the last race held was in 1993 and won by Alain Prost in a Williams Renault. The other circuit was the Nordschleife last raced fully in formula 1 in 1976 and won by James hunt in the McLaren. As I did not make it clear that it should be the exact circuit I also accepted Nurburgring and Lewis Hamilton last won a race there in 2011. Well done to C-bahn and Wire2004 who got it 50% right in spotting Nordschleife/Nurburgring!
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Silverstone Media Awards: Many thejudge13 readers are outside the UK (65%) and I’ve had a few enquiries as to whether they are eligible to vote. The answer is yes and all you need to do is leave your name and an email address to vote on Silverstone’s website – the links are below.
Last years winner was a polish blog called F1 talks. (Link)
If you enjoy thejudge13 site, please take the 2 minutes to vote for it. I am committed to an advert free site, because all these pop ups drive me crazy but I do want to develop the site and an award like this will help me in two ways. I am looking to syndicate articles to International publications (mostly local media) where they have no local F1 knowledge and rely on Reuters news feeds to educate their readers.
Of course I would be paid for this syndication but the funds received will go towards taking thejudge13 onward and upward. One of the things I am looking at is a podcast for 2013. Much of the current media produced F1 audio/visual material is quite starchy and I believe there is room for a weekly discussion programme of a more relaxed nature – with regular expert fans and guests.
I am presently talking to a well know F1 media individual about this, but there will be a cost attached. Getting sponsorship is easier when you’ve won an award. So please take a couple of minutes to help thejudge13 in turn help you get even more from F1 in 2013.
31 people by last night have clicked through on the link previously provided, so here’s how Silverstone tell you to vote.
Fans can cast their votes now via Silverstone Circuit’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SilverstoneCircuits. Voting closes 12:00hrs on 11 December, 2012. To vote from a mobile visit http://www.silverstone.co.uk/silverstone-media-awards-2012/
Ferrari ask FIA for clarification: 11:00 GMT just received this tweet – “Ferrari asked, in a letter, a clarification from the FIA about the overtaking of VET/VER during the 4th round of the Brazilian Grand Prix”. It was in Italian, my best translation efforts.
