F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. Or to take arms against a sea of troubles. And, by opposing, end them? This sums up the feeling at McLaren perfectly. Yesterday’s qualification session was a good one on Honda’s terms: No engine death despite Alonso complaining … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 44° Humidity 36% Wind 0.6 m/s Prelude FP3 at the magnificent Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve featured a rather rejuvenated looking team Mercedes, with Hamilton rocking up directly behind the Iceman for P3 just 0.6s off Kimi but a rather more hefty 0.354s off Vettel who put in … Read more
McLaren executive director Zak Brown has two racing helmets on a display cabinet in his office, one in the colours of two-times Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso and the other belonging to ‘Lando‘ – Reports Reuters LONDON 09/06/2017
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 26° Track 44° Humidity 27% Wind 2.1 m/s Prelude Ooooooh!! Well no time like the present says Ferrari as an engine problem at the end of FP3 has resulted in an engine change for Vettel, according to Sky normally a 4 hour procedure, and this just after … Read more
FIA’s race leader Charlie Whiting had a heated driver meeting today, in Bahrein. And with him Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. Vettel had to listen to a lot of criticism about his starting position on the grid of Shanghai. Sebastian Vettel put his Ferrari, at the start of the Chinese Grand Prix, approximatly one meter outside his … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 26° Track 41° Humidity 70% Wind 1.5 m/s Prelude AS the race start approached, an ominous thick black cloud appeared on the horizon, threatening all manner of chaos and disarray, suggesting a wide variety of metaphors. EU investigation, the disintegration of the Red Bull and Renault partnership, … Read more
Ambient 29° Track 46° Humidity 55% Wind 0.4 m/s Prelude A massive thunderstorm last night, strong enough to damage a grandstand, along with new kerbs and broken up pavement conspired to slow the cars, but sadly enough the weather for qualifying was perfectly boring. A 3 grid spot penalty for Bottas’ inexplicable decision to pass … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 55° Humidity 40% Wind 0.9 m/s Prelude Hot hot Hot!!! Brakes on fire and thermal issues likely with the brutal and oppressive heat at the circuit today. Managing tyre deg will be key. Ferrari has had the advantage in the heat in the past but … Read more
Ambient 15° Track 16° Humidity 100% Wind 4.1 m/s Prelude Rosberg led Hamilton by 0.014s at the end of FP3 with Riccardo the Red Bull cat amongst the proverbial pigeons, a tenth behind the Mercs and a tenth ahead of Vettel. Raikkonen’s engine complained bitterly enough about the thin air that it gave up altogether … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 17° Track 19° Humidity 90% Wind 11.9 m/s Prelude Well well well. Given the lack of dry running and the fact that not a single car had run Inters all weekend long, the start of the USGP promised a great deal of entertainment, which it delivered, more … Read more
