F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 21° Track 28° Humidity 67% Wind 1.3 m/s Prelude The sky was the colour that photographers hate, a slate grey that flattens everything and refuses to make even the liveliest livery pop. Not that it was necessary given the remarkable qualifying fireworks, to wit, Raikkonnen nabbing pole … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 19° Track 28° Humidity 54% Wind 0.6 m/s Prelude IT was a stark contrast of leaden grey sky, black clouds on the horizon and occasional patches of golden sun that lit the track for FP3. Much like the varying fortunes of the 2 teams that now are … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 17° Track 29° Humidity 38% Wind 1.1 m/s Prelude It was a sunny day in Belgium, which when translated means the skies were gray it was a bit chill and the weather was entirely suspicious…. Carlos Sainz and Stoffel Vandoorne both received new Power Units and other … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 14° Track 28° Humidity 54% Wind 0.6 m/s Prelude As the F1 world shook sand and saltwater out of their ears after a seemingly interminable summer break, the legal brouhaha over the team formerly known as Force India savagely swallowed all the headlines about clever engine updates … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 34° Track 57° Humidity 34% Wind 0.5 m/s Prelude “I’m melting” -Wicked Witch of the West/Mercedes Rear Tyres Once again the oppressive heat of the European summer descended upon the paddock, after the chaotic storms of yesterday’s qualifying saw a number of runners out of place for … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 25° Track 32° Humidity 62% Wind 1.9 m/s Prelude Brutal heat on track was the story of FP3, with the track up to 58°C by the end of the session, which saw Vettel looking quite comfortable at the top, and Mercedes, to the surprise of no one, … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 26° Track 44° Humidity 51% Wind 1.8 m/s Prelude One minute to the anthem and puffy cotton balls loitered viciously in the firmament, not a hint of rainy disaster in sight on the grid, tragically enough. Although the wind at track level was whipping about viciously, suggesting … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 30° Humidity 83% Wind 1.9 m/s Prelude Rain, Rain, come to stay/ Hockenheim looks FUN today!!! That’s right, FP3 was a total wash, and were it not for the inexplicable war between the Beeb and Sky, the only thing to discuss would’ve been how little … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 23° Track 48° Humidity 38% Wind 0.8 m/s Prelude Cerulean blue skies studded with brilliantly white puffs of clouds ruled the paddock on a track much hotter than that of the qualifying the day before. To the shock and horror or delight of all, post quali Sebastian … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 24° Track 35° Humidity 48% Wind 1.1 m/s Prelude The Styrian hills echoed with the guttural howls of thoroughly unhinged power units being unwound as dollops of angry grey clouds bounced off the tops of the mountains surrounding the Red Bull Ring. Down with a 5 spot … Read more
