F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 24° Track 30° Humidity 60% Wind 1.5 m/s Prelude As the start of the first qualifying session of the year approached, leaden skies reigned over the paddock, dull grey oppressive weather after the unmitigated glories of the previous day. Of course, still quite the improvement from the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 24° Track 31° Humidity 78% Wind 3.8 m/s Prelude The Windy Wind was Windy as FP3 unfolded, gusting up to almost 5 m/s and making the awkward exit of the final turn an excellent place to lose the car, an experience shared by more than a few … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 18° Track 29° Humidity 78% Wind 1.1 m/s Prelude The day dawned grey and heavy, the track still glistening at the kerbs as the runners took to FP3. Mercedes at the top on much cooler temps and several tenths off yesterday even at the top. Bottas nabbed … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 26° Track 57° Humidity 31% Wind 1.8 m/s Prelude It was a torrid FP3 for Mercedes after their shining victory in far off Englandland. With a track temp north of 50°C and gusty winds it was struggle city as the team from Brackley spent half the session … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 16° Track 20° Humidity 88% Wind 2.7 m/s Prelude Turns out Lewis Hamilton will have some competition after all as Ferrari FINALLY saw fit to turn their brand new shiny engine up in FP3 and Vettel rocked up just 0.03s shy of Lewis best time. Of course … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 29° Track 49° Humidity 29% Wind 1.4 m/s Prelude Well Well Well, warm and sunny with massive cotton balls hanging overhead set the stage for the qualifying session in the Styrian hills. Vettel’s story of crime and punishment was rapidly banished by the news that Hamilton was … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 21° Track 32° Humidity 66% Wind 2.1 m/s Prelude Limpid pools of darkness surrounded the track at Sakhir as the teams desperately raced to prep the cars for the qualifying session. Palm trees adorned with twinkle lights made for excellent eye candy as the commentariat jockeyed for … Read more
Ambient 25° Track28° Humidity 72% Wind 1.0 m/s Prelude The weather at Abu Dhabi was every bit as boring as the lack of champers on the podium. An unfortunate P3 for Kvyat who ran only 2 laps before electrics sidelined him. Fortunately the politics remain entertaining as the grotesque 3 sided tango between Red Bull, … 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
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
