Brazil’s First Renegade

TJ13 contributor take a look at one of Brazil’s multiple Formula 1 world champions, a notorious F1 Godfather.

#F1 Forensics: Brazil Lap Time and Gap charts + Part II of Ricciardo’s new ICE.

Brought to you by TJ13 technical analyst Tourdog Yawn… Maybe it was the lack of a safety car. Maybe it was the lack of rain. Maybe it’s because there were no retirements. Maybe it’s because the WDC, WCC, and most of the other positions have already been secured for the year.  Or maybe it’s because Mercedes … Read more

#F1 Victims of Circumstance: Interlagos 2014 – #BrazilianGP

Brought to you by TJ13 Courtroom Reporter & Crime Analyst: Adam Macdonald (@adamac39)   [For those who are new to the page; TJ13 attempts to remove certain aspects of the race to give a fairer reflection of the race result.] With the Championship being set to be decided in Abu Dhabi, both of the title … Read more

#F1 Daily News and Comment: Monday 10th November 2014

This page will be updated throughout the day. Please if you are on Twitter press the tweet button below. If you re-write and tweet individual story headlines don’t forget to include #F1. You may not realise how hugely important this is and has helped grow our community significantly Previously on The Judge 13: #F1 Race … Read more

Daily #F1 News & Comment: Saturday, 23rd November 2013

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On this day: The life and death of a great – Senna

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

On This Day in F1: 05 April

On this day in F1 – 05 April, brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Bart De Pauw – 1992: Last participation by a female driver to an F1 Championship event The second qualifying session for the 1992 Brazilian Grand Prix was the scene for the last appearance of a female driver in an F1 championship … Read more

On This Day in F1: 29 March

On this day in F1 – 29 March, brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Bart De Pauw – 1998: Braking systems controversy in Brazil Following an overwhelming McLaren dominance in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix where Häkkinen and Coulthard sealed a commanding one-two and lapped the entire field, Ferrari in the build up to the … Read more

Fernley criticises Hulkenberg, ‘Concorde’ agreement faces anti-competitive legal scrutiny, Williams lose 2 contracts in 1 week, SKY need new sposnor, McLaren target 2s stops ‘as normal’, Austrain GP no go, Barrichello to leave INDY

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Fearnly criticises Hulkneberg: It appears Nico Hulkenberg’s move to Sauber may not have been the best decision of his career – if you listen to deputy team principal of Force India, Bob Fernley.”Nico has left the team at an inopportune moment for him,” he suggested in an interview with Autosport ‘.

He goes on to argue, “If you look at the stats since the summer break, the Force India car was clearly the fifth best performing. We’re still quite a distance off the top four, but since the summer break we’ve forged ahead of all the others.”

We then get the usual platitudes of separated lovers remaining friends, “We’re very sad to see Nico go,” he said. “He’s been a great asset to the team. We’ve enjoyed having him around and it’s a loss to us. There’s no question that we’re sad he’s leaving.”

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Mallya on cash hunt, Storms now set for Interlagos decider, Austin 2013 now a double clash, Cash machines answer to Korea GP losses, Coca-Cola & Lotus for 2013

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Just in 17:18 GMT: Red Bull maybe using some fancy rear wing end plates, that have a ruffle sticking out of the back plate. Could be a defensive aero part to create dirty air behind the car making overtaking more difficult for the car behind.

This wouldn’t be an aero compromise because the cars normally in Interlagos run a lot of wing due to the altitude and thin air. Usually at sea level this would create more drag and affect the performance of the RB car too.

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