F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 28° Humidity 29% Wind 1.8 m/s Prelude The cars glistened under the spectacular desert lights as twilight descended and the qualifying session prepared to kick off, ready to answer the question as to whether or not any hope of redemption existed for the not quite … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 23° Track 36° Humidity 42% Wind 4.1 m/s Prelude Hammering sun, grid penalties and a morning after regrets characterised the build up to the first GP of 2016. In addition to Ryo Haryanto’s award for remarkable entertainment in a pitlane, it turns out that Valtteri Bottas too … Read more
Ambient 17° Track 25° Humidity 61% Wind 5.6 m/s Prelude Well, new season bright and shiny new quali on a windy day in Albert Park. As the engines fired at least the prospect of how exactly the leaders would continue their brutal dominance. Likely by being even faster Summary Hilariously enough the best racing came … Read more
Ricciardo loyalty to Redbull not enough After a 2015 season when Red Bull uncharacteristically stumbled, the upfront Australian is clear about how far loyalty extends in the pursuit of a title. “It’s one of those ones,” he begins, choosing his words carefully. “Of course there’s loyalty and that’s a big one and, sure, if I … 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
Daniel Ricciardo Received a new Internal Combustion Engine for the Brazil GP. This is the long awaited Upgrade that Renault has been working on since the beginning of the season. As has been published prior, Mario Illien has been working separately on the Renault PU, devising his own solutions to Renault’s problems on Red … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 – the best in FIA Press Conferences looked at slightly irreverently Ever wonder what the drivers and team principals really think at the pressers? Wonder if the Telly left anything out? Now you can find out yourself in the all new #TJ13 Feature Presser Notebook ready for you to peruse … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor Tourdog An exciting race it was. The lack of running in the practice and qualifying sessions was a blessing to me, as it meant less work, but also meant that no one had any real idea of pace, setup, tyres, etc. The teams were forced to make educated guesses on … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 – the best in FIA Press Conferences looked at slightly irreverently Ever wonder what the drivers and team principals really think at the pressers? Wonder if the Telly left anything out? Now you can find out yourself in the all new #TJ13 Feature Presser Notebook ready for you to peruse … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor Rich Walker The 2015 Russian Grand Prix is in the books! The on track results at Sochi have determined some mathematical certainties for most 2015 Formula 1 fortunes. With just four races remaining Lewis Hamilton holds a 66 point lead over Sebestain Vettel while his teammate Nico Rosberg lags … Read more
