F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 39° Humidity 48% Wind 1.9 m/s Prelude Brilliant weather for the Spanish Grand Prix as the sun glittered in the Catalonian sky and the wind gusted the occasional cloud about the horizon. Another meeting of the big chiefs as luminaries including Dr Zetsche and Marchionne … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 42° Humidity 45% Wind 3.6 m/s Prelude Gusty ass wind, never a friend to the drivers, few clouds and glorious sunshine set the scene for qualifying in Barcelona. With 6th-17th covered by a second in FP3 it promised to be a particularly brutal session. Haas … Read more
Sebastian Vettel has had a couple of busy weeks in China and Russia, finding himself mired in dubious incidents on both occasions. First came the first corner incident where Seb obviously strained a nerve in the stretch of a couple hundred meters — Marchionne must really be keeping his scarlet underlings sweating and sharp on … Read more
F1 fans buzzing with the prospect of potentially seeing Max Verstappen in the lead Red Bull team (I still do not understand not why Sainz hasn’t been mentioned), an apparent seat swop with Red Bull black sheep Daniil Kvyat, but could Kvyat find a new home elsewhere? Russian billionaire Boris Rotenberg’s SMP racing looks to … Read more
Kyvat ruined his own race, Vettel’s race and Ricciardo’s race, clearly under pressure of the home crowd and Putin.
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 16° Track 40° Humidity 73% Wind 3.2 m/s Prelude Brilliant blue sky, scintillating with sunshine offset by large puff balls of clouds on the horizon set the stage for this year’s Russian Grand Prix. In addition to Lewis’ reliability woes and I quote here from my last … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 16° Track 30° Humidity 73% Wind 1.0 m/s Prelude A hazy day in Sochi as the cameras carefully documented the Beauty and Nature that surround Sochi, while carefully ignoring the concrete slab monoliths that dominate the late Soviet aesthetic. 5 grid spot penalty for Vettel put the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 21° Track 45° Humidity 36% Wind 6.1 m/s Prelude Apparently a gearbox wasn’t enough for Lewis as it was a brand new Power Unit that was required to solve his woes. Add Rosberg’s ignition issues and almost dead brakes in Bahrain and perhaps it’s time to wonder … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 24° Humidity 80% Wind 2.3 m/s Prelude Despite buckets of rain hammering down in FP3, the edge of qualifying saw the words changeable conditions dominating the badinage of the commentariat with a brutal wind the dominant variable. Lewis Hamilton in for a 5 grid spot … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 29° Humidity 37% Wind 3.1 m/s Prelude Alonso v Herbert and Take Two for the Quali revamp dominated the pre race circus. As twilight descended on the desert, the eyes of the media shifted to the start and whether or not Mercedes’ clutch would once … Read more
