The #F1 Bar Exam: 12 September 2013

Welcome to another week of TheJudge13 #F1 Bar Exam. Acting on a request from last week… this week’s exam will include something a bit more current and cryptic. Last Week’s Question(s): Can you name the driver in the picture. Can you also name the Grand Prix and the driver in the background spinning off in a cloud … Read more

The #F1 Bar Exam: 05 September 2013

Welcome to another week of TheJudge13 #F1 Bar Exam. This week you will need to dust of the history archives… well sort of. Let’s see if anyone can get this without clues! Last Week’s Question(s): Can you name the drivers and cars in the photo as well as the race in which the photo was taken. … Read more

On This Day In #F1: 3 July

Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler: BlackJack’sBriefs
 On this day, in 1960, reigning World Champion Jack Brabham, after a dreadful start to the season, won the French GP and went on to win a second consecutive championship, at the wheel of a Cooper Climax T53. Brabham had retired in Argentina with gearbox failure and been … Read more

F1 Engine sounds, Force India to have Ferrari engines, Italian top 10 F1 drivers list, Bianchi to Force India, Mansell second hand car dealer

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Engine sounds: A couple of days ago I mentioned the engine sound changes we will hear in 2014. I found this last night. Listen to the sounds of F1 engines in 1967. (LINK) Sorry I can’t embed this video as the embed code they’ve given is wrong.

Italian rationality: For those of you who have been reading thejudge13 for some time, you will know my views on Ferrari – for those of you who don’t – Firstly, I LOVE Italy and Italian culture. I would live there if I could. However, as I often say – Ferrari would rather bask in the glory of being Ferrari than change their beliefs even if it would make them better.

There is an element of this in the Italian psyche I see in my friends of many years. Irrationality is accepted as a rational way of thinking and being and so to Autosprint – One of Italy’s finest Auto magazines. Today they publish a list of the best F1 drivers of all time.

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