F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton has laughed at the new ‘red flag’ qualy rule brought into effect for this weekends German grand prix. In Budapest, Lewis went straight to Charlie Whiting after qualifying to voice his concerns on the German’s pole lap set under the yellow flag conditions. Mercedes boss Paddy Lowe confirmed Lewis did in-fact go to … Read more
FIA race director Charlie Whiting has confirmed in Germany, that qualifying will be red flagged if there is an incident where double waved yellow flags are deployed. This decision is in response to the controversy surrounding Nico Rosberg’s pole position lap in Hungary last time out. This would mean that the track would become “neutralised”, therefore no … Read more
F1 farce as new qualifying plan hit by software problems Ecclestone has revealed that the introduction of a radical new elimination style qualifying format for the sport has been held up by computer programmers. “The new qualifying won’t happen because we can’t get everything together in time. It was going to come in at … 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
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Like well trained actors prowling the footlights, the main players took the stage today for the last Qualifying session of 2014, providing a distraction for the real story fiercely percolating in the background; the political coup of the midfield and the shape of F1 going forward. With … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 The sky was clear and the wind kicked up giving no hint of the storm brewing behind the scenes in F1 as qualifying took place with only 18 cars on the grid; 17 if you take into account Vettel’s pit lane start. No hint either of the looming … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Somewhere off the coast of Japan Typhoon Phanfone loomed large but round the circuit it was the perfect storm of driver narrative that almost made one overlook the fact that there was a race on. The weather was hot and hazy, with a stiff wind to upset … Read more
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Brought to you by John Myburgh Lewis Hamilton claimed his sixth pole of the season, now only one behind his teammate Nico Rosberg. Mercedes yet again locked out the front row with Rosberg claiming second and Ricciardo rounding out the top three, beating Vettel yet again. Qualifying was a bit of a tame affair though with the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 The second half of the season swung into gear with Red Bull opting for shorter gears in order to hopefully make up for some of their lack of power from the feckless Renault PU. A nice long interview with Jos “the Boss” on Sky pre-Quali as the … Read more
