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Castrol GP Predictor Summary – Monte Carlo 2013

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Brought to you by TJ13 Courtroom Reporter & Crime Analyst: Adam Macdonald Vettel’s Vikings (my team) has climbed 5 places to a respectable 34th position.  To all in The Judge 13 All Star Racers league keep making your predictions on time; Montreal is set to be another cracker…with a little controversy thrown in for good measure.  … Read more

Daily News and F1 Comment: Monday 27th May 2013

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Pirelli told to modify tyres regardless of team agreement Bernie Ecclestone has told AMuS that “I did it like in the old days. I told the teams that they should be united and Pirelli will modify its tyres as planned.” The lack of Concorde agreement appears to once again playing into the hands of anarchy. … Read more

On Track Review: FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2013 – Qualifying

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 ‘on track correspondent’: James Parker Rosberg Dominates The Principality During a cold and damp afternoon in Monaco, the Mercedes duo of Rosberg and Hamilton ‘monstered‘ the rest of the field in the drying conditions to claim the teams 4th consecutive pole position of the season. Nico Rosberg claimed his 3rd … Read more

Victims of Circumstance: Barcelona 2013

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Brought to you by TJ13 Courtroom Reporter & Crime Analyst: Adam Macdonald. Yet another weekend dominated by tyres has seen Pirelli finally bow to the pressure of a certain Austrian drinks producer and change the compounds.  Whether this is for better or for worse, one thing is for sure – not everyone is going to be … Read more

F1 Forensics: Spanish Grand Prix: Friday Practice Analysis

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Brought to you in partnership with Dr James Beck of IntelligentF1. So the European season starts, everyone brings their big upgrades and hopes that they did better than anyone else. History tends to dictate that the improvements are generally fairly even and that the impact on competitiveness here does not really tell the whole story. Indeed, last year’s … Read more

Victims of Circumstance: Bahrain 2013

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Brought to you by TJ13 Courtroom Reporter & Crime Analyst: Adam Macdonald. The next stop on the F1 circuit was a race around a desert, where the desire to be in control is so great, that even the sand is glued in place.  What could possibly go wrong? Surprisingly not much happened in the end.  … Read more

Castrol GP Predictor Summary – Bahrain 2013

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By Adam Macdonald Another weekend in the F1 world has passed with some unexpected happenings causing confusion. If current form continues then the league will soon be split into 3 or 4 mini-leagues. On the Up It was a week of progression up the league table for Wirralsigns and Chris GP Team, moving up 12 … Read more

F1 Forensics: Chinese GP Race Pace Analysis

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Brought to you in partnership with Dr James Beck of IntelligentF1.

We have been privileged this weekend to enjoy the work of Dr. James Beck and his mathematical analysis of the teams underlying pace and 1 lap performance. I am though aware from 1 or 2 comments that his model is not fully understood. Click the above link to his site and you will find the background to the analysis he has been bringing to us.

The shortish version to help the more impatient among us is that when you see James’ graphs, the pace of each car is determined by the gradient of the line, the faster the car, the steeper the gradient. The intelligentF1 model matches the gradient of the line in a stint where the car is in clear air (not always available) and can then predict the pace of the cars at other stages of the race. (I do recommend you follow the link for a much more complete explanation).

Anyway, James has analysed the data from the race lap times and here are his notes on the Chinese GP 2013.

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2013 Formula 1 UBS Chinese Grand Prix Race Analysis: Alonso Launches A Shanghai Surprise

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Contributor: James Parker, TJ13 on track correspondent Fernando Alonso claimed his first victory of the 2013 Formula 1 season, and a first for Ferrari since Germany 2012 under glorious Sunshine in China. Commanding from the front, it was a race dominated by many on track incidents – some still raging on into the evening post … Read more

On Track Review: UBS China Grand Prix 2013

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 ‘on track correspondent’: James Parker A Tale of Tyres….. Well, well well, back after a 3 week hiatus and plenty of off-track controversy to keep the fans happy. A competitive qualifying session was exactly what the doctor ordered to get the emphasis back on the racing – Did we get … Read more