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 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 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 chronicler Jennie Mowbray “A bend in the road is not the end of the road…Unless you fail to make the turn.” ~Helen Keller~ It was the penultimate round of the 2007 Formula One season. Lewis Hamilton had extended his lead over his rivals at the previous race demonstrating his superb skills … 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
So with the news that Stoffel Vandoorne will be subbing in for Alonso for the Bahrain GP this weekend plus today’s news that China’s in doubt. Rumours are circulating yet again about Fernando’s retirement. So I put it to you the jury, will he retire before the end of the season?
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
Alonso offered the chance to swap seats with Hamilton at Mercedes 2 yrs ago Fernando Alonso has sensationally claimed he was offered the chance to swap seats with Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes two years ago. The double champion, then at Ferrari, claimed he was offered the chance to move to the Silver Arrows while Britain’s … Read more
Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne has said it will be a “tragedy” if his team’s Formula One title drought extends to 10 years. Kimi Räikkönen was the last driver to win the championship as a Ferrari driver after he outscored the then duelling McLaren duo of Hamilton and Alonso at the concluding race in Brazil in … Read more
At yesterday’s launch of the Renault F1 car that will never run, the F1 media were hungry for copy after the long winter hibernation (well 9 and a bit weeks since the last race in Abu Dhabi). Nissan- Renault Group chairman Carlos Ghosn did not disappoint. Having revealed the team’s driver line up as being … Read more
