Rosberg claims ‘nothing has changed’ despite his pole position

“Broken”, “mentally defeated” and “dominated.” All observations made about Nico Rosberg by pundits looking at the first four races of the 2015 season. Yet following a couple of spark infused overtaking manoeuvres in Bahrain, these same commentators now are lauding Nico for demonstrating “aggression”, “skill”, “commitment” and “bravery.” Martin Brundle of SKY F1 even today … Read more

Hamilton blames set-up for missing pole

The inevitable happened in Barcelona today as Lewis Hamilton’s run of pole positions came to an end. A closer analysis of Rosberg’s Saturday performances so far this year reveal that before today he has halved the gap in Q3 to Hamilton when compared to 2014. As the FIA press conference for the top three drivers … Read more

#F1 Qualifying Review: 2015 Gran Premio de Espana Pirelli- Rosberg Rocks It Up

Ambient 25° Track 44° Humidity 44% Wind Gusty 14-16 kmh Prelude Brutal sun hammered down and a gusty tricksy wind that had unsettled the teams all weekend arose just before the lights went green. Ferrari’s big updates did not sit well with Raikkonen to the point where he ran the old car in P3, but … Read more

Barcelona 3rd Free Practice report.

Before the opening race of the European season, everyone was getting their hopes up that we could see another epic fight between Ferrari and Mercedes, as the Catalan track is very similar in its nature to the Sepang circuit. It is hard on the tyres and strains the rear tyres more than the fronts. Too … Read more

Matt’s Presser Notebook: Drivers’ Edition, Barcelona

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 – the best in FIA Press Conferences looked at slightly irreverently   Ever wonder what the drivers and team principals really think at the pressers? Wonder if the Telly left anything out? Now you can find out yourself in the all new #TJ13 Feature Presser Notebook ready for you to peruse … Read more

Barcelona Practice One Review: Bye bye to ‘Friday Ferrari’

In the closing races of his career at Ferrari, Fernando Alonso became synonymous with P5. Whether on the grid or at the end of the race, the stereotype on social media was formed. At that time we also had “Ferrari Friday”. The red team would look most impressive in FP1 and FP2, but fail miserably … Read more