Flying Closer to the Ground – The Advent of Aerodynamics
“The man who has no imagination has no wings.”
Graham Hill
Ferrari ditch familiar red for blue & white in protest – Mexico GP
The Mexican Grand Prix was the last round on the 1964 World Championship calendar, and it served up a thrilling battle for the title. Coming into the race 3 drivers stood a chance at winning the title. Graham Hill led the way for BRM, holding a 5 point cushion over Ferrari’s John Surtees, with 9 … Read more
Plane crash kills F1 champion
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor The Grumpy Jackal On this day in F1 – 5th December 1975 a Funeral for F1 legend On this day forty years ago, over 2,000 people attended the service to celebrate the life of Graham Hill who had been killed just a week before. Outside St. Albans Abbey another 2,000 gathered … Read more
Fittipaldi’s missing F1 titles
On this day in F1… 19th July 1975 Fittpaldi wins British GP. Hardly a breakthrough headline, I grant you, he was after all the reigning World Champion driving for Mclaren. Maybe of more significance were the facts that it would be his last F1 win, a Welshman qualified on pole, Graham Hill chose to retire … Read more
On This Day in #F1: September 12, 1965 – Jackie Stewart’s First Win – Slipstreaming and Sliding at Monza
Tony Rudd agitatedly paced up and down the pit wall swearing under his breath. What the hell did his drivers think they were doing? Had they completely lost their minds?
#F1 Daily News and Comment: Friday 3rd October 2014
This page will be updated throughout the day. Please if you are on Twitter press the tweet button below. If you re-write and tweet individual story headlines don’t forget to include #F1. You may not realise how hugely important this is and has helped grow our community significantly Previously on The Judge 13: TJ13 #F1 … Read more
On this day in #F1: 30 December
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Carlo Carluccio – 2002: Alain Prost speaks the truth… Alain Prost surprised a number of people with an outburst when he labelled the modern drivers little better than trained monkeys. “The drivers simply follow the instructions of the engineers and let the computers do all the work. To me it’s not … Read more
On this day in #F1: 29 December
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Carlo Carluccio – 1962: Hill wrote his name into the history books On this day, fifty one years ago Graham Hill secured his first world title and his win also confirmed BRM as the World Constructors champions. The Formula One World Championship had arrived in East London, South Africa for the … Read more
On this day in #F1: 27th October
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio. 27/10/63 – Jim Clark equals Fangio’s record. Jim Clark set two records on his way to claiming his first World Championship in 1963. He beat the 6 wins in a season that Fangio had recorded in 1954 and became the first driver in history to win the … Read more
The #F1 Bar Exam: 27 June 2013
Welcome to another week of the TJ13 Bar Exam and thank you to everyone who has been taking part over the last couple of months. Last week’s question(s): Can you name the car in the picture, who raced it and how many Grand Prix Championship races was won in it. The answer(s) I was looking for was: The … Read more
