F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler: BlackJack’sBriefs As with my series on drivers, I started with the Wiki ‘List of Formula One Constructors’ and quickly reduced 136 to 43 eligible constructors by removing the Champions, and those hopefuls who failed to last beyond two or three seasons, and also those who only competed before 1958. … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Jennie Mowbray – 1987: Alain Prost Ties Jackie Stewarts Race Winning Record “Win without boasting. Lose without excuse.” ~Albert Payson Terhune~ Racing drivers love to win. There is the thrill of setting the fastest time in qualifying, outpacing all their competitors. This is followed by the drama of being … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1971: Tyrrell’s first ever win. Like Enzo Ferrari – some generations before – Ken Tyrrell recognised his talents lay in management rather than driving and retired from driving in 1959. Within two years he was running the Cooper Formula Junior team and the Mini Coopers from … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1944: Ronnie Peterson – A superstar is born When I think of Sweden in the 70’s there’s little that stands out as exciting; other than tank proportioned Volvos, a pop group (sorry, I can’t call ABBA music), videos of blonde floppy haired men and women in … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Jennie Mowbray Turn, turn, my wheel! All things must change To something new, to something strange; Nothing that is can pause or stay; The moon will wax, the moon will wane, The mist and cloud will turn to rain, The rain to mist and cloud again, To-morrow be to-day. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow~ The 1968 Formula One season had ended with the new rear wings continuing to evolve dramatically in elevation and dimensions at each succeeding race. After their introduction by Lotus at the Monaco Grand Prix the new technology … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1979: Asterix would have been proud. Anybody who is a smoker and has visited France may have had the dubious pleasure of having smoked Gitanes at some stage; a quite foul aroma which maybe explains the reasons why Frenchmen wear onions around their neck – I … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 2005 F1’s unsung hero – Professor Sid Watkins retires Bernie Ecclestone is losing his power within the incestuous world of Formula One; that’s a given. At 83 years of age, he should be assigned a bed with water-proof layers in a secure institution. There is no … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio Firstly, Happy New Year, may 2014 be a good one! – 1968: Formula One finally gives up its innocence Whilst the world celebrated the dawn of a New Year, the Formula One teams had assembled in South Africa for the opening race of the 1968 season. Who could have … Read more
This page will be updated throughout the day. Please if you are on Twitter press the press the tweet button below. If you re-write and tweet individual story headlines (tweeted) with links, please make sure you use #F1. Lauda shows his funny side (09:00) Raikkonen the mercenary (09:00) Sir Jock weighs in his two pence … Read more
Welcome to another week of TheJudge13 #F1 Bar Exam. This week you will need to dust of the history archives… well sort of. Let’s see if anyone can get this without clues! Last Week’s Question(s): Can you name the drivers and cars in the photo as well as the race in which the photo was taken. … Read more
