Jean-Pierre Jabouille

On This Day in #F1: 3rd March

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Brought to you by The Judge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1979: Villeneuve wins South African Grand Prix – Sensibly!! Anybody who fears the looks of this years cars must remember one thing – whichever team you support – if the car wins races it will be stunning to look at…kind of. If we step back … Read more

#F1 History: The First Turbocharged Engine – A Renault Revolution

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Jennie Mowbray “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” ~Winston Churchill~ Turbochargers and reliability:   two words that were not linked together at the dawn of the first turbocharge era in Formula One, 1977. Renault’s initial turbocharged engine had a very rocky … Read more

#F1 Features: The Formula 1 Turbo Era – Part 3 – The Cars

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Brought to you by tj13 contributor James Parker of GrandPrixMerchandise Welcome everyone to the final instalment of the TheJudge13’s mini-series discussing the Formula 1’s turbocharger era. In the first two episodes we covered both the drivers and the tyres, exploring the differences between the turbocharger era in the eighties and the one that is about … Read more