F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 12.3° Track 18.6° Humidity 88.0% Wind 1.6 m/s Prelude Grey chilly skies tented the circuit with faint hints of blue in the offing, after torrential rains pummeled the track in the hours leading up to the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Out the window went the Pirelli predictions … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 20.5° Track 28.3° Humidity 46% Wind 1.6 m/s Prelude Dull grey skies vaulted over the paddock as the last minute preparations for the year’s first sprint race were desperately underway. After yesterday’s wet qualifying shenanigans, FP2 featured a plethora of mechanical misadventures. Bottas with no laps due … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 26.8° Track 40.6° Humidity 45% Wind 2.7 m/s Prelude The sun rained down massive quantities of thermal energy onto the paddock, with lofty puffs of cloud flitting about but providing no relief for the baking drivers. As a result track temperatures were brutal, invalidating most of the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 23.8° Track 31.4° Humidity 56.0% Wind 1.5 m/s Prelude A windy, sunny day greeted the drivers, with slate grey clouds framing the horizon, along with a significantly reduced DRS zone on the back stretch, on safety grounds according to the FIA, though Helmut Marko suggested it was … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 25.3° Track 28.6° Humidity 58.0% Wind 2.0 m/s Prelude As the inky black of night settled outside the paddock, a thousand suns blazed on the circuit as Ferrari desperately sought to get Carlos Sainz to the grid. A wiring loom failure prompted an all hands on deck … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 23.7° Track 25.8° Humidity 56.0% Wind 4.0 m/s Prelude As the sun plummeted cleanly past the horizon, the liveries of the teams began to sparkle in the artificial daylight. Given the high speed nature of the circuit bankers and red flags potentially were spoilers in the upcoming … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 24.0° Track 29.3° Humidity 24.0% Wind 0.8 m/s Prelude The moon hung large on the horizon as the last gloamings of twilight echoed softly off the desert sands. In the paddock, there was a fever pitch of activity as the last usable moments before the first real … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 19.7° Track 26.5° Humidity 58.0% Wind 0.6 m/s Prelude The light in the paddock slowly dwindled as the sun dipped slowly towards the horizon, as the impending chaos of qualifying loomed, ever larger, in the rearview mirror of the teams. The massive change in regulations having somewhat … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 21.1° Track 43.8° Humidity 21.1% Wind 0.7 m/s Prelude The magnificent sun hung gloriously over the late afternoon paddock, wisps of wind twirling about the colourful chaos currently in full bloom. In addition to Norris, Tsunoda, Stroll and with the conclusion of FP3, Ocon, who were already … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 18.4° Track 22.4° Humidity 83.3% Wind 0.1 m/s Prelude Dark angry clouds scudded across the sky over the Intercity Istanbul Park after the Rain Gods unleashed their full wrath on FP3. The end result of which was some highly entertaining aquatic ballet and not much useful info, … Read more
