F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Introduction: Ding, ding, Round 3. After 3 years of Mercedes dominance we finally have a fight on our hands! Sebastian Vettel was a touch unfortunate with the timing of the safety car in China, and will be hoping to have a bit more luck in Bahrain than he enjoyed last year, when he failed to … Read more
Bahrain is a relatively new addition to the Formula One, having joined the calendar in 2004, and run every year bar 2011 when it was cancelled. With no other facility to hand, the Bahrain International Circuit was constructed to give a home to the Grand Prix. The track was designed by Hemann Tilke, and features … Read more
With the introduction of major technical changes in 2014, Mercedes emerged as the dominant package. No one would be able to come close to Mercedes pace, so the title would be decided by the battle within the team. Not yet used to this dominance, Mercedes had not yet established their rules of driving etiquette to … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 12° Track 15° Humidity 83% Wind 1.8 m/s Prelude it’s raining it’s pouring/this race may not be boring as long as they don’t just dawdle about behind the safety car. In actuality the rain had stopped a while before the cars came to the grid, and though … Read more
Despite only arriving on the F1 calendar in 2004, the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai has already earned it’s place in F1 history, witnessing debut wins for Red Bull, Nico Rosberg and the modern Mercedes team, as well as Michael Schumacher’s final F1 victory, not to mention the controversy over Lewis Hamilton’s champagne spraying tendencies, … Read more
If Lewis Hamilton is looking for inspiration in his quest to regain the initiative in the battle for the world championship after Sebastian Vettel’s victory in the season opening Australian Grand Prix, a look back at the 2011 Chinese Grand Prix should put him in the right frame of mind. After a thrilling race that … Read more
2007 was supposed to be the beginning of something big for Fernando Alonso. Alonso, the reigning double champion from 2005 and 2006 with Renault, was the man who had dethroned the great Michael Schumacher, ending the German stars run of five consecutive titles at the wheel of a Ferrari. For 2007, Alonso moved to McLaren, and … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 29° Track 32° Humidity 48% Wind 1.5 m/s Prelude OK kiddies time to heat the coffee or top up the whisky depending on your time zone as the first qualifying of the year offers the one thing that F1 has had in short supply of late: Genuine … Read more
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Brought to you be TJ13 contributor @F1TheaJ Mean Reader Score: 7.10 Not surprisingly, this year’s reader score was way higher than the score for the equivalent race from last year (4.42.) By this time last year both the Constructor and Driver championships had been settled. Mercedes had run away with the former and Lewis Hamilton … Read more
