F1 Insiders Est. 2012
With his win at the Circuit of the Americas last weekend, a degree of momentum has swung back to Hamilton at this, the last few races of the championship. Last year, he arguably took his foot off the gas once he’d already bagged the title but now the pressure is very much on Rosberg. The German did … Read more
Note from the Editor: Thank you to Thea, our stand in race review writer. Unfortunately Matt Trumpets had work commitments and had to once again hand over the batton. Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor @F1TheaJ Unlike 2015 this year’s race was not run in the aftermath of a hurricane. It was touch and go as … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 23° Track 33° Humidity 34% Wind 0.6 m/s Prelude Well Well what a break it’s been. Seems like forever since the shriek of my mechanical keyboard rent the air. And it’s been a busy one as well with silly season extending to team leaders, with Bouillier rumoured … Read more
What a difference a year can bring? Last year’s USGP saw Rosberg loose the WDC and the infamous “Cap-Gate” was shown live on TV across the world. Now, the German is ahead of the Brit by 33 points and seems to have the momentum with him but will he keep his head when last year … Read more
Niki Lauda hails the rivalry between Lewis and Nico as a modern day version of his own rivalry between James Hunt and himself in 1976. The Mercedes exec Lauda had competed hard against the Brit during the ’76 season, arguably the best F1 had even seen. Immortalised onto film by director Ron Howard – Rush dramatised this season … Read more
On this day in F1 – 12th October 2008 Accusations and recriminations at the Japanese Grand Prix where Lewis Hamilton accused Felipe Massa of deliberately crashing into him as the pair clashed for fifth place on the second lap. The incident put Hamilton to the back of the field, cut his lead in the drivers’ … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 21° Track 24° Humidity 67% Wind 2.0 m/s Prelude Man oh man what a day. Aside from massive hurricanes lashing my home country and the savagely mockable political news, turns out that Kimi Raikkonen’s gearbox was on the Access Hollywood bus with Donald Trump and as such, … Read more
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff claimed last Sunday that they’d ‘leave no stone unturned’ yet according to Paddy Lowe, Mercedes are still none the wiser as to the reason for the Power Unit failure at the weekend.
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 33° Track 53° Humidity 53% Wind 2.0 m/s Prelude The oppressive tropical heat thrashed the circuit at Sepang, hot enough to make the asphalt sweat and grown men consider wearing shorts. The biggest question this side of the pond is, of course, whisky or coffee. As ever, … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 31° Track 41° Humidity 67% Wind 3.0 m/s Prelude The shimmering heat slammed down through brutal humidity onto the newly resurfaced circuit at Sepang where, not surprisingly Mercedes is yet again markedly faster than their rivals over a single lap, with Lewis capping FP3 in a 1:34.434. … Read more
