F1 Insiders Est. 2012
The formula one strategy group met on Thursday to discuss a number of sporting topics, one of those on the agenda was ‘wet standing starts’. At a wet Silverstone round of this years championship, the race was started behind the safety car. This was met with accusations within the media and from the pit lane, suggesting that the FIA ‘robbed’ … Read more
TJ13 has persistently stated that yellow flags should mean “slow down and be prepared to stop” but at the same time has contended that the responsibility to enforce this lies with the race director. Given the criticism of his team mate’s behavior under yellow flags in Hungary, the irony of Lewis Hamilton’s call for clarification … Read more
Sergio – may or may not have a 2017 contract with Force India – Perez believes that Max Verstappen’s defensive driving against Kimi Raikkonen at the 2016 Hungarian GP was beyond the bounds of reasonableness. “That was too much – too much moving under braking”, said the Mexican. “It is something that we need to … Read more
Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton has warmed to the idea of driver protection after initially being against it. Lewis has said previously that he would “rip it off” in reference to the Halo being attached to his car. He has had a change of thought however after seeing the FIA’s presentation on driver protection before … Read more
McLaren driver Fernando Alonso took time out after the Hungary race to heap praise on ex-teammate Lewis Hamilton, with a twist. For the first time this year Lewis has taken the championship lead, albeit by only 6 points over stable mate Nico Rosberg. Sunday’s win means that Lewis has now won 5 out of the last … Read more
During the previous At the recent F1 outing in Hungary, there were claims that Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was backing up his teammate and title rival Nico Rosberg. After pitting first time for the yellow marked soft tyres, Lewis Hamilton claimed over team radio to be “struggling for pace”. During this phase of the race, Red … Read more
Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has asked for clarification surrounding the yellow flags waving that provided a twist to Budapest qualifying. After one of the longest Q1 sessions ever witnessed, Q3 was ramping up to provide some last minute excitement. All the cars were on track, and readying for a final hot lap of the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 28° Track 52° Humidity 48% Wind 1.0 m/s Prelude Polar opposite to yesterday as brilliant sunshine smashed down on the circuit with the odd ball of cotton floating by. Massa managed to break his car on the way to the grid as the replacement steering rack the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 27° Humidity 89% Wind 3.4 m/s Prelude 30 minutes to Quali and the clouds poured in, smashing rain down on the brand new tarmac and delaying qualifying, sending Sky into their big bag of tricks to keep viewers entertained. Thunder and lightning framed the circuit … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 16° Track 21° Humidity 92% Wind 7.0 m/s Prelude As the pit lane opened with 30 minutes to the race, the weather remained changeable, the pitlane wet but the track looking dry. Massive clouds hanging over the track split by blue sky, and rain still hitting parts of … Read more
