F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 24° Humidity 80% Wind 2.3 m/s Prelude Despite buckets of rain hammering down in FP3, the edge of qualifying saw the words changeable conditions dominating the badinage of the commentariat with a brutal wind the dominant variable. Lewis Hamilton in for a 5 grid spot … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 29° Humidity 37% Wind 3.1 m/s Prelude Alonso v Herbert and Take Two for the Quali revamp dominated the pre race circus. As twilight descended on the desert, the eyes of the media shifted to the start and whether or not Mercedes’ clutch would once … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 28° Humidity 29% Wind 1.8 m/s Prelude The cars glistened under the spectacular desert lights as twilight descended and the qualifying session prepared to kick off, ready to answer the question as to whether or not any hope of redemption existed for the not quite … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 23° Track 36° Humidity 42% Wind 4.1 m/s Prelude Hammering sun, grid penalties and a morning after regrets characterised the build up to the first GP of 2016. In addition to Ryo Haryanto’s award for remarkable entertainment in a pitlane, it turns out that Valtteri Bottas too … Read more
Ambient 17° Track 25° Humidity 61% Wind 5.6 m/s Prelude Well, new season bright and shiny new quali on a windy day in Albert Park. As the engines fired at least the prospect of how exactly the leaders would continue their brutal dominance. Likely by being even faster Summary Hilariously enough the best racing came … Read more
Pascal Wehrlein is the latest name to be added to the 2016 Formula One roster after he was confirmed by Manor on Wednesday. The highly-rated German driver will be one of only two new faces on the grid this season – the other being Britain’s Jolyon Palmer – following a winter of relative status … Read more
Ambient 25° Track28° Humidity 72% Wind 1.0 m/s Prelude The weather at Abu Dhabi was every bit as boring as the lack of champers on the podium. An unfortunate P3 for Kvyat who ran only 2 laps before electrics sidelined him. Fortunately the politics remain entertaining as the grotesque 3 sided tango between Red Bull, … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 – the best in FIA Press Conferences looked at slightly irreverently Ever wonder what the drivers and team principals really think at the pressers? Wonder if the Telly left anything out? Now you can find out yourself in the all new #TJ13 Feature Presser Notebook ready for you to peruse … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 26° Track 41° Humidity 70% Wind 1.5 m/s Prelude AS the race start approached, an ominous thick black cloud appeared on the horizon, threatening all manner of chaos and disarray, suggesting a wide variety of metaphors. EU investigation, the disintegration of the Red Bull and Renault partnership, … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 – the best in FIA Technical Documents looked at slightly irreverently Not sure if you like technical documents but are curious? Why not start here and play a little PU poker. Wonder who’s most at risk of a grid penalty for too many engines? You have come to the right … Read more
