F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Ambient 29° Track 46° Humidity 55% Wind 0.4 m/s Prelude A massive thunderstorm last night, strong enough to damage a grandstand, along with new kerbs and broken up pavement conspired to slow the cars, but sadly enough the weather for qualifying was perfectly boring. A 3 grid spot penalty for Bottas’ inexplicable decision to pass … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 55° Humidity 40% Wind 0.9 m/s Prelude Hot hot Hot!!! Brakes on fire and thermal issues likely with the brutal and oppressive heat at the circuit today. Managing tyre deg will be key. Ferrari has had the advantage in the heat in the past but … 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
Ambient 15° Track 16° Humidity 100% Wind 4.1 m/s Prelude Rosberg led Hamilton by 0.014s at the end of FP3 with Riccardo the Red Bull cat amongst the proverbial pigeons, a tenth behind the Mercs and a tenth ahead of Vettel. Raikkonen’s engine complained bitterly enough about the thin air that it gave up altogether … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 17° Track 19° Humidity 90% Wind 11.9 m/s Prelude Well well well. Given the lack of dry running and the fact that not a single car had run Inters all weekend long, the start of the USGP promised a great deal of entertainment, which it delivered, more … Read more
Ambient 15° Track 16° Humidity 100% Wind 4.1 m/s Prelude Buckets of rain and fans were floated to their seats. Big learnings from FP3 is that the full wets will last forever or at least 25 laps and the Force India are pretty quick in the wet, at least with Hulkenberg driving. Quali very much … Read more
Ambient 20° Track 21° Humidity 96% Wind 7.9m/s Prelude In lieu of quali today here’s today’s casual FP3 conversation. Summary [10/24/2015, 10:53] @mattpt55: Wow they running FP3 [10/24/2015, 10:55] RW: When will fp3 start? [10/24/2015, 10:55] @vortexmotio:: Well it will certainly be one of the most interesting quali sessions we’ve seen. [10/24/2015, 10:55] @vortexmotio:: 10 minute delay to FP3. [10/24/2015, 10:56] @vortexmotio:: Per … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 18° Track 27° Humidity 46% Wind 1.5 m/s Prelude 3 points over Ferrari was all Mercedes needed to claim WCC honours today, as gloomy weather dominated the paddock. Carlos Sainz was given medical clearance to race and with several out of place cars it was possible that … Read more
Ambient 15° Track 26° Humidity 40% Wind 3.6m/s Prelude Cool, dry and with the added fun of a massive crash for Carlos Sainz and well less than full house announced to boot. Between the diesel and the rain the track was fairly green and add the colder temps and a recipe for entertainment was in … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 27° Track 38° Humidity 52% Wind 2.8 m/s Prelude In ripping contrast to the previous days, skies both clear and blue crowned fair Suzuka for the start of the Japanese Grand Prix. Danny Kvyat rocked a brand new car after his biggie from yesterday and would be … Read more
