F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 24° Track 31° Humidity 78% Wind 3.8 m/s Prelude The Windy Wind was Windy as FP3 unfolded, gusting up to almost 5 m/s and making the awkward exit of the final turn an excellent place to lose the car, an experience shared by more than a few … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 18° Track 29° Humidity 78% Wind 1.1 m/s Prelude The day dawned grey and heavy, the track still glistening at the kerbs as the runners took to FP3. Mercedes at the top on much cooler temps and several tenths off yesterday even at the top. Bottas nabbed … Read more
TheJudge13 contributor Dane Hansen, reveals the positives of an otherwise estranged regulation for Formula One. Jos Verstappen in 1994, Felipe Massa in 2008 and his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen a year later in Brazil. All three drivers have had their share of pit stop horrors. Both Jos and Kimi were engulfed in burning high-octane fuel while Felipe … Read more
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
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
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
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
Ambient 28° Track 37° Humidity 54% Wind 0.5m/s Prelude Dryish weather ruled, with still grey skies after the proper soaking of the previous day. Button continued to have miserable luck with a broken/damaged floor during FP3 and Mercedes appeared to be back on song once the track dried. With only an hour of dry running … Read more
Ambient 28° Track 34° Humidity 76% Wind 1.7m/s Prelude Hot and humid, the glistening lights of Singapore poured down on the paddock, illuminating the colours of the cars in surreal clarity, exaggerating the already lurid hues of the Circus. No answers from Merc as to whether they are sandbagging in P3 but the pundits are … Read more
