F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 26° Track 55° Humidity 48% Wind 2.0m/s Prelude IT was brutally hot under the paradisiacal skies of the Circuit Paul Ricard, mountains in the distance shimmering in a heat haze and the sun hammering relentlessly down on the track and spectators alike, no mercy in it’s unblinking … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 25° Track 29° Humidity 54% Wind 3.9 m/s Prelude Once again, the winds were howling through the paddock, destroying expensive coiffes with gusts up to 30 mph and wreaking havoc on VIPs and race strategy alike. Turns 4 and 10 will see the most excitement from the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 16° Track 36° Humidity 50% Wind 2.6 m/s Prelude Overnight at Montmelo saw a hammering rain and as the track went green for installation laps there were massive grey clouds hanging over the circuit at the back of the pitlane, and an oculus of blue at the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 16° Track 25° Humidity 23% Wind 3.5 m/s Prelude There’s wind and there’s wind and then there’s today in the paddock. The winner of the F2 race, George Russell described the wind as “scary” and that’s with an F2 car. F1 cars have infinitely tricksier aero and … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 18° Track 37° Humidity 23% Wind 2.1 m/s Prelude Another day, another dollar or so the saying goes. Funny how 24 hours after Mercedes’ seeming display of dominance at FP1 and FP2, a singularly poor qualifying session has the world writing them out of the championship and … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 28° Track 33° Humidity 46% Wind 1.5 m/s Prelude The faint gloaming of twilight was just a hint in the air as the cars rocked up to the pitlane exit for their practice start and installation laps. The failing sun still buried the artificial daylight set to … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 24° Track 37° Humidity 36% Wind 2.9 m/s Prelude Well, that didn’t take long. One minute, the top three contenders were separated by a mere tenth, and the three way battle for the championship was very much on, the next, Hamilton was the better part of a … Read more
He confirmed he knew all the details but could not officially make an announcement until contracts had been formally signed […]
Considering the amount of money Honda has invested in this year’s F1 campaign, and how much that has contributed to the 2017 McLaren entry pot we should understand that McLaren cannot simply walk away or “fire” Honda. It will be up to Honda to decide if they wish to walk away at the end of this year. This sentiment was echoed in today’s team representative press conference with Jonathan Neale (McLaren) stating “you can’t simply rip up a contract”….
During the Grand Prix weekend in Baku the FIA had made it clear to the teams that it does not allow them to preheat their hydraulic components of their chassis. Five teams are directly involved with such preheating activities, even when the cars are parked in the Parc Fermé. The Germans of Auto, motor und … Read more
