Verstappen: “I’m only here to finish first – even second, I don’t care”

Summarised F1 news from across the internet: 5th November 2016 Please if you are on Twitter, Facebook or any other social network – please press the share buttons below. If you re-write and tweet individual story headlines don’t forget to include #F1 & #TJ13. You may not realise how hugely important this is and has helped grow our … Read more

Mclaren’s new no. 1 (update)

Mclaren have found their Ron Dennis replacement. According to sky news the marketing expert Zak Brown has signed a deal with the Woking based firm. Within the week official statements should be made in which McLaren will explain how the 45-year old Brown is set to take a job as a senior executive, effectively replacing … Read more

McLaren Apple deal not what you think

McLaren tonight poo poo’d the notion that Apple, the computing and lifestyle giant (who’d have thought those two terms would co-exist a decade ago), were keen to buy into the Woking based team. According to the Financial Times, a potential deal would see Apple pay up to £1.5bn for McLaren, or make an investment for part … Read more

#F1 Race Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO HEINEKEN D’ITALIA

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 30° Track 38° Humidity 45% Wind 2.6 m/s Prelude The winds of change howled through the paddock at Monza, screaming for the heads of those in charge. Blash gone. Whiting going. Connect the dots and Bernie winds up in the crosshairs, especially as the Liberty Media deal … Read more

#F1 Qualifying Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO HEINEKEN D’ITALIA

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 29° Track 41° Humidity 46% Wind 1.7 m/s Prelude It’s another smashingly hot weekend, with sunlight pouring down onto the spectators and dripping across the track. And it wouldn’t be Formula 1 if we weren’t talking about tyres. This weekend the tyre pressure has been reduced from … Read more

#F1 Race Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 26° Track 36° Humidity 48% Wind 1.0 m/s Prelude Another day of brutal heat, with the crushing weight of an unrelenting sun pouring across the circuit and scorching the legions of orange clad fans waiting to claim their spot to witness the potential of a nation sprung … Read more

#F1 Qualifying Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 31° Track 41° Humidity 40% Wind 0.9 m/s Prelude The brutal hammer of Belgian Summer rained down its fiery wrath upon spectator and participant alike, crushing tyre strategies and leaving baffled fans searching for new uses for umbrellas and roving the hills in packs looking to raid … Read more

McLaren is seeking legal advice against Mercedes

McLaren have lately been on a massive recruitment drive in an attempt to bolster their backroom staff, and re-structure the F1 part of the team. It has been revealed that one of Mercedes key members had been tempted to join McLaren. Loic Serra is the head of vehicle dynamics at Mercedes, and would have been … Read more

Ferrari to copy McLaren

Ferrari have no immediate plans to sign a ‘big-name’ replacement for departed technical boss James Allison. Team Principal Maurizio Arrivabene suggested a different approach to the Maranello structure instead. Ferrari have slipped behind Red Bull in the constructor’s standings down to third, and have suffered the loss of technical genius James Allison. Ferrari are under … Read more