F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 23° Track 40° Humidity 51% Wind 2.1 m/s Prelude Yesterday was a day of strange penalties, Hulkenberg got dinged a grid spot for having and here I quote “returned electronically the wronsg set of tyres and used these during Q1”, Force India having included the wrong bar … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 26° Track 39° Humidity 54% Wind 2.9 m/s Prelude Wowsers, where to begin this week? Weather is stunningly boring with nary a rain drop in sight? Rosberg aces all 3 sessions at a track not favoured by Lewis? The entirely not Spanish Esteban Ocon all but confirmed … Read more
James Allison officially left Ferrari this week after rumoured disagreements with group president Sergio Marchionne. Hot news flying around the paddock suggests that Allison’s next destination could in fact be McLaren-Honda, as opposed to Enstone and Renault. The split from Maranello came amidst Ferrari and James himself, claiming the decision was a mutual one. Neither party however went … Read more
The American based Haas F1 1 team have announced that they are switching their focus to the 2017 car with immediate affect. After a promising start to the campaign which saw French driver Romain Grosjean surprise many with consecutive points finishes at the opening races of the season. F1 Haas appeared to be set for … Read more
A heartbreaking spin for Britain’s Jolyon Palmer prevented the Renault driver from taking what appeared to be a ‘nailed on’ first points finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix. After a season of struggles thus far for Renault aswell as the Englishman, a self-proclaimed ‘best drive of my career’, was just what the doctor ordered. Palmer … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 28° Track 52° Humidity 48% Wind 1.0 m/s Prelude Polar opposite to yesterday as brilliant sunshine smashed down on the circuit with the odd ball of cotton floating by. Massa managed to break his car on the way to the grid as the replacement steering rack the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 27° Humidity 89% Wind 3.4 m/s Prelude 30 minutes to Quali and the clouds poured in, smashing rain down on the brand new tarmac and delaying qualifying, sending Sky into their big bag of tricks to keep viewers entertained. Thunder and lightning framed the circuit … Read more
McLaren’s double world champion Fernando Alonso still has his sights set on winning another world championship with current team McLaren. Despite repeated rumours Fernando may quit the woking based team for sportscars in 2017, the Spaniard says he’s going nowhere. Fernando, considered by many to be the most ‘complete’ driver on the … Read more
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier is keen for the Woking team to turn around their fortunes at the Hungarian grand prix, and extract the full potential of the MP4-31. McLaren struggled for form during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, however the 2 day in-season test at the same venue enabled them to find some … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 16° Track 21° Humidity 92% Wind 7.0 m/s Prelude As the pit lane opened with 30 minutes to the race, the weather remained changeable, the pitlane wet but the track looking dry. Massive clouds hanging over the track split by blue sky, and rain still hitting parts of … Read more
