Comical Ali strikes again

Ron Dennis and Éric Boullier make for strange bedfellows. The inimitable anal Brit fabled for his “Ron-speak” can only be topped by the verbally confusing Frenchman… Boullier has made his name in the F1 paddock during his time with the Enstone squad, during which he rightly earned the title of Éric the Believable. One of … Read more

#F1 Race Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA PIRELLI

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 39° Humidity 48% Wind 1.9 m/s Prelude Brilliant weather for the Spanish Grand Prix as the sun glittered in the Catalonian sky and the wind gusted the occasional cloud about the horizon. Another meeting of the big chiefs as luminaries including Dr Zetsche and Marchionne … Read more

#F1 Qualifying Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA PIRELLI

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 42° Humidity 45% Wind 3.6 m/s Prelude Gusty ass wind, never a friend to the drivers, few clouds and glorious sunshine set the scene for qualifying in Barcelona. With 6th-17th covered by a second in FP3 it promised to be a particularly brutal  session. Haas … Read more

#F1 Race Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 16° Track 40° Humidity 73% Wind 3.2 m/s Prelude Brilliant blue sky, scintillating with sunshine offset by large puff balls of clouds on the horizon set the stage for this year’s Russian Grand Prix. In addition to Lewis’ reliability woes and I quote here from my last … Read more

#F1 Qualifying Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 16° Track 30° Humidity 73% Wind 1.0 m/s Prelude A hazy day in Sochi as the cameras carefully documented the Beauty and Nature that surround Sochi, while carefully ignoring the concrete slab monoliths that dominate the late Soviet aesthetic. 5 grid spot penalty for Vettel put the … Read more

#F1 Race Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 PIRELLI CHINESE GRAND PRIX

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 21° Track 45° Humidity 36% Wind 6.1 m/s Prelude Apparently a gearbox wasn’t enough for Lewis as it was a brand new Power Unit that was required to solve his woes. Add Rosberg’s ignition issues and almost dead brakes in Bahrain and perhaps it’s time to wonder … Read more

#F1 Qualifying Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 PIRELLI CHINESE GRAND PRIX

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 24° Humidity 80% Wind 2.3 m/s Prelude Despite buckets of rain hammering down in FP3, the edge of qualifying saw the words changeable conditions dominating the badinage of the commentariat with a brutal wind the dominant variable. Lewis Hamilton in for a 5 grid spot … Read more