F1 Insiders Est. 2012
TJ13 contributor Tourdog emerges from heaps of FIA documents to report back on the forensic investigation he has been conducting on Mercedes PUs and Gearboxes.
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 20° Track 39° Humidity 27% Wind 12-14 kmh Results The 2015 edition of the Canadian GP had something for nearly everyone. Crashes, overtaking and at least one silly spin, from Raikkonen, in the process of giving away a podium position to the Williams of Bottas. Plenty of … Read more
Ambient 16° Track 42° Humidity 30% Wind 4-7 kmh Prelude The sun hammered down on the track as memories of yesterday’s rain were obliterated by the relentless good weather. Plenty of shiny New engines with Ferrari having bought with 3 tokens some combustion changes with Shell bringing a new fuel to boot, and Honda spending … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 19° Track 37° Humidity 63% Wind 3-4 kmh Prelude Opposite to yesterday’s partly cloudy, today’s partly cloudy was blessed with brilliant sunlight, illuminating the poseurs and players alike wandering the grid, frosted highlights and whitened teeth gleaming in the Mediterranean sunshine. Penalties galore for Sainz from yesterday … Read more
Ambient 19° Track 29° Humidity 58% Wind Gusty 4-7 kmh Prelude It was Ferrari fastest in FP3 having set the stage for qualifying in Fairytale land. Talk inevitably referenced the politely put, ahem somewhat controversial events of the previous year, allowing for clickbait headlines to be written. A gearbox Penalty for Grosjean and a bit … Read more
Hippo looks at the preparation within the Mercedes camp and throws a tantrum about yet more Euro worriers.
Brought to you by TJ13 Courtroom Reporter & Crime Analyst: Adam Macdonald (@adamac39) [For those who are new to the page; TJ13 attempts to remove certain aspects of the race to give a fairer reflection of the race result.] The win which so many pundits and experts had decided would change Nico Rosberg’s season arrived. … Read more
Updated 09:15 GMT A Daily Round up of Formula One news, inside whispers, opinion and comment. Today, The Nasty Word Genii doesn’t sell Rosberg racing for charity The Nasty Word Benzindurchflussmengenbegrenzung is a very naughty word. I challenged Richard to try to pronounce it on the podcast, but he didn’t take the bait. And it … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 26° Track 45° Humidity 45% Wind 10-15 kmh Prelude As the last cheery strains of the Spanish Anthem echoed cheerlessly away through the concrete grandstands all thoughts turned to the start, the longest chase in the season to T1. Practice starts done, the fact was both Mercedes … Read more
“Broken”, “mentally defeated” and “dominated.” All observations made about Nico Rosberg by pundits looking at the first four races of the 2015 season. Yet following a couple of spark infused overtaking manoeuvres in Bahrain, these same commentators now are lauding Nico for demonstrating “aggression”, “skill”, “commitment” and “bravery.” Martin Brundle of SKY F1 even today … Read more
