F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 23° Track 36° Humidity 42% Wind 4.1 m/s Prelude Hammering sun, grid penalties and a morning after regrets characterised the build up to the first GP of 2016. In addition to Ryo Haryanto’s award for remarkable entertainment in a pitlane, it turns out that Valtteri Bottas too … Read more
Ambient 17° Track 25° Humidity 61% Wind 5.6 m/s Prelude Well, new season bright and shiny new quali on a windy day in Albert Park. As the engines fired at least the prospect of how exactly the leaders would continue their brutal dominance. Likely by being even faster Summary Hilariously enough the best racing came … Read more
Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne has said it will be a “tragedy” if his team’s Formula One title drought extends to 10 years. Kimi Räikkönen was the last driver to win the championship as a Ferrari driver after he outscored the then duelling McLaren duo of Hamilton and Alonso at the concluding race in Brazil in … Read more
Brought to you by technical analyst Tourdog It has been a long season, but we have finally arrived near the end. I say near, because the FIA has announced that they still need to break the seals on Hamilton and Vettels old Power Units to make sure there was no funny business, but seriously – … Read more
Ambient 25° Track28° Humidity 72% Wind 1.0 m/s Prelude The weather at Abu Dhabi was every bit as boring as the lack of champers on the podium. An unfortunate P3 for Kvyat who ran only 2 laps before electrics sidelined him. Fortunately the politics remain entertaining as the grotesque 3 sided tango between Red Bull, … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 – the best in FIA Press Conferences looked at slightly irreverently Ever wonder what the drivers and team principals really think at the pressers? Wonder if the Telly left anything out? Now you can find out yourself in the all new #TJ13 Feature Presser Notebook ready for you to peruse … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 26° Track 41° Humidity 70% Wind 1.5 m/s Prelude AS the race start approached, an ominous thick black cloud appeared on the horizon, threatening all manner of chaos and disarray, suggesting a wide variety of metaphors. EU investigation, the disintegration of the Red Bull and Renault partnership, … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Luke Rees There have been numerous high profile sporting rivalries throughout history – Bjorn Borg vs. John McEnroe, Muhammad Ali v Joe Frazier, and of course, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost (to name a few). But what makes Formula 1 slightly more interesting, is that rivalries can form within … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 55° Humidity 40% Wind 0.9 m/s Prelude Hot hot Hot!!! Brakes on fire and thermal issues likely with the brutal and oppressive heat at the circuit today. Managing tyre deg will be key. Ferrari has had the advantage in the heat in the past but … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 – the best in FIA Press Conferences looked at slightly irreverently Ever wonder what the drivers and team principals really think at the pressers? Wonder if the Telly left anything out? Now you can find out yourself in the all new #TJ13 Feature Presser Notebook ready for you to peruse … Read more
