F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 17.6° Track 21.2° Humidity 79.0% Wind 1.6 m/s Prelude The Racing Gods once again reached deep into their bag of tricks and deployed the rain that was anticipated for the end of the race, well before the contest began. Depending on which meteorological god one worshipped, it … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 27.9° Track 39.4° Humidity 60.1% Wind 0.5 m/s Prelude In stark contrast to qualifying, skies overarching the grid were rapidly turning grey as the race gods again played with the teams as sport, rain arriving with 20 minutes to go, darkening the track and sending the engineers … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 19° Track 43° Humidity 37% Wind 2.6 m/s Prelude The cool, high altitude track of Mexico City wreaked utter havoc on FP3 expectations, with Max Verstappen on top and all the top 4 covered by 0.170 seconds. That would be Hamilton, Vettel, and Bottas in addition to … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 31° Track 39° Humidity 45% Wind 2.6 m/s Prelude The winds of change howled through the Austin paddock, along with just about every combination of weather possible during the 3 Free Practices, settling on gloriously sunny and dry, the epic backdrop to what has become a much … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 23° Track 27° Humidity 71% Wind 1.3 m/s Prelude Grey and overcast for the start of qualifying, the track barely rubbered in and everyone suffering unexpected losses in traction. FP3 ended with Bottas and Raikkonen both stuffing it into the barriers, with Valterri glancing off the Armco … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 31° Track 48° Humidity 59% Wind 1.2 m/s Prelude Well Well, the original headline for the session was going to be Gasly Torpedoes Kvyat, at least until the rising star of the FIA’s tech division, Marcin Budkowski, shocked the paddock with his resignation, causing great consternation that … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 28° Track 33° Humidity 70% Wind 1.0 m/s Prelude Singapore sparkles at night, liveries glistening under the harsh glare of the artificial lights as the final, desperate preparations for the qualifying session were made by the teams. Equally dazzling were the bevy of inter and intra team … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 24° Track 36° Humidity 29% Wind 1.4 m/s Prelude Race Day was opposite day in Monza, stunningly beautiful weather in direct contrast to yesterday’s qualifying. Crystalline blue skies over the circuit with puffy clouds hanging over the Dolomites in the distance created the perfect vista for racegoers … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 14° Track 17° Humidity 80% Wind 0.8 m/s Prelude Well, the weather in Belgium made an unexpected appearance in Monza, having apparently booked a ticket for today’s session. As such, it would’ve been disappointed that there was only 15 or so minutes of running in FP3, such … Read more
