F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 29.9° Track 37.6° Humidity 55.1% Wind 1.3 m/s Prelude Thick fluffy clouds circled high over the paddock as the teams puzzled their way towards the start of the qualifying session. With the wind up and track limits looming (Turn 9 and 19 being the biggies) everyone seemed … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 15.5° Track 18.3° Humidity 93.5% Wind 2.7 m/s Prelude A shapeless formless veil of grey hung low over the Intercity Istanbul Ciruit, after the rain gods decided to get spicy and dump buckets of water over the track in the hours leading up to the Turkish Grand … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 29.1° Track 60.2° Humidity 47% Wind 0.8 m/s Prelude Tyre melting temperatures and, contra the touted weather forecast and extra set of Inters, blue skies with the odd puffball cloud hovering in the distance oversaw the final preparations for qualifying. New PU for Sainz overnight, and FP3 … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 20.9° Track 35° Humidity 50.5% Wind 0.1 m/s Prelude The race gods were particularly cruel on the cusp of the 2nd race in Austria, sending dark threatening clouds to hover over the the track just to part them and reveal the sun, heating the track just as … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 25.3° Track 51° Humidity 28.9% Wind 0.4 m/s Prelude After a cool overcast Friday, the sun smashed out of its prison and rained thermal energy down on the track untouched by even the slightest hint of a cloud. Thus the track temps were broiling, above 50°C as … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 26.3° Track 53.5° Humidity 34.2% Wind 0.3 m/s Prelude After all the promise of a torrential deluge, epic conditions which would see the best in the world pinballing off the track as they tried to navigate rivers of water in a desperate attempt to find the savage … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801 Ambient 25.4° Track 54.7° Humidity 28.3% Wind 0.3 m/s Prelude Brutal heat dominated the preparations for qualifying, whatever anticipated moisture there might have been taking refuge in big puffy cotton balls dotting the firmament as the sun slashed down slathering the track with thermal energy. Obviously the single … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801 Ambient 19.5° Track 39.2° Humidity 38.1% Wind 0.8 m/s Prelude The blazing sun hung proud in a cerulean bowl, pouring massive amounts of energy onto the circuit, disrupted only by the ever changing, gusty winds, capable of instant direction shifts and clearly designated by the racing gods to … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801 Ambient 18.5° Track 37.1° Humidity 41.9% Wind 0.8 m/s Prelude The sky was a gorgeous azure, domed with puffs of cotton ball clouds, brilliant white as the sun poured down on the paddock. It was a busy time in the Mercedes’ garage as the failure of a small … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801 Ambient 12.4° Track 22.7° Humidity 44.7% Wind 0.7 m/s Prelude Cold and overcast, dull grey light raked across the track, making the photogs miserable after the brilliant blue skies of FP3 promised azure clad glories in Qualifying. FP3 itself was notably inconsistent with Verstappen at the top but … Read more
