F1 Insiders Est. 2012
The tyre selections for the forthcoming Bahrain Grand Prix have been confirmed. Last weekend we saw Red Bull unsuccessfully try to take advantage of a different tyre strategy to overcome their deficit in qualifying, but both Red Bull driver’s will have the same tyre pool to pick from as the Ferrari pair and Mercedes Lewis … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 24° Track 31° Humidity 47% Wind 1.2 m/s Prelude The winds of change howled through Yas Marina as night descended slowly over the desert. Social media was full of the last goodbyes (or perhaps au revoirs) as the NBC crew prepared for their last broadcast, future uncertain. … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 28° Track 60° Humidity 34% Wind 2.0 m/s Prelude Cerulean skies bathed the paddock in unrestricted sunlight, the brilliant glare of the Brasilian firmament bouncing pointillist light off every available surface in stark contrast to yesterday’s qualifying session, announcing a brand new day had dawned. And a … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 21° Track 42° Humidity 34% Wind 2.0 m/s Prelude Puffed up cotton balls of clouds floated lazily about as the paddock readied itself for the upcoming grand prix. The latest victim of Montezuma’s revenge (aka penalty -palooza) was Danny Ric, saddled with a brand new engine and … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 24° Track 34° Humidity 57% Wind 3.1 m/s Prelude They call it the devil’s wind in Texas, and it was howling through the paddock after a massive thunderstorm, strong enough to wake the sleepiest of jet lagged telly commentators snug in their hotel beds, rocked through the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 26° Track 44° Humidity 57% Wind 1.9 m/s Prelude Azure skies christened with brilliant wisps of cloud rained sunshine down onto the circuit as the Japanese Grand Prix prepared to get underway, with drivers rocking their reconnaissance laps and strategists engaged in the feverish last minute dance … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 32° Track 42° Humidity 62% Wind 0.9 m/s Prelude Tropical weather reasserted itself in the hours before the start of the Malaysian Grand Prix, with a veritable deluge washing the track clean and punting the engineers into mild anxiety mode, the careful plotting of surface evolution booted … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 28° Track 32° Humidity 78% Wind 1.5 m/s Prelude Rain Rain go away, come again another day! Or at least the spectacular collection of honed catchphrases in F1, chucking it down, heavens have opened etc.. feel free to play the drinking game every time you hear one, … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 31° Humidity 58% Wind 0.4 m/s Prelude Piercing blue skies and pleasant sunshine rocked the paddock as the start of the Belgian Grand Prix approached, gentle breezes wafting through the grandstands as the spectators wondered if they were, in fact, at Spa. In other words, … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 30° Track 54° Humidity 36% Wind 1.5 m/s Prelude Glorious Blue Skies utterly dominated the paddock, wisps of cloud dotting the horizon much like rumours of gearbox trouble for Vettel pre race dominated social media. No penalties though and the front of the grid remained unchanged as … Read more
