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Circuit Profile: 2013 – Monaco, Monte Carlo, Circuit de Monaco – Round 6

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By Track Profile Specialist: Alistair Hunter 2013 Formula One Grand Prix de Monaco Round 6 The Grand Prix de Monaco is one of the most prestigious events in the world of motorsport. It is viewed by many as the ‘jewel in the crown’ of Formula One, and many fans have fond memories of the street … Read more

Victims of Circumstance: Barcelona 2013

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Brought to you by TJ13 Courtroom Reporter & Crime Analyst: Adam Macdonald. Yet another weekend dominated by tyres has seen Pirelli finally bow to the pressure of a certain Austrian drinks producer and change the compounds.  Whether this is for better or for worse, one thing is for sure – not everyone is going to be … Read more

Honesty to make us honestly unhappy?

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By Adam Macdonald It all started with a broken nose There will be few who follow Formula One who don’t remember the famous words uttered by a chiselled Aussie after winning at Silverstone in 2010, “Not bad for a number 2 driver, yeah?” However, many won’t remember the line that followed from Red Bull team … Read more

Castrol GP Predictor Summary – Shanghai 2013

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Brought to you by Adam Macdonald Another unpredictable GP has led to a mixed bag of results.  Here’s how they shape up… On the Up It was a good weekend for Somers GP, Team Baghetti and DWilD, up 22, 22 and 20 positions respectively.  All had picked Fernando to take the win, gaining 41% accuracy in … Read more

F1 Forensics: 2013 UBS Chinese Grand Prix: Friday Practice

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Brought to you in partnership with Dr James Beck of IntelligentF1. And so to China, where the headline times from practice show Mercedes looking good in FP1 and Ferrari in FP2. But the real story is that the soft tyres are fragile. We talking about more than 0.5s per lap degradation – it’s like it … Read more

Slicker Than Your Average

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By Adam Macdonald As with 2012 and 2011, the start of the season has been dominated by tyres, and how they respond to fuel, temperature, track surface and many other factors.  However, the tyres have not always behaved in this way.  There was a time, not so long ago, where they didn’t need to be … Read more

On Track Review : Malaysia Qualifying 2013

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 ‘on track correspondent’: James Parker Heat, humidity and tyre degradation are the three things that look set to dominate tomorrow’s proceedings for the Malaysia Grand Prix. In what was a hugely intriguing Qualifying session today, which saw RedBull struggle, the unpredictable nature of the famous Malaysian weather once again struck … Read more

Stewards back slapping, Vettel suit sells for $18,000, Gascoyne enters the danger zone, 2013-14 rules and who this helps, Austin want a new date, Turkey 2013 agreed

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FIA Stewarding: It appears that Charlie and the Stewards are feeling rather pleased with themselves with regard to the rather narrow topic of penalties. I hope we hear a little more on race management as a whole. Anyway here is the FIA release.

At a meeting chaired by F1 Race Director Charlie Whiting, the stewards praised the recent introduction of readily available real-time telemetry and added that the presence of former and current racing drivers on the stewarding panels has been a benefit. 

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