F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 24° Track 25° Humidity 65% Wind 1.3 m/s Prelude Well, Well the 2018 Russian Grand Prix is off to a rather interesting start as the F2 race experienced rain, as in strap on the wets kinda rain, which was not at ALL predicted. With luck, a similar … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 23° Track 37° Humidity 60% Wind 2.2 m/s Prelude Glorious sunshine and clear blue skies dominated the pitlane of the 2018 Russian Grand Prix as the runup to qualifying commenced. But if FP3 was any clue, the most exciting thing about the weekend will have been the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 29° Track 33° Humidity 65% Wind 1.3 m/s Prelude The Singapore night sparkled with the fire of a thousand diamonds, illuminating the paddock with a heightened and subtly altered reality, dragging unseen hues from the liveries of the cars and bouncing pools of crystalline light off every … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 29° Track 33° Humidity 70% Wind 01.3 m/s Prelude Night in the paddock at the Singapore Grand Prix is always a highly surreal scene. The artificial light creates its own universe, crystalline pools of light flashing off the liveries, suspending time in manmade daylight, fierce activity and … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 21° Track 28° Humidity 67% Wind 1.3 m/s Prelude The sky was the colour that photographers hate, a slate grey that flattens everything and refuses to make even the liveliest livery pop. Not that it was necessary given the remarkable qualifying fireworks, to wit, Raikkonnen nabbing pole … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 19° Track 28° Humidity 54% Wind 0.6 m/s Prelude IT was a stark contrast of leaden grey sky, black clouds on the horizon and occasional patches of golden sun that lit the track for FP3. Much like the varying fortunes of the 2 teams that now are … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 17° Track 29° Humidity 38% Wind 1.1 m/s Prelude It was a sunny day in Belgium, which when translated means the skies were gray it was a bit chill and the weather was entirely suspicious…. Carlos Sainz and Stoffel Vandoorne both received new Power Units and other … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 14° Track 28° Humidity 54% Wind 0.6 m/s Prelude As the F1 world shook sand and saltwater out of their ears after a seemingly interminable summer break, the legal brouhaha over the team formerly known as Force India savagely swallowed all the headlines about clever engine updates … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 34° Track 57° Humidity 34% Wind 0.5 m/s Prelude “I’m melting” -Wicked Witch of the West/Mercedes Rear Tyres Once again the oppressive heat of the European summer descended upon the paddock, after the chaotic storms of yesterday’s qualifying saw a number of runners out of place for … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 25° Track 32° Humidity 62% Wind 1.9 m/s Prelude Brutal heat on track was the story of FP3, with the track up to 58°C by the end of the session, which saw Vettel looking quite comfortable at the top, and Mercedes, to the surprise of no one, … Read more
