F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 19.1° Track 22.2° Humidity 62.1% Wind 0.2 m/s Prelude Leaden grey skies hung menacingly over the paddock, the sort that implied violence of a meteorological sort without actually promising as much, 70% according to the latest professional guesses… Worth noting Tchaikovsky replaced the usual anthemic bleatings as … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 33° Track 52° Humidity 26% Wind 2.1 m/s Prelude The sun blistered overhead, an ominous and stultifying presence as heat radiated off the tarmac and all sensible creatures in the paddock sought shelter from it’s brutality as temperatures were even hotter than the previous day’s qualifying and … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 27° Track 56° Humidity 39% Wind 1.5 m/s Prelude Stunningly iconic skies ruled the French Grand Prix paddock, cerulean blue dotted by puffs of high clouds and the inevitable heat of Southern France torching the track and old timers swore they could hear the Pirelli rubber screaming … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 26° Track 55° Humidity 48% Wind 2.0m/s Prelude IT was brutally hot under the paradisiacal skies of the Circuit Paul Ricard, mountains in the distance shimmering in a heat haze and the sun hammering relentlessly down on the track and spectators alike, no mercy in it’s unblinking … 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
Ambient 29° Track 46° Humidity 55% Wind 0.4 m/s Prelude A massive thunderstorm last night, strong enough to damage a grandstand, along with new kerbs and broken up pavement conspired to slow the cars, but sadly enough the weather for qualifying was perfectly boring. A 3 grid spot penalty for Bottas’ inexplicable decision to pass … Read more
Ambient 15° Track 16° Humidity 100% Wind 4.1 m/s Prelude Rosberg led Hamilton by 0.014s at the end of FP3 with Riccardo the Red Bull cat amongst the proverbial pigeons, a tenth behind the Mercs and a tenth ahead of Vettel. Raikkonen’s engine complained bitterly enough about the thin air that it gave up altogether … Read more
Ambient 15° Track 16° Humidity 100% Wind 4.1 m/s Prelude Buckets of rain and fans were floated to their seats. Big learnings from FP3 is that the full wets will last forever or at least 25 laps and the Force India are pretty quick in the wet, at least with Hulkenberg driving. Quali very much … Read more
Ambient 20° Track 21° Humidity 96% Wind 7.9m/s Prelude In lieu of quali today here’s today’s casual FP3 conversation. Summary [10/24/2015, 10:53] @mattpt55: Wow they running FP3 [10/24/2015, 10:55] RW: When will fp3 start? [10/24/2015, 10:55] @vortexmotio:: Well it will certainly be one of the most interesting quali sessions we’ve seen. [10/24/2015, 10:55] @vortexmotio:: 10 minute delay to FP3. [10/24/2015, 10:56] @vortexmotio:: Per … Read more
Ambient 15° Track 26° Humidity 40% Wind 3.6m/s Prelude Cool, dry and with the added fun of a massive crash for Carlos Sainz and well less than full house announced to boot. Between the diesel and the rain the track was fairly green and add the colder temps and a recipe for entertainment was in … Read more
