F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Sochi Tyre Choices The boring boringness of all teammates having exactly the same tyres has reasserted itself for Sochi. With luck, extra cold or warm temperatures might cause the odd team to shed a few tears, but despite all the brutal braking the low degradation of the track … Read more
…who exactly IS to blame in the Ferrari Fiasco??
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 24° Humidity 80% Wind 2.3 m/s Prelude Despite buckets of rain hammering down in FP3, the edge of qualifying saw the words changeable conditions dominating the badinage of the commentariat with a brutal wind the dominant variable. Lewis Hamilton in for a 5 grid spot … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Shanghai Tyre Choices Last year’s GP in Shanghai saw the teams rocking Soft and Medium Tyres on a track that is particularly brutal on the front left corner. Delightfully, there are some discrepancies at the top and the over/under for how long it takes to shred the Supers … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 28° Humidity 29% Wind 1.8 m/s Prelude The cars glistened under the spectacular desert lights as twilight descended and the qualifying session prepared to kick off, ready to answer the question as to whether or not any hope of redemption existed for the not quite … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Bahrain Tyre Choices Last year’s GP at Bahrain saw the Soft and Medium Tyre in action. Boringly, the top teams have chosen the exact same tyres for their drivers, unlike Melbourne (unless that was a typo on Mercedes’ part). Excitingly, Ferrari and Mercedes seem to be headed a … Read more
Ambient 17° Track 25° Humidity 61% Wind 5.6 m/s Prelude Well, new season bright and shiny new quali on a windy day in Albert Park. As the engines fired at least the prospect of how exactly the leaders would continue their brutal dominance. Likely by being even faster Summary Hilariously enough the best racing came … Read more
Ambient 25° Track28° Humidity 72% Wind 1.0 m/s Prelude The weather at Abu Dhabi was every bit as boring as the lack of champers on the podium. An unfortunate P3 for Kvyat who ran only 2 laps before electrics sidelined him. Fortunately the politics remain entertaining as the grotesque 3 sided tango between Red Bull, … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 – the best in FIA Press Conferences looked at slightly irreverently Ever wonder what the drivers and team principals really think at the pressers? Wonder if the Telly left anything out? Now you can find out yourself in the all new #TJ13 Feature Presser Notebook ready for you to peruse … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 – the best in FIA Technical Documents looked at slightly irreverently Not sure if you like technical documents but are curious? Why not start here and play a little PU poker. Wonder who’s most at risk of a grid penalty for too many engines? You have come to the right … Read more
