Sebastian Vettel

Seb and the art of writing history

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Sebastian Vettel has had a couple of busy weeks in China and Russia, finding himself mired in dubious incidents on both occasions. First came the first corner incident where Seb obviously strained a nerve in the stretch of a couple hundred meters — Marchionne must really be keeping his scarlet underlings sweating and sharp on … Read more

#F1 Race Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 16° Track 40° Humidity 73% Wind 3.2 m/s Prelude Brilliant blue sky, scintillating with sunshine offset by large puff balls of clouds on the horizon set the stage for this year’s Russian Grand Prix. In addition to Lewis’ reliability woes and I quote here from my last … Read more

#F1 Qualifying Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 16° Track 30° Humidity 73% Wind 1.0 m/s Prelude A hazy day in Sochi as the cameras carefully documented the Beauty and Nature that surround Sochi, while carefully ignoring the concrete slab monoliths that dominate the late Soviet aesthetic. 5 grid spot penalty for Vettel put the … Read more

#F1 Race Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 PIRELLI CHINESE GRAND PRIX

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 21° Track 45° Humidity 36% Wind 6.1 m/s Prelude Apparently a gearbox wasn’t enough for Lewis as it was a brand new Power Unit that was required to solve his woes. Add Rosberg’s ignition issues and almost dead brakes in Bahrain and perhaps it’s time to wonder … Read more

#F1 Qualifying Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 PIRELLI CHINESE GRAND PRIX

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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

#F1 Race Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 29° Humidity 37% Wind 3.1 m/s Prelude Alonso v Herbert and Take Two for the Quali revamp dominated the pre race circus. As twilight descended on the desert, the eyes of the media shifted to the start and whether or not Mercedes’ clutch would once … Read more

#F1 Qualifying Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX

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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

#F1 Race Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 23° Track 36° Humidity 42% Wind 4.1 m/s Prelude Hammering sun, grid penalties and a morning after regrets characterised the build up to the first GP of 2016. In addition to Ryo Haryanto’s award for remarkable entertainment in a pitlane, it turns out that Valtteri Bottas too … Read more