F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 23° Track 38° Humidity 74% Wind 2.6 m/s Prelude Heat shimmered off the asphalt in the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, in Sao Paolo, Brasil, as track temps were nearing 50C° as the start of qualifying for the Brasilian Grand Prix drew near whilst off in the distance, … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 19° Track 25° Humidity 60% Wind 0.8 m/s Prelude After the changeable weather at COTA produced such a stellar race, the 2018 Gran Premio de Mexico GP seemed honor bound to try and best it, and with Friday’s track temp of 47° melting all of the top … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 26° Track 28° Humidity 84% Wind 4.3 m/s Prelude Angry, grey skies loomed over the paddock as qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix prepared to kick off at stupid o’ clock, at least for those of us on the suddenly wrong side of the world. No amount … 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 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 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 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 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
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 30° Humidity 83% Wind 1.9 m/s Prelude Rain, Rain, come to stay/ Hockenheim looks FUN today!!! That’s right, FP3 was a total wash, and were it not for the inexplicable war between the Beeb and Sky, the only thing to discuss would’ve been how little … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 24° Track 35° Humidity 48% Wind 1.1 m/s Prelude The Styrian hills echoed with the guttural howls of thoroughly unhinged power units being unwound as dollops of angry grey clouds bounced off the tops of the mountains surrounding the Red Bull Ring. Down with a 5 spot … Read more
