Daily #F1 News and Comment: Monday 2 September 2013

This page will be updated throughout the day. Please if you are on Twitter press the press the tweet button below. If you re-write and tweet individual story headlines (tweeted) with links, please make sure you use #F1. Formula 1 needs a shakeup 07:57 Alonso’s Tweet 13:00 (Updated 13:15) Monza, a damp race beckons 13:20 … Read more

Daily #F1 News and Comment: Sunday 18th August 2013

This page will be updated throughout the day. Please if you are on Twitter press the press the tweet button below. If you re-write and tweet individual story headlines (tweeted) with links, please make sure you use #F1. Formula One Tyre Reform 12:00 Marko Watch, he’s at it again 12:00 ———————————————————————————————————- Formula One Tyre Reform … Read more

Daily #F1 News and Comment: Friday 9th August 2013

This page will be updated throughout the day. Please if you are on Twitter press the press the tweet button below. If you re-write and tweet individual story headlines (tweeted) with links, please make sure you use #F1. Sauber’s Russian investment 06:44 (Updated 17:00) Vettel’s influence is minimal 11:15 Sochi’s problems solved? 11:40 India’s absence … Read more

Judges Chambers: F1, Social Media and Freedom of Expression

The F1 authorities and money men need to grow up and get with the 21st century. Their continued attempts to control the media outlets together with corporate images and messages they attempt to ram down our throats is pitiful.

These offerings conceived by PR companies and advertising agencies are as transparent as the gazillion dollar cathedrals of glass in which they reside.Google+-steel-style-logo-icon

TheJudge13 is partly a social media project as well as a great place to find F1 news and gossip, learn about the technical aspect of the sport and discuss all this with fans as passionate as you from across the worldwide village.

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Perez taunts Di Resta on twitter, F1 Calendar 2013 to be finalised after the 1st race, De La Rosa back to McLren or Ferrari or Mercedes or Williams…, Gorgio Ascanelli returning to F1?

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I have now put 2 RSS feeds at the bottom of the right hand bar for those of you who know how to use them for updates.

Di Resta vs Perez: I posted a video a couple of days ago that showed Paul talking about various things F1 at the Autosport show (LINK). A number of other sites and print media wrote up his comments yesterday, but I was busy with my ‘Da Vinci Code’ story, buried in pages of Italian newsprint and blogs.

Anyway, here’s a few of the highlights. Di Resta revealed he held talks with McLaren over replacing Lewis. “I’m not going to give away too much, but yes, there were discussions,” Di Resta said. “Unfortunately in this sport now there’s a little bit more to it. There’s a commercial side and money’s tight. Perez has some good backing.”

Martin Whitmarsh has maintained all along that cash from Telmex owned by one of the world’s richest men – Carlos Slim – was absolutely nothing to do with the team’s decision when recruiting the young Mexican to replace Hamilton.

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Marussia – miss media opportunity, Grosjean wins ROC and a seat at Lotus, Mercedes knives appear, Sutil legal matters? Horner would’ve dirched Massa, Lewis been to Mercedes, Ex-F1 doctor rants on twitter, Williams and Gillan seperate

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thejudge13 archive: Here’s an article I wrote after trawling the southern US media prior to the inaugural Austin GP. To this date, I have not heard this reported anywhere else, yet you would think the sale of nearly 10% of F1 for $900m to the pensioners of North America might be of Interest to someone (LINK).

Marrusia – missed media opportunity: If you look on Marussiaf1team.com today, you’ll see a Christmas wish from Timo and John says, “”We are very proud of what we achieved in 2012 and we take away so many highlights, all of which point towards a development path we can have great confidence in. Thank you for sharing some fantastic experiences with us. Wishing you the very best of Christmases.”

No announcement of Timo’s partner for 2013, yet over the weekend, there have been some rumours emanating from Russian reporters. Joe Saward has some interesting insights on the Marussia car company today, “Marussia is a funny company. It took over a controlling interest in the Virgin F1 team around a year ago, but since then there has been virtually no word about the progress of the Marussia road cars”.

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Jenson denies following Lewis but deletes the evidence!

Its Monday and I’m all Grosjean, Kimi and ALonso’d out – time for a bit of fun and where best to turn but to Lewis and his Twitter machine.

Whilst lying on the couch, watching TV last night, I had my lap top open and twitter rolling away. A tweet from Lewis arrived and I was expecting him to be competeing with guru Alonso who had sung, (@alo_oficial) “5 great races coming! If the enemy thinks in the mountains, attack by sea, if they think in the sea, attack by the mountains”.

I sat up quickly. Maybe Lewis would give us another Martin Luther King quote from the book he’s been reading for most of this year.

Twittergate #2

But no, we got this from @LewisHamilton, “Just noticed @JensonButton unfollowed [me], thats a shame. After 3 years as teammates, I thought we respected one another but clearly he doesn’t.”

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