F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 20° Track 30° Humidity 60% Wind 3.0 m/s Prelude In stark contrast to the previous day, leaden grey skies hung over the paddock as the preparations for qualifying were underway and the riot of activity began to slowly ratchet up, the screams of airguns punctuating live commentary … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 16.7° Track 36.7° Humidity 68% Wind 0.8 m/s Prelude Cerulean skies vaulted the paddock in Baku as devilish winds swirled through the circuit and played havoc with the drivers, who were regularly taking to the escape roads when they cars failed to turn in, a product of … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 19° Track 29° Humidity 45% Wind 3.5 m/s Prelude A pallid grey sky hung over the start of F1’s 1000th race (that was counted for championship points, natch) as the grid was awash in frantic, last minute activity. Alex Albon was being gifted a new gearbox amongst … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 25° Track 30° Humidity 57% Wind 1.4 m/s Prelude The wind whipped through the paddock as the sky sunk slowly into the inky blackness of twilight with qualifying fast approaching. Inasmuch as Mercedes crushed it at Melbourne, Ferrari seemed to be following suit this weekend in the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 23.9° Track 44.3° Humidity 71.7% Wind 1.1 m/s Prelude The brutal midday sun hammered down on the paddock as strategically umbrella-ed drivers stood about looking aloof and the flags atop the grandstand danced a crazily drunken tango, the wind whipping them into erratic gyres and promising a … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 23° Track 39° Humidity 70% Wind 0.5 m/s Prelude The sun shone clear and strong, perforating the greenery and dappling the ground, a stark contrast to the feelings of the paddock after the unexpected death of Charlie Whiting, a reminder to us all to enjoy life while … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 32° Track 34° Humidity 39% Wind 2.6 m/s Prelude The crushing heat that enveloped the paddock in the late afternoon at the 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was shimmering away as the sun dipped towards the horizon, the lights were illuminated to fight the coming … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 28° Track 32° Humidity 46% Wind 01.6 m/s Prelude Qualifying for the 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix sported typically perfect weather, the deep purple hues of twilight just beginning to descend over the paddock as the teams were feverish with activity and, to the surprise … Read more
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
Many will recall the live feed being ‘audio bombed’ by a spectator who managed to perform some interesting F1 car sounds into an FOM trackside microphone – broadcast live to the world feed. This is the neeow guy. Up on the tower we were both walking down, I didn’t realize he did this until later. … Read more
