F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 14.3° Track 17.1° Humidity 93.9% Wind 0.3 m/s Prelude The Sky Gods were filled with wrath as the first qualifying session after summer break approached, hurling the rain down from angry skies, water pooling on the circuit and the commentariat already wondering exactly how long the delay … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 27.9° Track 39.4° Humidity 60.1% Wind 0.5 m/s Prelude In stark contrast to qualifying, skies overarching the grid were rapidly turning grey as the race gods again played with the teams as sport, rain arriving with 20 minutes to go, darkening the track and sending the engineers … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 29.1° Track 60.2° Humidity 47% Wind 0.8 m/s Prelude Tyre melting temperatures and, contra the touted weather forecast and extra set of Inters, blue skies with the odd puffball cloud hovering in the distance oversaw the final preparations for qualifying. New PU for Sainz overnight, and FP3 … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 29.2° Track 52.3° Humidity 28.1% Wind 0.5 m/s Prelude A savagely brilliant sky lorded over the paddock, waves of brutal heat shimmering off the tarmac and inflicting untold pain on the tyres and drivers, even hotter than yesterday. At least, as they say, it was a dry … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 28° Track 48° Humidity 45% Wind 0.3 m/s Prelude Baby blue skies with cotton ball clouds vaulted over the paddock, concealing a brutal heat beneath their charming gaze. Of course, this is the weekend that upsets the established order, what with qualifying run late on Friday evening, … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 20.9° Track 35° Humidity 50.5% Wind 0.1 m/s Prelude The race gods were particularly cruel on the cusp of the 2nd race in Austria, sending dark threatening clouds to hover over the the track just to part them and reveal the sun, heating the track just as … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 25.3° Track 51° Humidity 28.9% Wind 0.4 m/s Prelude After a cool overcast Friday, the sun smashed out of its prison and rained thermal energy down on the track untouched by even the slightest hint of a cloud. Thus the track temps were broiling, above 50°C as … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 26.3° Track 53.5° Humidity 34.2% Wind 0.3 m/s Prelude After all the promise of a torrential deluge, epic conditions which would see the best in the world pinballing off the track as they tried to navigate rivers of water in a desperate attempt to find the savage … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801 Ambient 25.4° Track 54.7° Humidity 28.3% Wind 0.3 m/s Prelude Brutal heat dominated the preparations for qualifying, whatever anticipated moisture there might have been taking refuge in big puffy cotton balls dotting the firmament as the sun slashed down slathering the track with thermal energy. Obviously the single … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801 Ambient 24.8° Track 40.2° Humidity 51.2% Wind 0.2 m/s Prelude In stark contrast to qualifying, hazy clouds hung lazily in the sky, a cooler track and unpredictable winds forcing the teams to scramble as long runs during practice were disrupted by red flags and it was anyone’s guess … Read more
