F1 Insiders Est. 2012
One of F1’s worst kept secrets is due to be confirmed this morning at 11am when Williams F1 will confirm Stroll to replace Massa for 2017. Lance Stroll, son of the Canadian Billionaire Lawrence Stroll is expected to become team mate to Bottas for the coming 2017 season. The announcement has been delayed due to his … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 30° Track 38° Humidity 45% Wind 2.6 m/s Prelude The winds of change howled through the paddock at Monza, screaming for the heads of those in charge. Blash gone. Whiting going. Connect the dots and Bernie winds up in the crosshairs, especially as the Liberty Media deal … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 26° Track 36° Humidity 48% Wind 1.0 m/s Prelude Another day of brutal heat, with the crushing weight of an unrelenting sun pouring across the circuit and scorching the legions of orange clad fans waiting to claim their spot to witness the potential of a nation sprung … Read more
Williams have made the first move in an attempt to persuade Jenson Button to return to the team he drove for at the start of his career. Williams are understood to have held initial discussions with Jenson, and the advance from grove only goes to prove that the team would welcome Jenson back with open arms. The driver … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 23° Track 40° Humidity 51% Wind 2.1 m/s Prelude Yesterday was a day of strange penalties, Hulkenberg got dinged a grid spot for having and here I quote “returned electronically the wronsg set of tyres and used these during Q1”, Force India having included the wrong bar … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 28° Track 52° Humidity 48% Wind 1.0 m/s Prelude Polar opposite to yesterday as brilliant sunshine smashed down on the circuit with the odd ball of cotton floating by. Massa managed to break his car on the way to the grid as the replacement steering rack the … Read more
Valtteri Bottas’ manager Didier Coton is making noises about his driver staying with the Grove based team for 2017. Last year there were rumours of a Ferrari drive which amounted to nothing, and for next year the scuderia are sticking with the Iceman to partner Vettel. The obvious choice is to remain with Williams. “Valtteri … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 16° Track 21° Humidity 92% Wind 7.0 m/s Prelude As the pit lane opened with 30 minutes to the race, the weather remained changeable, the pitlane wet but the track looking dry. Massive clouds hanging over the track split by blue sky, and rain still hitting parts of … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 15° Track 25° Humidity 66% Wind 1.5 m/s Prelude Polar opposite to yesterday. Cool with steel grey skies and pouring rain early in the morning set the stage for a completely different set of tyre problems with graining likely for teams that struggle to get heat into the … Read more
With Ferrari under delivering with both car and strategy this year, coupled with Mercedes unreliability, team and driver errors, Smedley see’s a real opportunity.
