#F1 Qualifying Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 PIRELLI CHINESE GRAND PRIX

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 24° Humidity 80% Wind 2.3 m/s Prelude Despite buckets of rain hammering down in FP3, the edge of qualifying saw the words changeable conditions dominating the badinage of the commentariat with a brutal wind the dominant variable. Lewis Hamilton in for a 5 grid spot … Read more

Williams a mere puppet…. | DN&C 12/04/16

  Williams a mere puppet of Mercedes? No not according to Claire Williams team boss Claire Williams defends itself against accusations that Mercedes have too much influence in Formula 1 and can utilize the voice of the team as was stated by Mr E to the Daily Mail. “You can look at each voting and … Read more

#F1 Race Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 29° Humidity 37% Wind 3.1 m/s Prelude Alonso v Herbert and Take Two for the Quali revamp dominated the pre race circus. As twilight descended on the desert, the eyes of the media shifted to the start and whether or not Mercedes’ clutch would once … Read more

#F1 Qualifying Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 22° Track 28° Humidity 29% Wind 1.8 m/s Prelude The cars glistened under the spectacular desert lights as twilight descended and the qualifying session prepared to kick off, ready to answer the question as to whether or not any hope of redemption existed for the not quite … Read more

#F1 Race Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 23° Track 36° Humidity 42% Wind 4.1 m/s Prelude Hammering sun, grid penalties and a morning after regrets characterised the build up to the first GP of 2016. In addition to Ryo Haryanto’s award for remarkable entertainment in a pitlane, it turns out that Valtteri Bottas too … Read more

#F1 Qualifying Review: 2016 FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX

Ambient 17° Track 25° Humidity 61% Wind 5.6 m/s Prelude Well, new season bright and shiny new quali on a windy day in Albert Park. As the engines fired at least the prospect of how exactly the leaders would continue their brutal dominance. Likely by being even faster Summary Hilariously enough the best racing came … Read more

Villeneuve admits mistakes cost him more F1 world titles

Jacques Villeneuve has built a reputation for being outspoken and opinionated and never wrong about anything, though his battle royal with Michael Schumacher in 1997 to win the F1 drivers’ title is one that many F1 fans will never forget. The Canadian driver was disqualified from competing in the penultimate race of the season that … Read more

Lack of strategic thinking in Formula One

A bold new vision for Formula One cars for 2017 was developed earlier this year. Part of the reasoning was that this would reverse the falling interest in the sport from both TV viewers and those attending grand prix. Proposals included wider and more aggressive looking cars, bigger wheels, a lot more down force, cars … Read more

#F1 Qualifying Review: 2015 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX

Ambient 25° Track28° Humidity 72% Wind 1.0 m/s Prelude The weather at Abu Dhabi was every bit as boring as the lack of champers on the podium. An unfortunate P3 for Kvyat who ran only 2 laps before electrics sidelined him. Fortunately the politics remain entertaining as the grotesque 3 sided tango between Red Bull, … Read more

Matt’s Presser Notebook: Team Personnel Edition, Abu Dhabi

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 – the best in FIA Press Conferences looked at slightly irreverently   Ever wonder what the drivers and team principals really think at the pressers? Wonder if the Telly left anything out? Now you can find out yourself in the all new #TJ13 Feature Presser Notebook ready for you to peruse … Read more