TheJudge

I disagree.

These might be the keywords – “the standard being applied is unclear, not obvious or disputed.” That said, I honestly believe that the stewards are doing their best and that they do not favour any […]

The problem of the organisers might be that the government has no faith in them after last year’s GP. Basically none of the announced social distancing and safety measures were in place on the grandstands, bar […]

As for Portugal, it looked like that some two weeks ago, the news was precisely that there would be rapid testing for all attendees – among other plans for social distancing in the event, plans that I fear were t […]

BMW Andretti’s Alexander Sims led the field away from pole position, pursued by the Mercedes of Vandoorne and Paul di Resta

@hazelsouthwell Nyck de Vries I guess?

I covered it under a double yellow flag originally […] And obviously, as soon as I have to use a crane it’s a straight Safety Car.”

This might not be important but the wording sounds a bit arrogant to me – f […]

It is obviously easier to show understanding for your team’s questionable decisions when you already have won the championship. That said, I agree with Hamilton – it simply felt like Verstappen was invincible this […]

“When you’ve got a team that comes down and says ‘we made a mistake’ it becomes a very simple investigation from the other side.”

Well, Hamilton already said he ‘made a mistake’ before the podium ceremony […]

Binotto has a very tough challenge on his hands. Ferrari have two drivers that are both extremely quick but both make errors from time to time. It is impossible to declare either of them the number one at the […]

While Gasly is only five points ahead of a McLaren (Sainz), Verstappen is just seven points behind a Mercedes (Bottas). Gasly is the only driver from the ‘top three’ teams not to have completed a single lap ins […]

As a Mercedes fan, I want them to keep Bottas. He is strong, reliable and it would be hard to find a better team player among the current F1 drivers. At the same time, it has become pretty clear that he will never […]

On F1’s Beyond The Grid podcast, Tom Clarkson asks Luca di Montezemolo “How important is Formula 1 to Ferrari?” Montezemolo’s answer is very clear and straightforward: “Crucial. Ferrari without Formula 1 will be a […]

Great analysis, as always. Post-race reactions were mainly emotional – ‘it was such a nice battle, why did the stewards have to spoil it’, ‘why don’t they just let them race’, etc. Unsurprisingly, Vettel/Ferrari […]

Vettel would obviously react differently if he was comfortably leading the world championship and the stewards had penalized Hamilton or Verstappen. But I doubt if it is possible to “discourage future drivers from […]

As always, F1 ‘stops being fun’ when bad things happen to you, not the other drivers – I think that yesterday’s decision was pretty consistent with stewarding over the last years. Also, this time the penalty […]