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Posts by Ben Holmes

This is the way

1 day ago 1 0 0 0

You need to separate actual news sites with journalists and standards from the aggregator sites. There are good people out there who love the sport and report on it properly. It’s just a shame so many people see the bad ones.

1 day ago 2 1 1 0

By the way I should have said “the Japanese F1 Grand Prix” and not just “Japan” because Japan is fucking awesome.

3 weeks ago 0 0 0 0

My one word review on Japan: Meh.

That said I think people need to look ahead at where these regs could take us. We’ve had worse starts to a new era than this. Give it some time.

3 weeks ago 1 0 1 0

F1 has entered the chat.

1 month ago 13 1 2 0

If you think F1 will be disrupted by the ongoing war, I’d like to introduce you to a company called Travel Places.

Pretty sure they’ll have it all in hand.

1 month ago 0 0 0 0

Literally the funniest thing about the Winter Olympics is everyone assuming this is the first time alpine sports have been covered in 4 years. Those drone shots of skiing have been in use for several years. There’s an actual World Cup series etc.

2 months ago 0 0 0 0

F1 accidentally making timing data available at the start of a secret test and only shutting it down at lunchtime is peak F1.

2 months ago 4 1 0 0

All 19 seconds of it! I’m willing to bet that was originally 60 seconds before engineering got hold of it.

3 months ago 1 0 0 0
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The livestream lost most of its viewers after the reveal. I mean I get your point, but this event was very much about Ford, hence the timing for a US audience. What else were they going to do?

3 months ago 0 0 0 0

Available on Prime at the moment. Added to list!

3 months ago 0 0 1 0

I think silly is about right. Love Crudup who was excellent in Harry Clarke, not to mention Denise Gough, but nothing about this show hung together, clunky immigration storyline included. Given the era we live in, this seemed like a missed opportunity to put it mildly.

3 months ago 3 0 0 0

Good find. But contracts like that are renegotiated all the time. Renault/Alpine could simply change the terms if they thought the sale was in their interests. A sweetener/penalty for early release of shares would be the most obvious way.

3 months ago 0 0 0 0

Lovely bloke too.

3 months ago 1 0 1 0

Not saying it’s not still a LOT of money, but over 60% of that will go on tax, and expenses etc. I’m pretty sure however he’s making good money doing exhibitions and appearances as well so - tiny violin.

3 months ago 0 0 1 0

He’s special. But they don’t all survive the tour. So let’s see if he can keep his head.

3 months ago 0 0 0 0

Could have said the same thing about MVG at one point. Remember the Rob Cross hype? The extraordinary thing about Taylor was his longevity. Littler has to show staying power in my book.

3 months ago 0 0 1 0
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I bet FIFA feel pretty stupid right now.

3 months ago 0 0 0 0

There are odd days I miss my years working on Sky Darts. Then I thought “I could have just spent 4 hours making a Ryan Searle promo” and I calmed down.

3 months ago 0 0 0 0

Had a disgusting reply to this which led to me blocking someone here for the first time. Once again your perceived dislike for a team, or love of another driver should not be a factor in how you feel about this. I’m sick of the online discourse around a bloody sport.

3 months ago 2 0 1 0

if I’m honest that any of this is ANYONE’s business except theirs. But people will make it about the sport when it isn’t. I made sacrifices for my job in sport and F1 I regret now my sons are grown. We ask too much of people who travel and work generally. More so in F1 than is reasonable. Rant ends

3 months ago 2 0 0 0

everyone in F1. It’s almost like you can’t say it because “you’re lucky to work in it”. And seriously - fuck anyone who says that. How dare you presume to choose what someone should or should not do with their lives because of your favourite driver? Yes I’m a bit angry today and heartbroken

3 months ago 2 0 1 0

Whilst F1 news is full of rumours and angry comments about a certain race engineer going to Aston Martin, the same man (one of the nicest and most private people I’ve ever met) has been through every dad and husband’s worst nightmare. I have spoken before about the toll the F1 life takes on

3 months ago 11 2 2 1

Love it when the realities of broadcast workflows gets in the way of censorship. Willing to bet that’s now the most viewed segment in 60 minutes history.

3 months ago 0 0 0 0
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Made by Richard’s son Linus. He’s been working on it for years.

4 months ago 0 0 0 0

Then keep it to sports where it matters is the answer surely? Not trying to be an arse about it, but it has to mean something otherwise what’s the point? It genuinely feels like something from the 1980’s to me.

4 months ago 0 0 1 0

Nonetheless I doubt a single one of the candidates could care less.

4 months ago 0 0 1 0

I struggle to think of any award with less relevance than SPOTY in 2025. Apart from the FIFA peace prize.

It’s like winning a Blockbuster Award.

4 months ago 0 0 1 0

MBS is the person most likely to give Trump a peace award next isn’t he?

4 months ago 1 0 0 0

Bloody woke fonts.

4 months ago 1 0 0 0