Ben Holmes
@benholmes.bsky.social
25 years working in F1 and TV for reasons that currently escape me. I made that thing you saw once. Proud recipient of 3/1000th of a BAFTA. All opinions are personal, that’s what opinions are.
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.
February 8, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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.
F1 accidentally making timing data available at the start of a secret test and only shutting it down at lunchtime is peak F1.
January 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
F1 accidentally making timing data available at the start of a secret test and only shutting it down at lunchtime is peak F1.
I bet FIFA feel pretty stupid right now.
January 3, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I bet FIFA feel pretty stupid right now.
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.
December 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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.
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.
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
December 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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.
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
December 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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
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.
December 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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.
MBS is the person most likely to give Trump a peace award next isn’t he?
December 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
MBS is the person most likely to give Trump a peace award next isn’t he?
Bloody woke fonts.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Bloody woke fonts.
So farewell then Helmut. No one will miss him on a personal level, and many will be relieved he’s gone to put it mildly. The question is will Austria now replace him with a racer? Or corporate the team into the ground?
December 9, 2025 at 8:18 AM
So farewell then Helmut. No one will miss him on a personal level, and many will be relieved he’s gone to put it mildly. The question is will Austria now replace him with a racer? Or corporate the team into the ground?
One more F1 post for the year: I had the pleasure of working with the Sky F1 team again this year, and thought today’s show was great. I cannot emphasise enough how a relatively small team is put so much effort into so much TV. Easy to sit on your sofa and criticise but it’s hard and they CARE.
December 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
One more F1 post for the year: I had the pleasure of working with the Sky F1 team again this year, and thought today’s show was great. I cannot emphasise enough how a relatively small team is put so much effort into so much TV. Easy to sit on your sofa and criticise but it’s hard and they CARE.
Spent the last couple of hours putting the tree up and playing Christmas songs. Love F1 and my job, but by god I’m glad it’s over. Spare a thought for teams now having to pivot to launches and testing before the short Christmas break. It does not stop…
December 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Spent the last couple of hours putting the tree up and playing Christmas songs. Love F1 and my job, but by god I’m glad it’s over. Spare a thought for teams now having to pivot to launches and testing before the short Christmas break. It does not stop…
A different type of championship won by a different type of driver. Well done Lando.
December 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A different type of championship won by a different type of driver. Well done Lando.
Why is there no Ted’s notebook from Quali? It’s not on now, and I don’t have one either recorded or available to watch. Seems odd.
December 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Why is there no Ted’s notebook from Quali? It’s not on now, and I don’t have one either recorded or available to watch. Seems odd.
We’ve reached peak English protest. Did they think the monarchy would (cough) crumble as well?
Tower of London closes after apple crumble thrown on crown jewels display
Tower of London closes after apple crumble thrown on crown jewels display
Four people arrested after apparent protest against UK inequality claimed by civil-resistance group Take Back Power
The Tower of London has been closed to visitors on a busy Saturday after food was thrown at a display case containing the crown jewels in an apparent protest against inequality in the UK.
Four people were arrested after the action, which was claimed by Take Back Power – a self-described new non-violent civil-resistance group. It said custard and apple crumble was flung at the case, which contained the imperial state crown. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
We’ve reached peak English protest. Did they think the monarchy would (cough) crumble as well?
I’m not sure people have grasped how much F1 will change next year. Having had the opportunity to speak to someone who’s driven a 2026 car in the sim, it’s going to be seriously different. My main takeaways - more variety from track to track, and many different strategies for deployment on laps
December 6, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I’m not sure people have grasped how much F1 will change next year. Having had the opportunity to speak to someone who’s driven a 2026 car in the sim, it’s going to be seriously different. My main takeaways - more variety from track to track, and many different strategies for deployment on laps
Absolutely world class trolling putting Hannah up on the podium. Not the slightest doubt in that. Absolutely the best thing about close ends of seasons #F1
November 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Absolutely world class trolling putting Hannah up on the podium. Not the slightest doubt in that. Absolutely the best thing about close ends of seasons #F1
It’s an unfortunate side effect of working hard at street tracks to bring the cameras closer, that when we move to an open track like Qatar the cars look like they’re moving at half speed… #F1threads
November 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It’s an unfortunate side effect of working hard at street tracks to bring the cameras closer, that when we move to an open track like Qatar the cars look like they’re moving at half speed… #F1threads
Just Pirelli causally lobbing a hand grenade into the title fight
New concerns over #F1's tyres emerged after the first day of running in Qatar.
Pirelli discovered cuts in the surfaces which it believes were caused by the new gravel traps installed at the track.
It has increased the minimum pressures for all tyres.
More: www.racefans.net/2025/11/28/n...
#F1
Pirelli discovered cuts in the surfaces which it believes were caused by the new gravel traps installed at the track.
It has increased the minimum pressures for all tyres.
More: www.racefans.net/2025/11/28/n...
#F1
New concern over tyres at Qatar GP as Pirelli discovers cuts after practice
Pirelli has increased the minimum pressure for its tyres after discovering cuts to the rubber after the first day of practice in Losail.
www.racefans.net
November 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Just Pirelli causally lobbing a hand grenade into the title fight
I know it’s vaguely exciting and all that but dear god I am not ready for another F1 race this weekend. Like it’s a bit depressing that at this point in the season you just want it to be over, and there’s another media day tomorrow. Make it stop.
November 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I know it’s vaguely exciting and all that but dear god I am not ready for another F1 race this weekend. Like it’s a bit depressing that at this point in the season you just want it to be over, and there’s another media day tomorrow. Make it stop.
Chuckles inwardly at all the Horner rumours surfacing just before Newey is announced as Team Principal at AM F1. Top level shithousery all round.
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Chuckles inwardly at all the Horner rumours surfacing just before Newey is announced as Team Principal at AM F1. Top level shithousery all round.
In the post-Vegas F1 update no one asked for, it’s a glorious sunny day on the Strip, much brighter and warmer than it’s been all week. Also the hotel we’re in is much busier than it was over the weekend with check-in’s. Fair to say the shine has come off this race.
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
In the post-Vegas F1 update no one asked for, it’s a glorious sunny day on the Strip, much brighter and warmer than it’s been all week. Also the hotel we’re in is much busier than it was over the weekend with check-in’s. Fair to say the shine has come off this race.
75% chance Lando breaks this.
Ken Ozawa grew up in Las Vegas.
So when F1 tasked him to design the Grand Prix trophy, he knew it had to capture the city's dual nature: a neon metropolis rising from desert sandstone.
So when F1 tasked him to design the Grand Prix trophy, he knew it had to capture the city's dual nature: a neon metropolis rising from desert sandstone.
November 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
75% chance Lando breaks this.
This is my second year in Vegas for the F1. Anecdotally for a race day it seems a lot quieter. The expense of Vegas snd the inconvenience of getting a round a town split in two by a race track has meant the novelty of the event has worn off I think.
November 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This is my second year in Vegas for the F1. Anecdotally for a race day it seems a lot quieter. The expense of Vegas snd the inconvenience of getting a round a town split in two by a race track has meant the novelty of the event has worn off I think.