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Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · 1d

That’s so freaking cool

Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · 24d

The McLaren fairytale crumbles beneath the castle walls…
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The McLaren fairytale crumbles beneath the castle walls (2025 Azerbaijan GP debrief)

YouTube video by Fresh Rubber

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Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Sep 5

#F1 boffins, can you help me understand something?

Since 2014 drivers choose a permanent race number for their career. So who can explain this?

Paul Aron drove in FP1 for #Sauber at the #HungarianGP under number 97. Then he drove in FP1 for #AlpineF1 at the #ItalianGP under number 61. 🤔

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Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Aug 28

Ricciardo’s made his position clear on motorsports: he’s retired! No matter how many of us want him back :)

Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Aug 15

So Piastri hasn’t had the perfect season (off track in Melbourne, crashing in practice in Monaco, that Silverstone penalty), but he’s managed to score points in every round.

In fact he’s currently on a 32 race point-scoring streak, which also happens to be the 4th longest in f1 history. Impressive

Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Aug 15

Oof

Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Aug 15

The “European Hill Climb GP”

Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Jul 17

@virtualstatman.bsky.social would love to get your view on this. Which year should we consider the first year of F1? Would you say 1946 or 1950?

Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Jul 16

There’s talk of Christian Horner heading to Alpine.
Given the Red Bull–Renault history and the move to Mercedes engines… really?

New short:
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#F1 #ChristianHorner #AlpineF1 #SillySeason

Christian Horner to Alpine? Let’s Be Serious… #formula1 #sillyseason

YouTube video by Fresh Rubber

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Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Jul 16

Seeing a field of LMP2 cars is quite underwhelming, so I support this concept!

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Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Jul 16

Weird. I’m using GPT-4 on pro subscription, in the browser (not API) and it frequently gets it wrong. Thanks for the tip!

Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Jul 13

You are on fire today, comedy gold

Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Jul 10

If Christian Horner becomes the next #AlpineF1 team principal, we could see Ricciardo back on the F1 grid…

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Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Jul 10

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Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Jul 8

I wonder if Sauber merch is suddenly flying off the shelves

Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Jul 7

That was a blast! Join us as we debrief on an epic #BritishGP, debating *that* penalty, whether Lando was always going to win and Hülkenberg’s long awaited podium
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Wet & Wild (2025 British Grand Prix debrief)

Podcast Episode · Fresh Rubber · 07/07/2025 · 45m

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Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Jul 7

It was so wholesome, watching Hülkenberg re-learn how to podium #BritishGP

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Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Jul 7

Conspiracy theory time: the stewards didn’t want to penalise max for overtaking under safety car restart conditions

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Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Jul 7

Lando “don’t f*ck it up” Norris 🤣

Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Jul 6

Ooof Alonso is not a happy bunny #britishGP

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Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Jul 6

Imagine fobbing off Nigel Mansell *and* Sir Jackie Stewart on a grid walk 🤣 #britishGP Martin Brundle is a treasure

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Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Jul 5

I got so frustrated with it that I demanded an explanation! GPT said it actually doesn’t know what day it is, but you can ask it to check each time 😅

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Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Jul 5

I’ve also found that GPT doesn’t know what the current time is, unless you explicitly prompt it to check external sources. I was trying to use it as a fancy kid chore tracker, but gave up on it because it kept logging task completion on the wrong day

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Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Jul 4

Very sad

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Jason McNel 🏁 @jasonmcnel.bsky.social · Jun 30

#AustrianGP race debrief just landed!

Lando stamped his dominance (remember Last Lap Lando?) and Oscar showed a rare glimpse of emotion on track.

Plenty to chew on before Silverstone 😎

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Papaya rules at the Red Bull Ring (2025 Austrian Grand Prix debrief)

Podcast Episode · Fresh Rubber · 30/06/2025 · 41m

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