The Pin is mightier than the sword
@putdorianedown.bsky.social
Endurance racing, Formula E, feeder series. Occasionally F1. Doriane Pin fan account. Statistician by day, sometimes it shows up here too.
Pinned
Who is Doriane Pin, what's she done and why does she have a large fanbase for a struggling FRegional driver? A career retrospective and driver evangelism 🧵. Simple answer: she's a French racing driver; the first thing you'll notice is she's tiny - short enough she had to delay karting by a year.
The interesting part of this is that when Mercedes set up Affalterbach Racing, their intention was to part-acquire HWA. So _something_ changed at boardroom level, I guess? www.dailysportscar.com/2024/07/25/a...
December 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The interesting part of this is that when Mercedes set up Affalterbach Racing, their intention was to part-acquire HWA. So _something_ changed at boardroom level, I guess? www.dailysportscar.com/2024/07/25/a...
F1 car with marbling effects turns out to actually be really good. (I did not pay attention to Williams's fan poll thing).
Williams have revealed the winner of the poll to choose their livery for pre-season testing next year.
#F1
#F1
December 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
F1 car with marbling effects turns out to actually be really good. (I did not pay attention to Williams's fan poll thing).
VERY MUCH THIS. (One of the things that bugs me about the WEC "Revelation of the Year" award is that this year's revelation was extremely obviously Jaubert, but because it's a WEC-only award he didn't qualify and Eduardo Barrichello seemed like a "well I guess nobody really stood out so OK" choice.)
In its first end-of-season award, Sportscar365's staff has selected IDEC Sport European Le Mans Series race winner turned newly minted Genesis Magma Racing factory driver Mathys Jaubert as its rookie of the year.
Sportscar365’s Rookie of the Year
Sportscar365 staff selects Mathys Jaubert as its 2025 Rookie of the Year…
sportscar365.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
VERY MUCH THIS. (One of the things that bugs me about the WEC "Revelation of the Year" award is that this year's revelation was extremely obviously Jaubert, but because it's a WEC-only award he didn't qualify and Eduardo Barrichello seemed like a "well I guess nobody really stood out so OK" choice.)
The FIA's entry list also reveals a COLOSSAL ISSUE on which the TEAMS ARE SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE!
Namely, McLaren, Williams, Haas and Audi call themselves an "F1 Team", while Mercedes, Racing Bulls, Aston Martin and Alpine use "Formula One Team", and Cadillac idiosyncratically use "Formula 1 team".
Namely, McLaren, Williams, Haas and Audi call themselves an "F1 Team", while Mercedes, Racing Bulls, Aston Martin and Alpine use "Formula One Team", and Cadillac idiosyncratically use "Formula 1 team".
December 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The FIA's entry list also reveals a COLOSSAL ISSUE on which the TEAMS ARE SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE!
Namely, McLaren, Williams, Haas and Audi call themselves an "F1 Team", while Mercedes, Racing Bulls, Aston Martin and Alpine use "Formula One Team", and Cadillac idiosyncratically use "Formula 1 team".
Namely, McLaren, Williams, Haas and Audi call themselves an "F1 Team", while Mercedes, Racing Bulls, Aston Martin and Alpine use "Formula One Team", and Cadillac idiosyncratically use "Formula 1 team".
All about 30 seconds behind the stream the rest of the world gets, if Discord conversations from previous years' events are anything to go by...
NBC Sports will present more than 160 hours of IMSA coverage next year, headlined by the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, across NBC, Peacock, and NBCSN.
NBC Sports to Present 160+ Hours of IMSA Coverage in 2026
2026 schedule on NBC features Rolex 24 at Daytona, Battle on the Bricks, Petit Le Mans and more...
sportscar365.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
All about 30 seconds behind the stream the rest of the world gets, if Discord conversations from previous years' events are anything to go by...
BMW if you don't sort out a Mini sponsorship for Haas's F1A driver Kaylee Countryman I will not be impressed.
December 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BMW if you don't sort out a Mini sponsorship for Haas's F1A driver Kaylee Countryman I will not be impressed.
Reposted by The Pin is mightier than the sword
Motorsports Bluesky fam, let's all give our biggest thanks to @chipganassiracing.bsky.social for not forgetting that we exist here on Bluesky and interacting here. 🤗
a little girl is sitting on a couch with her arms in the air and says we love you .
ALT: a little girl is sitting on a couch with her arms in the air and says we love you .
media.tenor.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Motorsports Bluesky fam, let's all give our biggest thanks to @chipganassiracing.bsky.social for not forgetting that we exist here on Bluesky and interacting here. 🤗
Quick notes: no Iron Dames as foretold. Also no Doriane Pin in LMP2 as all the Silver slots are full. Richard Verschoor in LMP2 suggests he's a future McLaren Hypercar driver.
December 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Quick notes: no Iron Dames as foretold. Also no Doriane Pin in LMP2 as all the Silver slots are full. Richard Verschoor in LMP2 suggests he's a future McLaren Hypercar driver.
#91: Cottingham/Boguslavskiy/Güven
#92: Shahin/Pera/Lietz
Not sure what I think about those teams, the #92 looks pretty strong whereas the #91 seems fairly uneven. Could be good but Boguslavskiy hasn't impressed yet and who knows how good Güven is in endurance races (though probably very).
#92: Shahin/Pera/Lietz
Not sure what I think about those teams, the #92 looks pretty strong whereas the #91 seems fairly uneven. Could be good but Boguslavskiy hasn't impressed yet and who knows how good Güven is in endurance races (though probably very).
Manthey Racing boucle ses deux équipages LMGT3 pour le WEC 2026, avec des têtes bien connues de la catégorie
#WEC
www.endurance-info.com/auto/article...
#WEC
www.endurance-info.com/auto/article...
Manthey Racing officialise ses équpages 2026
Endurance-Info couvre les championnats majeurs d’Endurance à travers le monde depuis 2006. Devenue une référence dans le milieu, Endurance-Info ne cesse d’être au coeur des acteurs de la discipline po...
www.endurance-info.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
#91: Cottingham/Boguslavskiy/Güven
#92: Shahin/Pera/Lietz
Not sure what I think about those teams, the #92 looks pretty strong whereas the #91 seems fairly uneven. Could be good but Boguslavskiy hasn't impressed yet and who knows how good Güven is in endurance races (though probably very).
#92: Shahin/Pera/Lietz
Not sure what I think about those teams, the #92 looks pretty strong whereas the #91 seems fairly uneven. Could be good but Boguslavskiy hasn't impressed yet and who knows how good Güven is in endurance races (though probably very).
Bluesky if I had friends who were interested in motorsport I wouldn't need you.
v1.112 is live!
We’re launching Find Friends, a contact import feature that helps you find people you know on Bluesky.
Try it! In the mobile app, go to Settings → Find friends from contacts.
Read how we took a more secure approach to this than other platforms: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’re launching Find Friends, a contact import feature that helps you find people you know on Bluesky.
Try it! In the mobile app, go to Settings → Find friends from contacts.
Read how we took a more secure approach to this than other platforms: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
December 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Bluesky if I had friends who were interested in motorsport I wouldn't need you.
Are McLaren still sponsored by Johnnie Walker? I'm forseeing some terrible "single Malthe" punning in 2027...
December 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Are McLaren still sponsored by Johnnie Walker? I'm forseeing some terrible "single Malthe" punning in 2027...
I think this is the first time ever I've seen even Formula Scout not managing to be nice about a driver when they've been announced. That is...an achievement, of sorts, I suppose. Might be the only one Lacorte has managed this year.
Alpine #F1 junior Niko Lacorte has kept his FIA #F3 seat with DAMS for 2026, having come a points-free 33rd in the standings this year and picked up a race ban:
formulascout.com/niko-lacorte...
formulascout.com/niko-lacorte...
Niko Lacorte keeps his DAMS seat in FIA F3 for a second season - Formula Scout
Italian teenager Niko Lacorte has kept his DAMS seat in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for a second season.
formulascout.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I think this is the first time ever I've seen even Formula Scout not managing to be nice about a driver when they've been announced. That is...an achievement, of sorts, I suppose. Might be the only one Lacorte has managed this year.
Reposted by The Pin is mightier than the sword
This won't create a rumour or anything about where Verstappen will be in 2027 in F1. Not at all.
👀 2026 VERSTAPPEN PROGRAM TAKING SHAPE: Verstappen·com Racing are expected to switch from Aston Martin to Mercedes-AMG in the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS. Jules Gounon and Dani Juncadella are rumored to be part of a Pro class effort.
📸 SRO/JEP | #GTWorldEurope
📸 SRO/JEP | #GTWorldEurope
December 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
This won't create a rumour or anything about where Verstappen will be in 2027 in F1. Not at all.
And finally on the Portimao topic, two onboards for you. Usefully, F1 put up the onboard from Hamilton's pole lap in 2020. But it's from the high-mounted camera, which I feel always minimises the elevation change: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFZp...
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
And finally on the Portimao topic, two onboards for you. Usefully, F1 put up the onboard from Hamilton's pole lap in 2020. But it's from the high-mounted camera, which I feel always minimises the elevation change: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFZp...
From a racing standpoint, Portimao is probably better for slightly slower cars - it'll be amazing if F3 goes there - but will be great for spectacle in F1 and still likely a decent race. From a practical standpoint, we've replaced the easiest track in the calendar to get to with one of the hardest.
December 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
From a racing standpoint, Portimao is probably better for slightly slower cars - it'll be amazing if F3 goes there - but will be great for spectacle in F1 and still likely a decent race. From a practical standpoint, we've replaced the easiest track in the calendar to get to with one of the hardest.
I love this picture the Beeb have found to announce Portimao's return, it looks like total chaos has broken out at T1 (it's actually just foreshortening caused by the track dropping into T1 but bouncing back up a bit before you turn in).
Overall opinions? Well it'll be better than Zandvoort.
Overall opinions? Well it'll be better than Zandvoort.
Portugese Grand Prix to return to F1 calendar in 2027 and 2028 - BBC Sport www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formul...
Portugese Grand Prix to return to F1 calendar in 2027 and 2028
Portugal will return to the F1 calendar in 2027 and 2028, with a race held at the Algarve International Circuit near Portimao.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I love this picture the Beeb have found to announce Portimao's return, it looks like total chaos has broken out at T1 (it's actually just foreshortening caused by the track dropping into T1 but bouncing back up a bit before you turn in).
Overall opinions? Well it'll be better than Zandvoort.
Overall opinions? Well it'll be better than Zandvoort.
For reference and definitely NOT for any other reason, the WEC entries who've not announced their silvers yet (as far as I can tell) are Aston Martin/Heart of Racing, Lexus/Akkodis ASP, and Porsche/Manthey.
December 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
For reference and definitely NOT for any other reason, the WEC entries who've not announced their silvers yet (as far as I can tell) are Aston Martin/Heart of Racing, Lexus/Akkodis ASP, and Porsche/Manthey.
Observations:
1) With Malthe Jakobsen off to McLaren, Peugeot are a) French, b) could do with a young driver to fill in a gap in 2027 and c) not a segment competitor to Mercedes
2) Both the Mercedes WEC slots at Silver are full (Doriane is better than both of them, or was once, at any rate)
1) With Malthe Jakobsen off to McLaren, Peugeot are a) French, b) could do with a young driver to fill in a gap in 2027 and c) not a segment competitor to Mercedes
2) Both the Mercedes WEC slots at Silver are full (Doriane is better than both of them, or was once, at any rate)
Doriane Pin 🇫🇷 révèle à Canal+ les premiers indices de son programme 2026 : visiblement le retour à ses premières amours, l'endurance et les 24 Heures du Mans !
Pas plus de précisions, l'Hypercar en projet (mais pas de place pour 2026), donc un retour en GT3 on imagine.
Pas plus de précisions, l'Hypercar en projet (mais pas de place pour 2026), donc un retour en GT3 on imagine.
December 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Observations:
1) With Malthe Jakobsen off to McLaren, Peugeot are a) French, b) could do with a young driver to fill in a gap in 2027 and c) not a segment competitor to Mercedes
2) Both the Mercedes WEC slots at Silver are full (Doriane is better than both of them, or was once, at any rate)
1) With Malthe Jakobsen off to McLaren, Peugeot are a) French, b) could do with a young driver to fill in a gap in 2027 and c) not a segment competitor to Mercedes
2) Both the Mercedes WEC slots at Silver are full (Doriane is better than both of them, or was once, at any rate)
The thing is I _want_ to watch more of the Asian Le Mans Series but I kind of _have_ to finish my Christmas shopping...
December 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The thing is I _want_ to watch more of the Asian Le Mans Series but I kind of _have_ to finish my Christmas shopping...
I love this, Luke Browning interviewing the way he drives. Remembering slightly too late he's not supposed to (in this case) confirm he's driving for Kondo next year and almost recovers it, but then compounds his mistake and gives it away anyway
December 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I love this, Luke Browning interviewing the way he drives. Remembering slightly too late he's not supposed to (in this case) confirm he's driving for Kondo next year and almost recovers it, but then compounds his mistake and gives it away anyway
I feel, previous supplier, that if you went bust making it your sustainable fuel may not have been that sustainable. Since you weren't able to sustain production of it. You know.
FRegional Oceania will continue using sustainable fuel by entering a deal with FU3L for 2026 after its previous supplier entered administration:
formulascout.com/fregional-oc...
formulascout.com/fregional-oc...
FRegional Oceania brings in new fuel firm after old supplier goes bust - Formula Scout
Formula Regional Oceania has announced it is going to change its sustainable fuel supplier for the 2026 season.
formulascout.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I feel, previous supplier, that if you went bust making it your sustainable fuel may not have been that sustainable. Since you weren't able to sustain production of it. You know.
As I think most of you are aware Formula E's management have (always had) a fairly loose relationship with the truth. This is a good example. Jeff Dodds says "very small" gap to F1 and "10 seconds a lap faster than Gen3". Well, 10s/lap faster than Gen3 at Monaco is still outside F1's 107% time.
Formula E predicts “very small” performance gap to F1 with Gen4#FormulaE
Formula E predicts “very small” performance gap to F1 with Gen4
Formula E’s Gen4 car which was unveiled last month represents a major step forward across every performance parameter for when it makes its debut in the 2026/27 campaign.<br>The all-electric series predicts it will deliver 600kW of power - over 800hp - marking a substantial increase over current cars, with the Gen3 Evo peaking at 350kW (469hp).<br>The Gen4 package will also introduce permanent
www.autosport.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
As I think most of you are aware Formula E's management have (always had) a fairly loose relationship with the truth. This is a good example. Jeff Dodds says "very small" gap to F1 and "10 seconds a lap faster than Gen3". Well, 10s/lap faster than Gen3 at Monaco is still outside F1's 107% time.
Peugeot, if you actually thought this providing improved driving control you'd be putting it on the 9X8. Given that you aren't doing that....why?
Finally, what we've all been asking for at long last is here: a steering wheel designed by someone who is not a human being, and has never driven a car.
www.carscoops.com/2025/12/this...
www.carscoops.com/2025/12/this...
This Stellantis Brand Is Quietly Preparing Its Most Radical Steering Wheel Yet for Production | Carscoops
The Hypersquare steering wheel and steer-by-wire technology are headed for a production car soon, as Peugeot begins early prototype testing
www.carscoops.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Peugeot, if you actually thought this providing improved driving control you'd be putting it on the 9X8. Given that you aren't doing that....why?
That was fun! Don't think I'm going to wake up to watch the race live (it'd be 5am) my sleep schedule is already bad.
December 13, 2025 at 2:29 AM
That was fun! Don't think I'm going to wake up to watch the race live (it'd be 5am) my sleep schedule is already bad.
Hopefully those battle cats are equipped with all-terrain vehicles
December 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Hopefully those battle cats are equipped with all-terrain vehicles