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Endurance racing, Formula E, feeder series. Occasionally F1. Doriane Pin fan account. Statistician by day, sometimes it shows up here too.

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · Nov 14

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.

Doriane and her first kart, from 2013. Photo: dorianepin.com

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 9m

I trust this clears things up.

The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 9m

Peugeot:
IN: Vandoorne (from Genesis), Cassidy, Pourchaire
OUT: Vandoorne (to Genesis), Jensen (to McLaren), Vergne
PROBABLY OUT BUT NEXT YEAR: Jakobsen (to McLaren)

The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 29m

Vandoorne left for Genesis, fell out with Genesis because they didn't want him to do FE, and returned to Peugeot who don't mind his reserve role at Jaguar. Peugeot had a space because JEV decided that FE and developing the new Peugeot hypercar was enough work without also doing WEC.

The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 10h

Thinking about it FRECA has also done this just be ending its association with Alpine. 2026 will be a good year for daft acronym enjoyers.

The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 10h

I'm definitely a fan of FRMET and FROT having picked up the new trophy format since they were both pretty short series anyway, but I'm also impressed that by doing so they've managed to somehow make their acronyms sillier which I thought was impossible for any Formula Regional series.

Formula Scout @formulascout.bsky.social · 10h

FRegional Middle East will race in Qatar again in 2026 as it switches from championship to regional trophy status, with F4 Middle East doing the same and reviving its old F4 UAE name as its sister trophy series continues:
formulascout.com/fregional-mi...

FRegional Middle East to race in Qatar again as F4 UAE revives old name - Formula Scout

FRegional Middle East will race in Qatar next season, while F4 Middle East will do the same but revert to being F4 United Arab Emirates.

formulascout.com

The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 19h

Kirkwooooooooooood (he's been extended right)

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Sportscar365 @sportscar365.com · 21h

TF Sport and Corvette have inked a two-year contract extension that will see the British squad continue to campaign Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs in the FIA World Endurance Championship as well as other series.

TF Sport, Corvette Ink Two-Year Contract Extension

British squad to continue operating Corvette's LMGT3 entries through at least 2027 season...

sportscar365.com

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 21h

That's not the car that's leaving!

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 21h

There were no aero changes which is why I haven't included that bit. Yes, the BMW still has to be run 5mm higher than all the other cars.

The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 21h

Bahrain GT3 BoP table. Don't look, @justjoshingf1.bsky.social. After adding another lap to the stints at Fuji we've removed it again, apparently. The ACO giveth, etc. Maybe Valentino Rossi will finally manage to win a WEC race? BMW seem to have been given a not-really-needed break here....

GT3 class BoP table for the 8 hours of Bahrain, I recommend https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/wec_2025_d47_lmgt3_bop_31102025.pdf for something compatible with screen readers

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 21h

I'm not sure who this favours for the race, though Toyota were very strong here last year when the car wasn't breaking down and they've finally caught a break, so maybe them. Probably Ferrari for the title though, which would not be very deserved but [insert Porsche rant here].

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 21h

Bahrain BoP tables have been released. I am...confused? The Fuji BoP was pretty decent, with everyone looking dangerous at different points. This looks like a lot of fiddling given that. The circuit parameters for some reason make ACO think low/high speed profile is almost inverted compared to Fuji?

Hypercar BoP table for the 8 Hours of Bahrain. I recommend using https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/wec_2025_d46_hypercar_bop_31102025.pdf if you want a machine-readable version.

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 1d

I'm just glad there wasn't a race in any of the series I watch in the US in the week between American DST and European DST...

The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 1d

(I do think F1 should stop being such stick-in-the-muds and let teams change two tyres at a stop, run C4s on one side and C1s on the other and anything else they want to though. WEC does it and the world has not ended yet).

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 1d

oh yeah McLaren trying to change four tyres and accidentally only changing two is definitely a possibility.

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 1d

If McLaren only change two tyres on his car they are definitely cheating

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 1d

Because NASCAR is thinking about moving away from artificial gimmicks that make the racing worse so conservation of dumbassery requires another series to think about implementing them?

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 1d

I have to admit to complete bafflement about how they did this at Monaco, it made the racing worse and most people hated it, and as a result it's....on the agenda for widespread adoption? Because, idk, evidence is passé or something these days? Because people _talked_ about how bad it was?

PlanetF1 @planetf1com.bsky.social · 1d

Mandatory two-stop races could be on the way in 2026, PF1 understands.

www.planetf1.com/news/f1-mand...

Push for F1 two-stop rule change amid controversial new plan

There is a desire to introduce mandatory two-stop races into F1 as soon as next season.

www.planetf1.com

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 2d

Hopefully nobody said anything super insightful last night because I gave up scrolling through all the baseballposting around what I'm guessing was the point where it went to extra innings.

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Luke @luke.turningfortune.com · 2d

All has been revealed

Post:

On his IG, @pkligerman revealed saying something is "as fast as XFinity internet" pays $600 per mention.

Seems like it's been a fun program for the drivers.
Good run, @XfinityRacing

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 2d

In terms of making bad choices yes, in terms of likelihood of admitting to it, not so much.

The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 2d

Sadly I feel like the best candidate for doing this would be Lando Norris but he doesn't actually make bad life choices beyond the cumulative effect of being too risk averse.

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 2d

"I've faced a lot of adversity, mostly due to my habit of making absolutely terrible life choices" # things no racing driver has ever said but if one did I would be a fan for life

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 3d

Dunne probably won't have enough points for a Superlicence unless the last two rounds go pretty well for him.

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 3d

You'd think Lawson's baseball cap was his race number but actually it's a reminder to Helmut Marko of how many points Lindblad has scored in F2 since Barcelona.

PlanetF1 @planetf1com.bsky.social · 3d

Four main contenders as we understand it for three seats in the Red Bull stable.

How will both teams look in 2026?

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