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James

@joc1991.bsky.social

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F1 and IndyCar writer for pitdebrief.com. 33. Irish. I watch way too many sports. Kimi Räikkonen and Mika Häkkinen fan. #MentalHealthMatters

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James

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Max Verstappen absolutely loved saying "another one" about McLaren's latest fumble 😂

November 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM

James

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If McLaren somehow lose the #F1 Drivers' Championship to Max Verstappen, this radio message from Joseph will still haunt them long when we're gone.

Lando Norris: "We should've just followed him [Verstappen] in, no?"

Norris continued: "If we knew the car ahead was staying out"

Will Joseph, Norris' race engineer: "They have lost all of their flexibility for the remainder of the race"

November 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM

James

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😂

George Russell radio message: "I'm smelling a lot of wood."

November 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM

James

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'Oh look at us, we're so funny.'

Yes, yes you are Mr. Antonelli and Mr. Bearman

Q: Kimi, which circuits come alive in a Formula 1 car?

KA: I think most of them. I was very impressed with Monaco, by how quick you could go around with an F1 car — that’s one of them. Also, Barcelona was pretty special with the F1. I mean, getting the last corner flat in qualifying is pretty incredible. You wouldn’t think to do that, and you wouldn’t want to do that in an F2 car because otherwise you end up in the grandstand — with the spectators.

OB: In the city centre.

November 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM

James

@joc1991.bsky.social

Bravery is writing this out and pressing send to a bunch of Ferrari fans. James the comedian strikes again.

"They lift the pit wall to the coast in solidarity with their drivers."

November 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM

James

@joc1991.bsky.social

This is genuinely up there with the press release of Lewis Hamilton joining Ferrari. What a shock to open to, haha.

Adrian Newey will take on the role of team principal from 2026 at Aston Martin.

November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM

James

@joc1991.bsky.social

Ted Kravitz, are you alright?????

This is a crazy crash out 💀

Felt like he was a second away from saying what a waste of time it was to breathe as well or something!

November 26, 2025 at 5:57 AM

James

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I don't want to bombard the timeline with multiple posts, so I'll create a note instead 😂

First of all, you're remarkably brave for your honesty about your struggles. Let me be clear: mental illness is very much real and don't let anybody ever make you feel that it's not. Don't be ashamed of it either. It can strike anyone at any time, just like a physical illness. It sucks but is very much a common thing in life.

Your family loves you. You might feel like a burden but don't ever give up. You're not a burden. The people who truly love and care about you will never give up on you, even in the toughest times. Be thankful to them but don't feel like they would want you gone or something. That is clearly not the case. Even then, always fight for yourself.

It is exhausting fighting your brain and managing illnesses, there is no doubt about that. But you're still here and not giving up. Give yourself credit for that. Every day.

To be going to therapy and trying to fix yourself shows a lot of courage. It might take months or even years to feel better, but I really hope you get there one day. You're acknowledging your struggles which is huge. Keep fighting and don't let it beat you 💪🏻

November 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM

James

@joc1991.bsky.social

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Jenson Button liking this on Instagram. Sensational stuff 😂

"You seemed really happy with Bernie
on the Sky Sports team. I hope they
don't pair you again with Danica next
year"
A reply to a comment under Jenson Button's Las Vegas post. He liked the comment.

November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM

James

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If you told me after China this would have happened, I would have laughed with you. What China took away, Las Vegas gave back to me 😁

I had to take a risk to have any chance of P1. So I decided to ditch McLaren for this weekend. Talk about hitting the lottery.

Overall score in a Bluesky F1 Fantasy league. I am leading with 4675, 38 points ahead of P2.

Top scorer for the Las Vegas round in a Bluesky F1 Fantasy league. I bagged 245 points, three more than second.

November 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM

James

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A Finnish sports magazine/website interviewed me in 2019 because of how big a Kimi Räikkönen fan I was 😂 So seeing myself in said magazine with my words put in the Finnish language was absolutely surreal.

Finnish magazine IL Urheilu. It features Kimi Räikkönen on the front of it.

A photo of me in the IL Urheilu magazine as part of an interview I did.

November 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM

James

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Outrageous save by Charles Leclerc in Q1. One of the best you'll see in the wet in #F1.

Engine briefly cut out as well 🤯

🎥 FOM

November 22, 2025 at 4:33 AM

James

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@aistray.bsky.social Tá fáilte romhat

FP3
- Track was damp so everyone went out on inters, Hamilton, Antonelli, Norris, Russell and Piastri was the top 5 on that tyre at the halfway point of the session, Hamilton and the McLarens looked the best on that tyre
- McLaren first out on dries but a few minutes too early
- Verstappen and the Ferraris swapped the best times initially on the softs, Russell joined in at one stage
- Norris had gone purple in the middle sector but boxed as his car was seemingly unsafe; no telemetry for Piastri and he had to box before the end as well as the track continued to dry out
- Verstappen very fast but had to take to the run-off at turn 12 on his last lap, Russell P1
- A lot of lock ups at the end, impossible to know the pecking order. McLaren P19 and P20 but obviously wait out of position

November 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM

James

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Another day, another Max Verstappen victory

A screenshot featuring Max Verstappen.

The text says 'top 3 athletes you enjoy watching'. For 1) he says Marc Marquez

November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM

James

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What in the utter carnage is this scorecard

First Ashes test. England all-out for 172. Australia 123/9 at the end of day 1.

November 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM

James

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@aistray.bsky.social @ebelila.writes.fyi You won by missing FP2

FP1
- Ferrari, Red Bull (including Tsunoda in P3!) and Williams very quick
- McLaren clearly a step behind them + struggling to get laps in as the car was tricky to drive; Norris clipped the wall at one point
- Mercedes looking a step behind as well
- Gasly impressive despite only getting P13
- A few drivers were obsessed with the run-off aside from Norris; Bortoleto, Bearman and Albon especially
- Massive track evolution thanks to the dust

FP2
- Ferrari, Norris, Verstappen, Russell all fast on the mediums, Gasly inside the top 6 and very impressive; Piastri and Tsunoda a step behind their teammates; both Williams cars in the top 10 at that point again
- Leclerc narrowly avoided a touch with the barriers at turn 9
- Potential loose manhole cover between turns 16 and turn 17, a delay of over 10 minutes
- Leclerc broke down at turn 5 with an issue
- Norris fastest but hugely unrepresentative as a lot of the big guns did not get a lap in on softs
- Second red flag again at the end for an issue with the track

November 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM

James

@joc1991.bsky.social

“Why does always something bad happen to Charles and not George”

This guy kills me with laughter almost every single time 😂😂😂 The Irish are clearly the funniest 😌