Silverstone bound!

I might've found my next job. As a middle-aged motorsport fan, I'm a qualified gatekeeper... I've been told! 😄

I was fortunate today to pick up a second copy of Richard Williams' fantastic Richard Seaman bio. I recommend that you read anything & everything by Richard, and this is a fine place to start. So, if you'd like this book, just comment, and I'll draw a name and send it on. Thanks

A response to my timeline being full of motoring creators advertising finance commission reclaim companies.

There are people on my TV talking about F1 drivers outperforming their car.

Just grabbed a magazine from a file to check something. This advert took me back to @shelsleywalsh.bsky.social Classic Nostalgia.

What's the Ferris Bueller quote about life moving fast?! 🤯

On this day in 1935, probably the greatest giant-killing drive in Grand Prix history. Nuvolari faced-down the might of Unterturkheim and Chemnitz, and deafeated the lot of them... on the Nürburgring. youtu.be/jc5-yHACDdg

Another pointless F1 sprint race. 14 laps of nothing.

Some quick motorsport history for Friday evening. #BelgianGP #F1

Maybe because it's sprint quali, but I'm not feeling these F1 sessions.

A super, busy day at @shelsleywalsh.bsky.social – what a beautiful place to go motor racing! Thanks to all who stopped for a chat today, and those I missed, I'll catch you tomorrow morning.

Travels with @omologato.bsky.social

When your @morganmotorcompany.bsky.social factory tour coincides with an owners' club visit 🙌

Good morning, from a perfect summer day in Malvern, where the faithful are gathering at @morganmotorcompany.bsky.social

Just saw two Stanley steamers drive through Chipping Norton. Too cool!

Travels with @omologato.bsky.social

It was super to visit Sebring Works this morning, to hear the how & why of their bespoke electric sportscars. More to follow, but suffice to say, what they've achieved – and what they've planned – is fantastic.

My Fiat for the week 😎

Passport to Pimlico about to start on BBC2.

Meanwhile, in the curséd province... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hello, from a very messy office – where I'm moving along a couple of projects before I head to England next week. For company, I've just hit play on "Mille Miglia: The Movie" 😄

My opinion hasn't changed for months. This championship is between Piastri and Verstappen.

Here we go! Mixed feelings, having enjoyed 41 years of le Tour on C4 and ITV.

Super video by Jim, and what a great museum. I must visit Poland – lots of very fine reasons to do so, but mostly, 'because family history'.

Delighted & proud to contribute once again to the @mercedesamgf1team.bsky.social website. Today, the '55 #BritishGP. An historic 1-2-3-4 finish, a first championship #F1 win for Moss, and the question – did Stirling take the win or did Fangio gift it? www.mercedesamgf1.com/stories/a-gr...

Fabulous. No-one can match the history & heritage of Mercedes-Benz – no @f1tv.bsky.social team 'gets it' like @mercedesamgf1team.bsky.social 👏 youtu.be/nhn5Kyiv_0I

Right then...

Simply lovely

See you all at @shelsleywalsh.bsky.social next month? 😀 www.magnetomagazine.com/articles/col...

Mille Miglia this, Nürburgring that. Meanwhile, in Donegal... youtu.be/dTi0TW0f7Hc

So... ticket booked for the F1 movie, tomorrow lunchtime. We'll see what the craic is.

Maybe I'm just having a grumpy Monday, but this ostensibly good thing hacked me off. An unflagged drop of tickets 3 weeks before the event is no use to anyone who has to arrange flights & accommodation*. So this fellowship perk just pissed me off. (* and has made alternate plans)

The secret of his success? 🤔

Superb drive #OnThisDay in ’82 in Detroit by one of the best overtakers of his era, John Watson, who hurled his McLaren MP4B from a P17 grid slot to a brilliant victory. It was nice to see Wattie at Rupert Keegan’s memorial at London’s Brompton Oratory yesterday.

On a wave of goodwill from the amazing time I had at Members' Meeting, I authorised my The @goodwoodrrc.bsky.social Fellowship renewal – but probably for the last time. It's very hard to justify after recent price increases, and not much value if you are outside of England.

Charity shop find of the day... of the year: Volume 2 of Court 🙌

Strong opinions on Weird Car Twitter from the letters page of @motor-sport.bsky.social, 70 years ago.

. @mercedesamgf1team.bsky.social have had worse days at Monaco. racingdaydreams.com/simon-says-c...

It was super to make a slight return to the podcast, as guest this time. It's always fun to chat with the irrepressible @jorginaf1.bsky.social. So, if you can face an hour of my passionate blethering about motorsport history and its importance, click below. youtu.be/BBSN7d5HDI8

This is not a drill! Just a handful of hours ago Shell uploaded a beautiful, official print of probably the greatest rallying film. I wrote about this film over four years ago, and now you can see & hear it like never before. Enjoy! racingdaydreams.com/notte-blu-mo... youtu.be/v_LFGhKn5Qc

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On this day in 1955 @mercedesamgf1team.bsky.social unleashed the 300 SLR on the world sports-car championship, at the Mille Miglia. Motor sport and journalism was changed forever. www.mercedesamgf1.com/stories/the-...

Today, they took her to Estoril and, as on that day 40 years ago, the heavens opened... of course. "...this is a sport of the gods." - Charles Jarrott, 1906.

Delighted to see the return of this to the BBC iPlayer. A beautiful and powerful essay, witness, love letter to Derry, by the much-missed Gerry Anderson. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Remembering Stuart Lewis-Evans, born #OnThisDay in ’30, who raced 14 #F1 GPs in ’57 & ’58, finishing 3rd at Spa & Oporto in ’58, managed by Bernie Ecclestone. He died of burns sustained in a shunt at Ain-Diab later that year. Pic: Pescara, ’57, with an uber-cool Vanwall mechanic.

Remembering Phil Hill, born #OnThisDay in ’27. A fine #F1 driver - ’61 world champion - he was at his very best in sports cars, winning the #LeMans24Hours & #Sebring12Hours 3 times each. Pic (by Jesse Alexander): in a Ferrari 250GTO, recce-ing the ’62 #TargaFlorio, with goats.

I can't be the only one in my online clan who scrubs his rental before return. I feel sorry for super wee cars like this, leading a hard life. (Some of those dents... just, HOW?!)

The morning after the night before.