Stuart Codling

I always try to stay optimistic about our nation’s future, but this really does make me think that all hope is lost.

Kimi Antonelli has become the youngest-ever driver to lead the F1 world championship 🥇 Does this mean the 19-year-old is now the title favourite? 🤔 autosport.com/f1/news/is-kim…

@wbuxtonofficial It’s a yes from me…

As Audi F1 looks to define its future structure, there’s a man already on their books and who has led them to FIA team glory in FE who, to me, feels as though he would be a perfect fit. Allan McNish ticks every box.

Did you have this on your 2026 F1 bingo card?

@F1WDC2021 @ArchBradley @autosport @grok Although Grok seems to have invented something that I didn’t actually say (you might equally point out people in the comments do that all the time)

@ArchBradley @autosport @CoddersF1 @grok How long will it take content producers to realise that AI has already eaten their dinner. They need to revise their revenue model before it is too late

"Sometimes it takes an accident to illustrate a risk which has been sitting there, unnoticed." Debate about the quality of the racing has overshadowed real concerns about the safety of F1 race starts – even though China provided a stark warning. @CoddersF1 ✍️ autosport.com/f1/news/the-gr…

@OneCrazedJoker Very good question! Let’s just say it’s being discussed, depends on the higher-ups in the publishing company. Despite F1’s audience growth it’s still quite tricky to sell ideas in to publishers unless there’s a currently popular driver or TV ‘celebrity’ attached.

@CoddersF1 Good day. Will there be a Williams F1 car by car book one day?

I said to the media delegate, "Don't worry, I'm British, I'm used to Government U-turns..." autosport.com/f1/news/fia-to…

@MBrundleF1 That was my impression trackside, even before three cars in a row arrived at T3 with all four wheels locked. Mood among the crowd was good too, no?

Despite all the doubts and high level criticism about F1 2026 I’m totally relaxed after day one of action. The cars look great and very lively, and the drivers heroic whilst wrestling significantly lower grip, and I’m confident it’s going to be a competitive and unpredictable season.

@jucerasoli I’m now going via KL…

Era para eu estar no meu segundo voo do dia, saindo de Doha. Vocês podem imaginar o que aconteceu. Estou de volta em casa, tentarei ir para a Austrália novamente com uma nova rota nos próximos dias. É o que a galera das equipes que estava no mesmo voo vai fazer também.

@GrandPrixDiary Haven’t started it yet but apparently I make a cameo appearance…

I gave DTS 8 a go. As usual, I got to the end of episode two before giving up. Same old thing. Concerned looking F1 journalist, gazing at the floor, being very serious. Fake commentary, silly sound effects and wonky facts. ‘That’s Albon ahead!’ as the camera goes to a Sauber.

@joesaward @Julien_FEBREAU @F1 @fia Now you’ve got China in your hands, Giuseppe?

"Bernie's latest intervention is studiedly deliberate. He wanted to roll a grenade under F1’s door, and he did. Because he could." Nine years after being ousted from the empire he created, Bernie Ecclestone continues to enjoy being able to stir up angst at any opportunity. ✍️ @CoddersF1 autosport.com/f1/news/why-ec…

@_its_not_real_ @gabednconfused Having a small giggle here as one of the many authors whose books were stolen by Anthropic to train their models…

NO CRYING IN THE COPYRIGHT CASINO

This was a nice thing to wake up to! 😂😂😂 “I wouldn't trust anything you have to say. I wouldn't buy or touch any of your books. You just use Blake's 7 and Doctor Who to further your misbegotten 'career.’ You are an overbearing attention seeker. As for being a "Programme Consultant", don't make me laugh.” 😂

@f1bastard @rwilliams1947 Perhaps they were expecting the comment to be dangling from a string or somesuch…?

@rwilliams1947 Have you now, or at any time been a member of The Four Tops? If the answer is no, please cease and desist from using that expression.

Emphatically seconded.

@StrangRacing @StephenKing Read that just last year, very much enjoyed it.

@StephenKing just finished 11.22.63. I loved Sadie. And while I’m not a crying man, I was tempted to shed a tear when the time elapsed. Thank you. 🙏

@TheBishF1 A film that beautifully describes the state of industrial relations in Britain in the 1970s.

I’ve taken a break from doomscrolling news 😔 to watch #CarryOnAtYourConvenience (’71) on ITV3. #AnorakFact: Jack Crump (the name on the Ford R226 coach) traded as Denham Coaches & his HQ was next door to Pinewood Studios which is why his coaches appear in so many Carry On films.

21st December. Christmas is cancelled! #ifyouknowyouknow

Sad to hear of the passing of Gerald Donaldson, a ground-breaking F1 journalist and author of many excellent biographies. What you know about Ayrton Senna’s incredible Monaco 1988 quali lap, in his own words, comes from Gerry’s exclusive interview with him.

Dick Van Dyke is turning 100 years old. He was born before sliced bread was invented in 1928.