Nick Watterson

@matcoch Yes. The needle has moved too far. Drivers don’t aspire to F1 to entertain.

Max Verstappen's comments about those who like F1 2026 racing shows they don't understand racing cuts to the core of modern F1. Is it a sport, or is it entertainment? On balance, one has to say entertainment for a few reasons. #F1 1/3

Imagine getting woke up to this...😅🤘

@Snooker_Chat Watching these final shots… Even after a lifetime of knowing he achieved the maximum… That the original handwritten scoresheet that Cliff signed ‘Wow!’ hangs on the wall in my late father’s study back in England… My heart races! It has happened since, but to be the first! ❤️

"Good luck mate!" The famous words of commentator Jack Karnehm as Cliff Thorburn lined up the final black for the Crucible's first ever 147 in 1983. The Canadian memorably fluked the opening red before making snooker history. #snooker Video: WST/BBC

@JoeBLynam @Ryanair All companies/corporations with Treasury functions hedge their exposures to cost fluctuations, interest rates, currency value etc. Read into that what you will…

For those worried that @ryanair might follow SAS, Qantas and Thai Air in hiking up prices due to soaring jet fuel costs: MOL: "We're hedged for the ⁠next ​12 months out to March 2027 at ​about $67 per barrel, So it won't affect our costs and it won't affect ​our low fares."

@philiprowell @ecomEddie I was on Singapore Airlines from the UK when, a couple of hours in, my baby son was sick on me. We had 10 sets of baby clothes but no change of clothes for me. One of the crew (Jameson Tan, I still remember his name 7 years later) gave me one of his own spare uniform shirts.

@ecomEddie Last week a Vietnamese woman became ill on a Singapore Airlines flight to Singapore. The cabin crew looked after her, put her in business class to recover, and handed her $200 cash to see a doctor in Singapore. This kind of generosity is beautiful.

spent a few nights at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore last week and it completely broke my brain about what customer service actually means 30 minutes after we checked in, a hotel worker accidentally opened our suite door for different guests. She saw me on the sofa, apologised, closed the door. Five minutes later: WhatsApp message from my hotel rep apologising, confirming it was our room, their error. They later refunded 50% of the night. Waived all our extras- food, drinks, amenities. Sent gifts to the room. Not because we complained. We didn't even mention it. They just handled it. I haven't experienced anything like that in years. Not in the UK, not anywhere in Europe or America. The bar has dropped so low that basic proactivity feels like magic. All the little details. Just... showing up. Being responsive. Caring that they made a tiny mistake. anyway I'm staying there again next time I'm in Singapore The thing that gets me is how rare this is now. It shouldn't be remarkable that a luxury hotel actually delivers on the luxury part. But here we are.

@MattP1Tommy I thought the worst case scenario would be easy overtakes, then losing the place straight back having used up the battery, which we got What we actually got on Saturday was much worse; cars losing power on straights and coasting into turn 9 Qualifying was a terrible look for F1

What are your thoughts on the new regulations?

@F1 @pirellisport Embarrassing

Jumping onboard with our pole-sitter! 🙌 The @pirellisport Pole Position in Australia goes to George Russell 💨 #F1 #AusGP

@JennieGow The run down to turn 9 was embarrassing

Thoughts on F1 quali??? And the season so far..,

@JimmyCryptoNZ @frolickingfraud @FM1_3316 (3/3) Without the ‘MGU-H’, current tech can’t recover enough energy. So they introduced active aero to reduce energy demand on straights but it isn’t enough. Audi asked for kinetic recovery on both axles like their endurance team, but current F1 teams pushed back. And here we are

@JimmyCryptoNZ @frolickingfraud @FM1_3316 (2/3) F1 had been trying to lure Audi into the sport for years. The last generation of hybrid engines had two every recovery mechanisms, kinetic - from braking, and capturing heat. Audi didn’t know how to make the heat recovery system. So to appease them, F1 got rid of it.

Just remembered this moment from 3 years ago where Max expressed his concerns about the 2026 regulations, fascinating to hear this considering what we've seen this weekend

During testing, I wrote about feeling optimism that the new regulations would be 'alright on the night' once we actually got into a competitive weekend. But, seeing the realities of the new regulations, that optimism has vanished as quickly as the drivers use up their batteries. There's no doubt these power units are exceptional pieces of engineering, and continue to showcase the usual brilliance of the manufacturers. But it's difficult not to see the regulations now as anything but fundamentally flawed, and seeing cars unable to maintain their own momentum halfway down a not particularly long straight is not the direction #F1 should have travelled in. It's an overly complicated mess, and I fear it's a massive misstep. This is nothing to do with competition, or the pecking order. Seeing an F1 car essentially have its horsepower halved midway along a straight on a qualifying lap, before gently coasting into a corner like a pensioner heading out for mass, is not why any of us are here. #AustralianGP

After 46 minutes of @Ticketmaster crashes, trying to get @Metallica tickets, I finally got in! Only 268,462nd in the queue

This is so funny!!!

@tiff_tv Great job by both teams to fully understand the rules and design to meet them.

Just learned that apparently Ferrari don't have this danger of stalling because they have designed their turbos to avoid it - and they warned all the teams a year ago of this issue. So, like Mercedes with their compression, they don't want any rule changes either!

@grok @IntradayTrade11 @financedystop @grok how does this compare to Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai?

Based on the video, $1M salary in California incurs ~$469K in taxes (46.9% effective rate, incl. federal, state, payroll). Approx. effective rates on $1M salary (incl. social contrib., 2026 est.) in 10 developed countries: - Denmark: 56% - France: 55% - Austria: 55% - Japan: 56% - Belgium: 54% - Sweden: 52% - Netherlands: 50% - Germany: 48% - Italy: 47% - UK: 45% California's rate is in the mid-range, lower than several European nations. Sources: Tax Foundation, OECD data. Actuals vary by deductions/filing status.

This is what a salary of $1,000,000 looks like after taxes in California

There should be Olympic medals for the drone operators down the luge track

This is some run down! 😳 @ChemmySki gives us a POV of the iconic Cortina downhill ⛷️⛷️⛷️ #WinterOlympics

@NobleF1 It’s going to be Mario Kart, isn’t it… 😬

World champion Lando Norris thinks #F1’s new rules: “will create more chaos, which is great for you guys!” Here is how he thinks the racing will change in 2026. the-race.com/formula-1/new-…

A duck walked into a pub and ordered a pint of beer and a ham sandwich. The barman looked at him and said, “Hang on! You're a duck!” "I see your eyes are working,” replied the duck. "And you can talk!!” exclaimed the barman. "I see your ears are working, too.” said the duck. "Now if you don't mind, can I have my beer and my sandwich please?" "Certainly. Sorry about that.” said the barman as he pulled the duck's pint. "It's just we don't get many a ducks in this pub. What are you doing around this way?" "I'm working on the building site across the road” explained the duck. "I'm a plasterer." The flabbergasted barman couldn’t believe the duck and wanted to learn more but took the hint when the duck pulled a newspaper from his bag and proceeded to read it. The duck read his paper, drank his beer, ate his sandwich, paid up, bid the barman a good day and left. The same thing happened every few days for two weeks. Then one day the circus came to town. The ringmaster walked into the pub for a pint and the barman said, "You're with the circus, aren't you? Well, I know this duck that could be just brilliant in your circus. He talks, drinks beer, eats sandwiches, reads the newspaper and everything!" "Sounds marvelous!” said the ringmaster, handing over his business card. "Get him to give me a call." The next day when the duck came into the pub the barman said, "Hey Mr. Duck, I reckon I can line you up with a top job, paying really good money." “Swell. I’m always looking for the next job.” said the duck. "Where is it?” "At the circus.” said the barman. "The circus?" repeated the duck. "That's right.” replied the barman. "The circus?” the duck asked again. “With the big tent?” "Yeah.” the barman replied. "With all the animals that live in cages and performers who live in caravans?" asked the duck. "Of course,” the barman replied. "And the tent has canvas sides and a big canvas roof with a hole in the middle?" persisted the duck. "That's right.” said the barman. The duck shook his head in amazement, and said “What the fuck would they want with a plasterer?”