Tim Richardson

@adamcooperF1 So enjoyed all your work over the years….. :-)

Feeling a little old today as it's 50 years to the day since I saw F1 cars in action for the first time at the Race of Champions at Brands Hatch - and I wrote my first race report! I was 10 years old and already an avid reader of Autosport magazine, which cost me 18p of my pocket money each week. My dad wasn't too interested in F1, so I persuaded my mum (who didn't drive) to take me to Brands via a couple of trains and a bus. We watched from Clearways, and I got to see the likes of Niki Lauda, Chris Amon, Tom Pryce, Gunnar Nilsson, Vittorio Brambilla and Carlos Pace in action, and to my delight my hero James Hunt won the race after a tussle with Alan Jones. I bought a Tyrrell P34 t-shirt - the car had yet to race - and I went home happy. I subsequently wrote a little report about my adventures in a book I made about the 1976 season. And 50 years later here I am in China doing pretty much the same thing! And my handwriting hasn't got much better... I don't know how many people of my age are still trying to make a living from something they first tackled when they were 10. I guess I'm lucky that I found my direction back then... 😀 [PS: Not only do I still have the P34 t-shirt, I have the Elf Tyrrell carrier bag it came in!]

@TelegraphSport @tomcary_tel Just bidding up the price Horner has to pay 🤭

🚨 Mercedes emerges as a surprise bidder for Otro shares in a move that could kill off Christian Horner, the former Red Bull team principal’s comeback Read @tomcary_tel's exclusive below ⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2026…

@MartinSLewis @Ed_Miliband I paid 57.7p per litre 19 Feb. Cheapest quote on Boilerjuice today is 124.17p per litre. Disastrous situation!

Just got off the phone after @Ed_Miliband called to discuss in detail the problems people are facing with domestic energy bills and heating oil. Here's what I fed through - your feedback would be useful... 1. HEATING OIL: This is the most immediate concern as many, often in rural areas or N. Ireland, are refuelling their tanks. Prices have rocketed, a few even suggest they've nearly doubled in a week. My biggest concerns are... a) Those who can't afford the new price b) Lack of specific regulation as heating oil isn't covered by Ofgem (though that's a longer-term issue) c) Some have anecdotally reported existing booked-in orders being cancelled, and being asked to rebook at much higher prices. I want to firm up whether this is widespread... I'd like to hear specific examples of how much prices are rising, especially of point c) and will pass them through to the Department for Energy. 2. CONSUMER GAS & ELECTRICITY BILLS: This is less imminent, but a potential ticking cost time-bomb. I'm focused on the Eng, Scot & Welsh system here... - In the short term: Most bills are protected from the spike in wholesale energy prices as the Energy Price Cap is set based on a significant time-lag. In fact it is locked in to DROP 6.7% in April. Those not on the Price Cap are mainly on existing fixes (which, due to unprecedented prior policy changes, will see most suppliers cut existing fix rates on 1 April, typically by 7% to 9%) so are also price protected for now. One current concern is the lack of availability of cheap fixes. While that's frustrating, in the short term it means those whose existing fixes are ending, will just (hopefully temporarily) need to move on to the Price Cap. There are also a minority of homes who are immediately affected, eg, those on time-of-use tariffs. These include Octopus Agile & Tracker, which move half-hourly or daily with wholesale rates. These are sophisticated user tariffs, and if necessary people have the short term option to switch back to a Price Cap tariff (though do check for restrictions on how long before you can switch back). So while none of that is great, it isn't crisis point. - The end of May is likely crunch time: This is usually when the next Price Cap (July to Sept) is announced. It currently seems very likely it will rise, though just how much all depends on how long lived the current energy price spike is. Yet the key is whether wholesale rates have dropped back down or not by that point. If they have, while the Price Cap rise will annoy many, it won't be critical for most for two reasons i) The July to Sept Price Cap is usually the lowest use period. So, even if typical use rose £200/yr, in practice this'd just be, at a guess, an extra £30 to £40 paid over the period. If by then wholesale rates are down, a substantial cut would be expected for the next (Oct) Cap. ii) The rate new fixes are set at is based on wholesale rates, so if wholesale rates have dropped by then, the big push should be to get people off the Price Cap and onto fixes which could possibly look to be 20%+ cheaper, avoiding any price hike. That should then leave only those unwilling or unable to switch paying more - the latter is an issue the govt would need to concern itself with at that point. Yet if rates haven't dropped back down by May, and it looks like it'll stay high so the October Price Cap will rise too, and no cheap fixes are available, then things get into real problem territory. The government needs to be (and I suspect is starting to) planning now for that eventuality in case more hard-core intervention is needed. Martin PS I said I'd be off socials for the weekend, as normal, but thought this was worth coming back on for. I'm now resuming my weekend break from socials.

@CastleCombeUK Williams are great people to deal with. Nice partnership :-)

Castle Combe Circuit is pleased to announce that Williams Automobiles will continue to act as a Circuit Partner for the 2026 season. 🏁 Full story: castlecombecircuit.co.uk/2026/03/02/wil…

@gavinemmett Brilliant call by Simon Crafer. Quick, crisp and accurate decision…. f1 take note !

Love a bit of controversy to start the season! 🫣😱😬 What you reckon? Going to divide opinion...

@tiff_tv @NASCAR @PremSportsTV Tremendous entertainment….Atlanta has become such a spectacular two or three groove circuit.

There's the most amazing motor RACE going on right now @NASCAR! 200 laps done, 60 to go, with lead changes on almost every lap. Pushing, drafting! Yes you've got to pay @PremSportsTV to watch it but with a race almost every Sunday it's about the price of a pint for each one!

@denkmit 1/2 So. Liberty are obsessed with growth to the detriment of the sport. Dubious new races with high hosting fee, existing races are oversold with massive fan price rises, pander to the fashion fan..most will be gone to darts soon, stewards who obsess over every little incident

@tiff_tv …..and the Thailand track is dreadful :-(

So Spain will get 9 Grands Prix (6 on a new street circuit that looks to have as many overtaking chances as Monaco) and one of Formula One's few surviving historic circuits just 3. It just gets worse and worse doesn't it ...

“Football is a sport, not a laboratory experiment. If the stewards of the game continue to prioritize technical perfection over the spirit of the law, they risk alienating the very people who make the game what it is: the fans. It is time to bring the “Beautiful Game” back to its roots.” This “urgent call for reform” email to IFAB will strike a chord with many fans. Broadcaster Dave Johnson voices the views of supporters' "growing frustration - and frankly, disillusionment” – with the current application of VAR in offside decisions. “While the pursuit of accuracy is noble, the current “microscopic” approach has reached a breaking point that threatens the entertainment value and emotional integrity of the sport”. “Football is a game of flow and spontaneous joy. Currently, that joy is being strangled by lengthy delays that often exceed three or four minutes, only to result in goals being overturned by the width of a shirt seam or a “toenail”. “The recent controversy involving Fulham and Manchester United, where a goal was disallowed because a player’s elbow was deemed offside, serves as a perfect indictment of the current system. When the “clear and obvious” error mandate is ignored in favour of sub-pixelgeometry, the game moves away from fairness and into the realm of pedantry”. Johnson outlines “key areas of concern”. 1. Spirit of the Law: “The offside rule was designed to prevent goal-hanging, not to penalise an attacker for having a larger shoe size than a defender”. 2. Fan experience: “Supporters in stadiums are left in a vacuum of silence, unable to celebrate goals, waiting for a verdict that often feels disconnected from the physical reality of the play”. 3. Margin of Error: “Current frame rates and the manual placement of lines do not account for the biological reality of movement, making “millimeter-perfect” decisions scientifically questionable”. He seeks “fundamental changes to how offside is officiated”. 1. "the serious consideration of Arsène Wenger’s proposal. By requiring a clear gap of “daylight” between the attacker and defender, the advantage is returned to the attacking side, encouraging goals and reducing microscopic disputes”. 2. “Margin of Error” buffer: “Implementing a 5-10cm “tolerance zone” where the on-field decision stands unless the infraction is undeniable”. 3 Time limit on reviews: “If a decision cannot be reached within 60 seconds, the original on-field call should be upheld. This ensures that only “clear and obvious” errors are corrected”. Johnson concludes his email by looking forward to “seeing these issues addressed in upcoming technical sub-committee meetings”. Good luck.

@Motorsport My 55 year love affair with car racing has been well and truly overtaken by NFL. Unpredictable and wildly exciting….. basically F1 in the 80s…and brilliantly run by Roger Goddell and his team.

Explain this play in racing terms.

@Footballtweet Josh King Fulham even worse….

🤔 𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗘: Is this the WORST VAR decision in the history of football? The game has never been more GONE.

@WilksJeremy Totally agree. I’ve been a regular user since its launch but I sense a total lack of investment. We’ve had several six hour plus delays in last twelve months which is a pretty miserable experience. Brittany Ferries kit is great…. Time to swap back!

Today I abandoned my plans to travel on #LeShuttle and switched to the ferry at the very last minute. It paid off. I used to take the #eurotunnel because it was faster and more efficient, but every journey in recent years has been a pain, and I may well switch back to ferries now

@PaulMcG1992 @FormulaOneWorld @UnracedF1 @F1_AyrtonSenna @BSenna @instayrtonsenna @Ayrton_Senna_F1 Amazing weekend …we were at the old hairpin too. Still remember the Wheatcroft W154 spin like yesterday!

Footage from the 1993 European Grand Prix. The race which featured that incredible opening lap from Ayrton Senna! #F1 @FormulaOneWorld @UnracedF1

According to Ferrari, there's nothing mechanical to blame... Just a mistake from Hamilton. #F1 #AbuDhabiGP

Looked like some smoke coming from the back of Hamiltons car into Turn 4... Wonder if there was some fluids on his rear wheels. #F1 #AbuDhabiGP

@ConnorZilisch @TeamTrackhouse @redbull I can so smell an F1 test coming ;-)

2026 is looking good @redbull 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

The rumours aren't true... The mighty Triumph TR7 V8 is still going and going strong 💪 Thanks to Tim Richardson for this video 📹 Have a clip from the rally? Submit yours here: 🔗 bit.ly/2025RACRallyFa… #RACRally

@neilreynoldsnfl @BaldyNFL @elitesportstrav What a fabulous looking evening. Trip looks amazing…..my buddies on it having a blast :-)

A great night with @BaldyNFL and @elitesportstrav Talking football under the stars on a beach in Miami !!

@elitesportstrav @Andybaughan These trips are tremendous. Neil a wonderful host and the Eilte team organise the whole experience so well.

We’re just one month away from an unforgettable NFL triple-header on the Neil Reynolds Road Trip that takes us to New Orleans, Miami & Buffalo for the ultimate NFL experience! Take a look at what last year’s group got up to, then make sure you don’t miss out! 👇 elitesportstravel.co.uk/neilreynolds

Repost if you think if Fulham have been absolutely robbed off and Joshua Kings’ goal should have stood! #CHEFUL #Fulham

@batflips_nerds That’s so poor. 2,430 games to pick from and they couldn’t find a way to schedule two in London. Very underwhelming lack of ambition by @mlb to grow the game overseas.

ESPN reporting that, the London Series might be unlikely for 2026 thanks to West Ham's home schedule. They're saying it was to be Yankees v Blue Jays. espn.com/mlb/story/_/id…