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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 29/09/2026

Fair. Not too many changes on the grid then for next year.

Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 29/09/2026

Camara at Haas seems likely - what about Racing Bulls? Lawson's stock seems to have risen a bit this year, especially with his decent stint at Red Bull. And Lindblad's done enough to get another year I think. But where does that leave Tsolov? Super Formula and F1 reserve?

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The Racing Line @theracingline.app · 25/09/2026

New feature to try on web. Launched just minutes ago. Video Grid! Rearrange videos on a grid for easy multi screen viewing. trlapp.com/app

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 25/09/2026

"Lance Stroll has gone off track. You'll see a lot of that" Never has a truer word been spoken

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 20/09/2026

This country is utterly barmy sometimes.

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 20/09/2026

@theracingline.app is great for this - schedules and timetables for well over 200 series, all converted to your timezone and with notifications when a race or session is due to start. It's great

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 19/09/2026

I subscribed at like 23:57 yesterday... was I too late? 😆

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 18/09/2026

My supervisor is not happy with me today.

A ridiculous black cat poking his head around my monitor looking at me, as if to say "work harder! And no slacking".

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 16/09/2026

Instead, we get a qualifying session that is almost exactly the same as GP qualifying, except slightly shorter sessions and mandated tyres. Do something different with it! Group qualifying, for example, like Indycar. Or head to head like Formula E. Or single shot/lap in reverse order. Sigh.

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 16/09/2026

It does mean we get two Monaco qualifying sessions, which is a good thing. But this comes back to my overall feeling about Sprint qualifying. It's the perfect opportunity to experiment with the qualifying format, mix things up, try new things - without it impacting the Grand Prix.

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 16/09/2026

So, the circuit where overtakes are incredibly hard to come by and changes of position are mostly down to strategy/pitstops. And F1 is introducing a shorter race at that circuit, removing those elements of uncertainty. Great job F1.

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The ACO on the other hand will have to top last year's spurious 110,000 since this year genuinely had more in than last year (due to Saturday), so I'll guess they'll claim 125,000.

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

My guesses: Saturday is tricky because it filled up significantly as the day went on, but certainly at least 25k. Sunday felt busier than Saturday to me but that may have been because I was in queues for things. So let's say 30k. Friday I wasn't there but I'll round up and guess 60-70k weekend.

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The Pin is mightier than the sword @putdorianedown.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Question for people who were at Silverstone (though anyone else can play if they want), in two parts a) how many people do you think were there? b) how many people do you think the ACO will say were there?

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 13/09/2026

Spent the afternoon at Silverstone for ELMS, but I see the Madring is another thing that can be added to the list of things which "Barcelona does better".

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 13/09/2026

If you still have a seat free I'm heading your way

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 13/09/2026

Will be at Copse shortly. Grey Manor F1 jacket from 2016, grello @theracingline.app hat, red rucksack

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 13/09/2026

Will head around there, currently at Woodcote after parking at the Wing

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 12/09/2026

Absolutely agreed. No overtaking spots and hard to know where they are in the lap. Luckily I'm going to Silverstone for ELMS tomorrow so can miss what I think will be a procession in Spain.

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 12/09/2026

I think I'm going against the grain here, but I'm not really impressed by Madring. It's just another "street track" (although it's not really a street track, like Miami or Jeddah) with anonymous corners and close walls. Except it has a banked corner. Meh.

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 11/09/2026

I'm hoping he gets another season in F2 now he knows the car/tyres/tracks. If so, it'll be sink or swim time for him. He can't afford a second bad season in F2.

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 05/09/2026

Yeah split tickets can save quite a bit of money, which is good! It's a cool loophole in the system, haha.

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 04/09/2026

Yeah my parents have that one I think. I made the price of my Railcard back in about 3 journeys to London! Well worth the cost. I'll get a Network Railcard but I can't use it at peak times, which is precisely when I need it most :(

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 04/09/2026

😭 Luckily my new job doesn't require me to be in London/an office every week or even any time unless I'm specifically asked to come in for something, on an ad hoc basis. So I can save quite a bit of money each month. But still. Getting old. 32 tomorrow. Scary.

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 03/09/2026

Inky doesn't understand why I can't pay him attention during work meetings. So just rolls around at my feet and is generally distracting.

A ridiculous, daft black cat lying on his back at my feet during a work meeting, attempting unsuccessfully to get attention.

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 25/08/2026

Can you give me some examples? I'm morbidly fascinated by it. Are they useless now, but could be much improved in say a decade, or under? Or is it an inherent design flaw that they'll always be bad at combat?

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 25/08/2026

Does this scare anyone else? It's very uncanny valley, but if this is used for military purposes... We're increasingly getting into the dystopian futures that were imagined in the 20th century and in modern video games set in the near future. It's strange to think we now live in "the future".

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 22/08/2026

You know a race is boring when the commentators are talking about the history of the circuit in question.

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 21/08/2026

Who calls a lunch time walk "a hike"?

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 16/08/2026

@tomgaymor.bsky.social hi Tom - the Fox comms are a bit too quiet compared to the ambient noise.

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 15/08/2026

Awful place. Everything is overpriced, it's ginormous, busy, no toilets, all the hallways etc look identical. Hate it. Then again that probably goes for most exhibition centres.

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 12/08/2026

"The writer formerly known as Jonn Elledge"

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Holly Brockwell @hollyqueenofspayeds.com · 04/08/2026

Currently at 69% of our target (nice) -- we really need to book Mango & the wonky kittens in for scans & treatment ASAP. So here's our promise: if we hit the goal by the end of the week, we will keep wobbly dwarf kitten Chessie and name her Smolla Paula www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...

The yeeting wobblers. The tuxedo criminals. The black and white banditos. It's Smol Paul and his tiny sidekick, Smolla Paula!

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 02/08/2026

Ooh nice! Will do. My main bands at the moment are Dream Theater, Haken, Frost*, Skyharbor and Subsignal. I will check that out!

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 02/08/2026

Fair. Agreed. They change their style every single album, which I love. Are you a fan of the heavier side of Muse? My music taste has got significantly heavier in the last decade, basically prog metal at this point. Probably why Absolution is my favourite Muse album.

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 02/08/2026

Thoughts on the new album? Seen many saying it's as good as these. Personally I don't think it's quite there but it's not far off at all.

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 31/07/2026

Last weekday of unemployment today. I've enjoyed my time off but I'm looking forward to getting stuck in to my new job next week. Quite excited, and naturally a bit apprehensive.

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Phil Oakley @phil.ontheapex.com · 30/07/2026

Brand new homologation iirc. Looks like a fairly conventional or standard LMH/LMDh car. Kinda a shame we're losing the most unique car on the grid. Suppose that title goes to the Valkyrie now.

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