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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

1) A great thing to return to Bluesky to reply to 2) It’s definitely said knowingly but also sort of semi-automatic at this point, which perhaps reflects how much Cliches culture has seeped into my brain!

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

A couple of Miami GP football helmets on one side, a Russell/Antonelli split one and Hamilton 2020 one on the other! P.S. that is an awful screenshot of me 😂😂

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Max Verstappen isn’t in Miami yet, he’s been at home due to the birth of his first child. Will be here for Friday. Totally understand buying as much time as possible. Best wishes to him and Kelly Piquet. The juggling act of being a new father and an F1 driver begins! www.the-race.com/formula-1/ma...

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Verstappen absent from Miami GP Thursday with first child due

Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen is not attending media day at the Miami Grand Prix as he is expecting the birth of his first child

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Before our interview with Ollie Bearman runs this weekend, here’s a little bonus for our Members’ Club on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/127447...

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Members' Club bonus: Ollie Bearman on his rookie season so far - and where he gets his F1 news... | The Race

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

There aren’t really wet setups anymore but obviously wing levels can be a choice there - no sign that’s what they’ve done though, at least not yet

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

George Russell just told us in the pen that McLaren is so fast they can afford to switch focus to 2026 now with an advantage like this. Says the order and margins are as expected. Reckons it’s “all tyres” and they are doing “something pretty special” - look at final sector margin.

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Flavio Briatore playing F1 reserve driver Tinder with help from only 4 of the 6 drivers under contract already at Alpine

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Australia for the #F1 season opener just feels right. Here is an early video for The Race Members’ Club (90% off your first month at the moment) answering a bumper batch of questions we’ve had already: www.patreon.com/posts/we-ans...

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We answer your pre-Melbourne F1 questions | The Race

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Not my area but my understanding is the coverage will prioritise detailed analysis where appropriate including this weekend from the opener. Similar to the pre-season test www.the-race.com/endurance/fi...'

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

New video for the Members Club here. 90% off your first month on our Patreon at the moment! www.patreon.com/posts/how-we...

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How we make our trackside F1 car judgements | The Race

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

It’s just whichever journalists are on-site (in this case Edd, Jon and myself). We record it ourselves and send it to Producer Jonny to edit and publish

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Thanks! It’s tricky, but worthwhile. Test finishes at 7pm. Then until around 9pm we are in the paddock speaking to people and working on web pieces and video script. Record podcast whenever we are done with all that, around 10pm.

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Thank you! We just finished recording the day 3/test wrap one so won’t be too long

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Good week in Bahrain. Pleasure and a privilege to see #F1 this up close and try to turn that access and opportunity into worthwhile insight. Next stop: Australia!

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

After a two-hour trip trackside to end testing, here's a quick final report on our Patreon covering every team - if you're not part of the Members Club, it's 90% off your first month at the moment! www.patreon.com/posts/final-...

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Final F1 test trackside report - Who looks good, who's got problems? | The Race

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I've expanded on these initial thoughts on Patreon after a second trip trackside to conclude the first half day of running, if you're part of The Race Members Club: www.patreon.com/posts/video-...

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Video: More trackside insight from F1 testing | The Race

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Early trackside impressions not to be read into too much beyond building an initial reference point for the week. I liked how the Red Bull looked, strong front end, especially being on a harder compound. Hamilton experimenting a little in the Ferrari, which looked good but not quite as consistent.

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

The new Red Bull looks just like the old Red Bull. And not in a normal 'evolution not revolution' kind of way. "It looks very similar," the team admits. But will that be the case by Australia - or even the end of the week? www.the-race.com/formula-1/sh...

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Shakedown images only add to Red Bull 2025 F1 car mystery

Red Bull kept the most anticipated Formula 1 car of 2025 secret until the very last moment and the more images have been revealed, the more confusing it has got

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

A ragu with any shape of pasta that’s easy for him to stab with a fork!

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I don’t want to say it’s my only contribution at home but it’s not far off

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I’ve left food for Mrs Mitchell-Malm and our son, I’m on my way to Bahrain, and I’m rejoicing at having an empty seat next to me on the plane. Must mean #F1 is back! What do you want to know from testing?

A variety of containers filled with different sorts of food are lying on top of a kitchen table. The containers have post-it notes on them describing their contents

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Lewis Hamilton knew he needed a change. But after arriving at Ferrari he realised just how much he needed it. Now he says he's revitalised - and F1 rivals think this could turn into a title challenge: www.the-race.com/formula-1/le...

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Revitalised Hamilton needed Ferrari move more than he thought

Lewis Hamilton feels revitalised by his Ferrari F1 move, which his rivals expect to result in a championship bid if the car is good enough

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Big change coming for the Monaco Grand Prix. F1 rulemakers have discussed having Monaco-specific regulations and it’s been agreed that the number of mandatory pitstops will be increased for that race only. More details to come in the next few weeks.

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Carlos Sainz hits the track in the 2025 Williams FW47 #F1 car

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Some shots of the actual Williams FW47 now, in its one-off shakedown livery, from the launch live stream.

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

An early look at the one-off Williams livery showcasing new title sponsor Atlassian although that's on an older car. The 2025 car will be revealed shortly. You can hear it in the background of the launch stream warming up ready for its shakedown.

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

All good looks like it's just an aggregator account that's linking to the original piece - so at least it's going to our website! Thanks for flagging though

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

McLaren’s dropped the first #F1 car reveal of 2025 with a special camouflage livery for a Silverstone shakedown. Clever getaround as the real liveries have to be saved for next week’s F1 75 event with all 10 teams. Williams is doing the same tomorrow - one-off livery on its actual 2025 car.

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

A low-profile McLaren genius has signed a multi-year contract extension. This is proof the team is finally maximising someone it actually re-hired more than a decade ago. Piece here: www.the-race.com/formula-1/mc...

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McLaren's finally maximising a key Red Bull signing a decade later

McLaren is finally maximising a signing it made a decade ago

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Williams has a new #F1 title sponsor, technology partner and collaboration software partner in Atlassian. It’s called “the biggest partnership deal” in Williams’s history. Team will officially be entered as Atlassian Williams Racing. James Vowles says it will help modernise team’s way of working.

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Can see why that was confusing, sorry! I meant after doing that many laps each, their fastest times were 1.8s apart. Shows how big a difference there can be between the programmes

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

As a marker for the irrelevance of the laptimes, though it remains an amusing detail to include, after an equal number of 74 laps each today Leclerc was 1.8s faster than Hamilton. Pirelli even notes itself the times “have no real significance given the different work programmes” they carried out!

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Zhou Guanyu and Antonio Giovinazzi are Ferrari’s official #F1 reserve drivers for 2025. Bumps Dino Beganovic down the list. I still wouldn’t be surprised if Ollie Bearman steps in for Ferrari though, should Lewis Hamilton or Charles Leclerc be unavailable. Then Zhou/Giovinazzi could go in at Haas.

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Little bit early, Pirelli likes to put lap times out for these tests even though comparatively they aren’t relevant! It’s fun if it turns out to be a legitimate benchmark though.

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Way way WAY beyond what I could do even with a proper camera 😂

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

According to Pirelli, Hamilton set a slightly faster lap time than Leclerc (1m15.930s to 1m16.060s) - Norris more than seven tenths faster, such data largely meaningless. The programme focused on slicks with various combinations of construction and compound tested at the hardest end of the range.

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

No they have been issued by Pirelli from the test

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Scott Mitchell-Malm @scottmitchellmalm.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Not 100% but I’d imagine because they don’t want to run an outdated colour scheme with older partners ahead of 2025 livery launch/partner reveals - not that anyone expects much to change!

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