Dave Nelson
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Dave Nelson
@daveymn.bsky.social
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Writer ✍️ https://daveymn.substack.com/ Editor, Motorsport Broadcasting ✍️ https://motorsportbroadcasting.com/ Racing Pride Community Champion 🏳️‍🌈 Lead Data Engineer, DfE 💻 Keen runner 🏃‍ Autistic ✨ https://linktr.ee/daveymn
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Does anyone have any suggestions for how to relieve a suspected trapped nerve?

Had a tingly sensation on and off in the right shoulder for the past few weeks but unfortunately it has spread. More annoying really right now. 😅

Trying to get a GP appointment but was unable to do so yesterday.
Okay, so eagle eyed people over on @f1subreddit.bsky.social spotted it on the feed, and the incident *wasn't* where I thought it was.

Difficult to spot because the blue advertising blends in with the car. #MexicoCityGP

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From the formula1 community on Reddit: Where Carlos's car was when VSC was called
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The reason for the VSC being deployed not being shown on the World Feed is very poor TV direction, I'm afraid. 👎 #MexicoCityGP
Been a long time since I've been this nervous for the start of a Grand Prix! Feels like a title decider... #MexicoCityGP
Nice 🔥 VT to kick off Sky's #MexicoCityGP race day coverage, enjoyed that one! #SkyF1
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BREAKING - Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are to leave Strictly at the end of the current series.
Memo to F1 and motor sport peeps...
A note for sports: Bluesky’s engagement rate was x10 higher than X’s across a sampling of identical posts made on both platforms by @rapsheet.bsky.social (sharing with permission)

Fwiw we see a similar trend across all communities, not just sports. Real people, real conversations.
A good time to remind people that this man was 17 points behind with two races to go in 2007.

Which is a similar margin to some guy called Max. Except this year, there are five races and two Sprints to go...
#OnThisDay in 2007 Räikkönen won the #BrazilGP - & the #F1 world championship. Perhaps already ever so slightly past his brilliant best form, which he’d shown at McLaren IMHO, he was still a mighty fine F1 driver. Pic: Kovalainen salutes his compatriot on his slow-down lap.
Obviously they may have decided that sit-down pieces with the contenders to air on Sunday were not wise given the Saturday sprint, but plenty of angles they can take the pieces without referencing this weekend directly. #SkyF1
Like... the Liam Lawson feature is fine, but it doesn't exactly scream 'race day in the middle of a title fight' content. Perfect content for the qualifying show, mind.

The race day show should be the vehicle to bring everyone up to speed with the year so far and talk to the contenders.
Considering this is the first F1 primetime race for a while, I'm surprised #SkyF1 hasn't put more emphasis on the title fight in their race day show.

Feels a waste to have Brundle and Button on-site and to not have them do sit down interviews with Piastri and Norris ahead of the final quarter.
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New post just out:

"On the edge"

On my unexpected week in hospital and five things I learnt about the state of the NHS.

(Free to read)

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On the edge
My week in the NHS
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I might quote this every day at this rate...
Funnily enough I pointed out to someone earlier that technically Max Verstappen can still win the Drivers' Championship.

Is it realistic? Unlikely, but this is Max Verstappen we're talking about. I see its prompted this line of thought from The Race - www.the-race.com/formula-1/wh...
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Well done for giving the girls and gays what they want #CelebrityTraitors
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In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

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"The chancellor approved it"
"Why do I bother running again? Arghhh" - me, probably.

All worth it though. 😜
Ouch. Hard pass from me on that one. I don't think I could ever do one, and I agree with you there.
Thank you! ☺️ Weirdly I've been told ultras are easier than a marathon (pizza and burger stops along the way apparently?! But it's not for me...).
😂 Need to let the physical ailments heal from the first one...
Oh that is amazing, thank you so much! 🥰
Officially a marathon runner. ✅ The toughest thing I've physically ever done in my life.