Dave Nelson
daveymn.bsky.social
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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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)

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/o...
On the edge
My week in the NHS
open.substack.com
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
select * from fact
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.
Today is the day I run my first marathon and raise money for The National Autistic Society as well. 🏃‍♂️

If you would like to donate, head here - www.justgiving.com/page/dave-ne...

Will be tough but feeling grateful that the weather is looking more favourable than what it did a few days ago!
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I spoke to a few people, including journalists, at Labour conference who had seen and believed claims on X that Multiverse – Tony Blair's son's company – had been chosen to run the government’s new digital ID scheme

@fullfact.org have checked this claim and it is untrue
So far, so good! Would recommend. 👌
Tonight's entertainment courtesy of a Flying Finn and a Scotsman, with a Welshman presenting.
I know trans people in my daily life, and I support them where I can.

Are there risks to creating a digital ID? Yes.

Are there benefits to creating a digital ID? Yes.

Am I curious to see the next steps? Yes.

As I said, I lean towards the support box but there's more to learn moving forward.