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Motorsport correspondent (mostly Formula One) with Inside Track Motorsport News / Toronto Star Inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame (2018) Likes/reposts ≠ endorsement

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Why do I feel like he just watched Walking Dead for the first time?

09.03.2026 22:48 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The 2026 Headline of the Year contest is heating up

09.03.2026 21:00 — 👍 209    🔁 39    💬 6    📌 1
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F1: Mercedes, Russell early title favourites after Australian GP Win - Inside Track Motorsport News After fending off an early challenge from Ferrari, George Russell cruised to victory in the Australian Grand Prix to lead his Mercedes team to a one-two finish in the Formula One season opener. While ...

#F1: Mercedes, Russell early title favourites after #AusGP win

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09.03.2026 14:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Before we start thinking Ferrari is pretty close, remember that the Mercs went 46 laps on hards and managed their tires for most of the race...

#AusGP #F1

08.03.2026 05:30 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

ANT 2nd

LEC 3rd

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08.03.2026 05:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

RUS wins

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08.03.2026 05:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Final lap

RUS leads ANT by 3.5 seconds

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08.03.2026 05:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lap 56: VER now 2 seconds adrift of NOR in battle for 5th
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08.03.2026 05:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lap 53: Slow lap for VER he's now more than a second behind NOR in 5th
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08.03.2026 05:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

10 laps to go

RUS leads ANT by 6 seconds

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08.03.2026 05:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lap 38: LEC does fastest lap
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08.03.2026 05:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lap 28: RUS past HAM for the lead
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08.03.2026 04:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lap 27: RUS 12 second behind leader HAM
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08.03.2026 04:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

LEC out 4th behind ANT
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08.03.2026 04:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lap 26: LEC pits from the lead
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08.03.2026 04:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lap 23: Both RUS (3rd) and ANT (4th) about .0.7 sec quicker than HAM and leader LEC ahead
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08.03.2026 04:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lap 21: VER past LIN for 6th
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08.03.2026 04:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lap 21: Back to green
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08.03.2026 04:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lap 19: Virtual safety car for BOT who has stopped.
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08.03.2026 04:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

ALO HAD PIA HUL all out
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08.03.2026 04:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lap 16: RUS almost a second quicker than the Ferraris ahead

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08.03.2026 04:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lap 14: ALO retires

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08.03.2026 04:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lap 14: Back to green

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08.03.2026 04:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lap 13: RUS now 3rd. ANT now 5th

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08.03.2026 04:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lap 13: RUS pits from 2nd under VSC

ANT also in from 4th

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08.03.2026 04:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

NOR pits during VSC

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08.03.2026 04:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lap 12: Virtual safety car for HAD who is out

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08.03.2026 04:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Also Lap 11: VER is 9th
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08.03.2026 04:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lap 11: ANT in 4th now 1 second behind HAM in 3rd

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08.03.2026 04:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lap 10: Meanwhile ANT is the quickest driver

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08.03.2026 04:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0