Hi there.
I’m James. How are you?
Glad to hear it. I’m alright, thanks.
Right. Now the niceties have been dealt with, welcome to Mostly F1! A site which is dedicated mostly to Formula 1, funnily enough.
I am an enthusiast of the best part of three decades, having been thrust into the wonderful (if sometimes infuriating/bizarre/exhibitionist) world of Formula 1 pretty much as soon as I was born. Here I am at Silverstone in Nineteen Ninety-Something having, according to my parents, just confused the punters around me by managing to identify Gianni Morbidelli from the green and red of his crash helmet and the not-exactly-rapid nature of his Minardi.
So it is fair to say I have lived and breathed the sport for a fair time. I have often considered starting a blog, without ever quite finding the impetus to do so.
That was, until the start of 2019.
…And here we are, in this ‘About’ page…hopefully years in the future, with the blog a huge success and an army of minions running it whilst I sip Moët in Monaco with Kimi Räikkönen, who is now 74 but still on a one-year contract with Audi or Porsche or whoever will agree to his terms of a steering wheel and a Magnum.
I will aim to provide some insight along with the usual news, stats and I guess memes seeing as I’m a millennial and apparently that’s all we do. Also quizzes. Because I bloody love a good quiz and you should too.
For anyone curious, I moved to Paris at the end of 2020 and have since been trying to build a career in sports journalism. I am now freelancing for Eurosport, Sports Mole and Formula Nerds (for whom I’m also hosting a podcast), whilst still keeping this site ticking over.
When I’m not writing, I’m likely drumming in a (very) mildly successful band called You Win Again Gravity. (It’s a Futurama reference. If you got that, you’re in the minority.) For anyone really curious, here’s a video…
So yes, thank you for stopping by. I hope you enjoy the blog and, if so, why not join the mailing list, eh?
Over and out.
