Molly Hudson
m0llywrites.bsky.social
Molly Hudson
@m0llywrites.bsky.social
Formula 1 reporter for The Times 📰 Previously (and still sporadically) women’s and men’s football.

Probably on a ✈️
Exclusive interview with Oscar Piastri on moving to England at 14, and going to boarding school helped toughen him for Formula 1, and how his calm mentality sets him apart from the rest @timessport.bsky.social

Oscar Piastri: I’m here to become world champion

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Oscar Piastri: I’m no No2, I’m here to become world champion
Australian, 23, is not playing second fiddle to Lando Norris at McLaren, and though not one for grand statements, says he is “good enough to beat the very best”
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March 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Christian Horner: Liam Lawson had to go, we want constructors’ title

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Christian Horner: Liam Lawson had to go, we want constructors’ title
Red Bull team principal explains brutal decision to replace Liam Lawson with Yuki Tsunoda two races into season, with Kiwi learning of his fate via a leak
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March 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
How Christian Horner survived at Red Bull, the inside story for @timessport.bsky.social

✉️staff letters of support to shareholders
🤔admiring glances at his trackside office
🗣️how he addressed the allegations in an F1 Commission Meeting
❓what happens next?

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How Christian Horner survived scandal that rocked Red Bull
A year ago the team principal was ‘fighting with everything he had’ after alleged messages to female employee were leaked — and the ramifications still live on as 2025 season begins
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March 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Great to sit down with Calum Nicholas and talk about improving diversity, meetings with Lewis Hamilton and his new book Life in the Pitlane

+ Poignant section on Jules Bianchi’s death, and why cost cap is a threat to F1’s brightest talents @timessport.bsky.social

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Drive to Survive star: My friends told me F1 is a white man’s game
Red Bull technician Calum Nicholas on being a Drive to Survive fan favourite, Lewis Hamilton’s legacy, diversity in the paddock and the death of Jules Bianchi
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February 17, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Reposted by Molly Hudson
From @m0llywrites.bsky.social for The Sunday Times: Casey Stoney speaks about her termination from San Diego, and new future with team Canada.

“I’d come home [to the UK] for a funeral and got the call as soon as I landed.”

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Casey Stoney: I questioned whether I wanted to stay in the game
After exit from San Diego Wave, the former England captain faces a new challenge: coaching Canada Women. Can she rebuild trust and lead them to World Cup glory?
www.thetimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Exclusive interview with Red Bull’s newest driver for @timessport.bsky.social

Liam Lawson: My sisters gave up Irish dancing so I could be in F1

Plus how his karting career got off to a bumpy start, spat with Fernando Alonso, and racing Max 👀

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Liam Lawson: My sisters gave up Irish dancing so I could be in F1
Red Bull’s new driver talks about his journey from an inauspicious start in karting to replacing Sergio Pérez – and says Max Verstappen is the perfect team-mate
www.thetimes.com
December 19, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Sergio Pérez sacked by Red Bull after poor form costs them title

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Sergio Pérez sacked by Red Bull after poor form costs them title
Mexican pays price after finishing 285 points adrift of Max Verstappen in the driver’s championship, with 22-year-old Liam Lawson in frame to replace him
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December 18, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Some interesting F1 stats:

- 42% of the total fan base is under 35 years old
- 41% of the fanbase is female vs 37% in 2018
- 16-24-year-old females is the fastest growing age sector

The above is part of the reason F1 has been so attractive commercially
December 12, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Max Verstappen to do ‘F1 community service’ in Rwanda after swearing

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Max Verstappen to do ‘F1 community service’ in Rwanda after swearing
Red Bull driver will complete punishment while visiting Kigali, where he will collect world championship trophy at FIA’s prize-giving gala on Friday
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December 8, 2024 at 7:07 PM
One final race day of the season and will it be papaya colours celebrating at the end? A McLaren one-two in quali and on the verge of a first constructors win since 1998 (which happens to be the year I was born!)
December 8, 2024 at 9:12 AM
The F1 Academy grid will expand to 18 cars next season, with Hitech Grand Prix joining
December 6, 2024 at 8:04 AM
A box office day in Abu Dhabi…

George Russell: Max Verstappen threatened to crash into me in Qatar

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George Russell: Max Verstappen threatened to crash into me in Qatar
Mercedes driver George Russell alleges Red Bull rival Max Verstappen threatened to collide with him before race in Qatar, adding he saw the ‘fire in his eyes’
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December 5, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Franco Colapinto’s very cool football themed helmet for the Qatar GP, where Argentina won the World Cup
December 1, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Abbi Pulling seals the F1 Academy title with second place in Qatar!

Here’s an interview I did with her earlier this season for @timessport.bsky.social

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Abbi Pulling: British record-breaker aiming to follow Norris to F1
Abbi Pulling became the first woman to win a British F4 race and is aiming for a seat in Formula 1 by securing the top spot in the F1 Academy
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November 30, 2024 at 8:36 PM
The four drivers battling for a Red Bull/VCarb seat…not going well
November 30, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Sprint race ready 🇶🇦
November 30, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Exclusive interview with Max Verstappen

‘Spending half my life in F1 would be boring’ + why criticism of his sim racing was ‘silly’ and his view on British bias

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Max Verstappen: Spending half my life in F1 would be boring
Four-times world champion expresses desire to ‘do other stuff in life’ after Formula 1 career and says that ‘when you’re up top more people have an opinion’
www.thetimes.com
November 29, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Latest in the ongoing FIA chronicles…Top duo removed from office after querying FIA president’s plan for funds @owenslot.bsky.social

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Top duo removed from office after querying FIA president’s plan for funds
Committee members expressed concerns over $1.5m fund set up at suggestion of Mohammed Ben Sulayem for international motoring clubs, who will vote when president seeks re-election
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November 29, 2024 at 11:21 AM
George Russell knew exactly where he wanted to place his chips as the clock ticked down in Sin City | On the flag report for @timessport.bsky.social

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George Russell on pole in Las Vegas as Max Verstappen pips Lando Norris
Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton finishes tenth after mistake while Verstappen qualifies one place above Norris on weekend he could win fourth F1 world title
www.thetimes.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Williams statement: During Qualifying Franco sustained a significant impact of over 50G, requiring a medical check up. An impact of this magnitude is obviously significant and severe and he will need to be evaluated again tomorrow before we will know whether he is clear to race.
November 23, 2024 at 8:11 AM
George Russell asked to be the last car on track in Q3, knowing the circuit would ramp up, and duly delivered pole.
November 23, 2024 at 7:27 AM
Several at Williams were hugely concerned earlier today about the prospect of another crash, and Colapinto’s huge hit here will be another costly issue, likely meaning even older specifications will be required. Vegas aside, still two races of this triple header to go. Awful timing.
November 23, 2024 at 7:02 AM