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@harrismonkey

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Writes and does low-rent videos about cars. Also does less-low-rent videos for BBC Top Gear. Contact: emily.reesjones @mcsaatchimerlin .com

Joined July 2009
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3 years
Rest in peace you wonderful, powerful, hilarious person.
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3 years
Don’t know where this ‘no one overtakes at Copse ‘ bollocks came from. It’s a race track.
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3 years
This car is now mine.
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3 years
Rather glad I bought this.
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3 years
Apologies to whoever stole the Apple AirPods from my car - they’re a bit waxy, so best clean them out. As for the golf clubs, their lie-angle is for a midget, so beware. And that stuff on the coat it dog jizz. Otherwise, enjoy.
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3 years
Modern F1 cars are monsters @MercedesAMGF1
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chris harris
4 years
Staggered Lewis not on the honours list. And I don’t buy into the tax bollocks either. He wears a Union Jack with pride, he’s the most famous British sports person, and the greatest champion - of any sport - that this country has produced. Travesty.
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3 years
Few words in appreciation of a special woman.
@BBC_TopGear
Top Gear
3 years
Chris Harris remembers Sabine Schmitz. @harrismonkey  pays tribute to the ground-breaking racing driver and presenter
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3 years
Obligatory snow shot.
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3 years
Childhood dream come true - I own a mk.2 Escort! 280hp, sequential skid fest.
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4 years
Thank you to everyone who has watched this series of @BBC_TopGear .
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chris harris
2 years
So if people start brake-testing in grass-roots motorsport, they can now just accept a slap on the wrist and a post-race time penalty? The wider implications of the F1 stewards’ decisions are worrying.
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4 years
He was special.
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3 years
Meeting Murray Walker was a highlight of my working life. He was everything you wanted him to be, and more. Truly a national treasure. RIP.
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3 years
Code fucking brown. Wow.
@MotoGP
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3 years
A rollercoaster crash for @aroncanet44 💥 The Spaniard was lucky to escape this scary accident at Turn 8! 😱 #PortugueseGP 🇵🇹
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4 years
Whiskey and masturbation will get us through this.
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3 years
Bottas is by any normal yardstick an exceptional driver. Anyone who drives an F1 car without spearing it off is much better than all armchair experts would allow themselves to believe. But he’s just not in the Hamilton/Verstappen league.
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5 years
I couldn’t give a shit about Lewis out of the car. Why do people spend so much time worrying about all that jazz? He’s that rare thing - massively fast, doesn’t make mistakes, and he never stops pushing. He’s arguably the best sportsman this country has ever produced.
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chris harris
3 years
Morning
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3 years
Off for a drive.
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3 years
So all the Lewis haters can now find out if the Mercedes F1 car can win a race on its own.
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4 years
Feels like the wrong time to post about buying a new car, but I suppose life goes on. Ordered this a long time ago - and it’s now arrived. Very excited. M2 Comp, manual, 763M wheels and clear glass!!
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5 years
@taslimanasreen So what was your parents’ excuse?
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3 years
Dear god. Grosjean is a lucky lucky man.
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3 years
Thought @MBrundleF1 ’s commentary today, with so much going on, was outstanding. Measured and informative. Still the best in the business.
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3 years
Love the pub, but this was a better way to spend the evening.
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3 years
The best new car I’ve driven this year is a Toyota and costs under £35k. Little slice of genius.
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chris harris
4 years
Turning up a fancy car meet in a 205. Happy place.
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3 years
This I how an M car should look.
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3 years
Yes!
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Nürburgring
3 years
Sabine-Schmitz-Kurve on the Nordschleife! ➡ Highest honour for "the ambassador of the Nürburgring". ➡ First corner on the Nordschleife receives her name ➡ Schmitz grew up a few metres away - in Nürburg ➡ Official ceremony: 11 September, 6h race Nürburgring Endurance Series
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3 years
Had worse days tbh.
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3 years
Don’t matter how rich your daddy is. In those conditions, that was just pure skill. Fair play.
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3 years
For those asking about a Sabine film - production has already started on an upcoming tribute to her – and we’ll release more information on when and how fans can watch it later in this current series.
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3 years
McLaren have very stealthily become the most likeable team in F1. What a result!
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chris harris
3 years
Who was that footballer who said racing drivers just go round and round in circles?
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chris harris
4 years
RIP Stirling. He was the racing driver -both inside and outside the car- everyone wanted to be.
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3 years
Presumably Max won’t celebrate Pole with someone still in the medical centre?
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chris harris
4 years
Empty car-park, why? Wtf etc?!!!!!
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2 years
Proves once again that the old circuits deliver the real racing. Except Monaco, which is shite.
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chris harris
3 years
I’m a Lewis fan. And a Max fan. But Max’s tweet is one I think he might come to regret.
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chris harris
4 years
McLaren now has a better F1 race team than Ferrari. That would have been a laughable statement not long ago - massive respect for what they’ve achieved.
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chris harris
6 years
Manual Touring in which I plan to do many, many miles. Feel very lucky.
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3 years
Small, unimpressive shed, but has some nice little bits in it.
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chris harris
4 years
There are two people in that little dot, doing 15,000mph.
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4 years
Jimmy.
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3 years
This old gent’s driving was a bit all over the place. He told me he was 81. And then called me a paki cunt, and to fuck off. Nice.
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3 years
As a piece of car-theatre, the Targa roof takes some beating.
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5 years
Need to tell you all that Fred and Paddy are two of the kindest people I’ve worked with. We’re good pals and I’ve never felt remotely picked-on. I’m small - so what? We all give as good as we get. And who gets to slide the supercars? Me! It’s just telly, and I’m loving it!
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2 years
Wow. Anyone seen a driver have a better race weekend given a few head-winds? @LewisHamilton
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4 years
THE FUCKING HULK!!!! What a story!
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chris harris
3 years
Been on the heavy weights.
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3 years
Yaris GR is very, very good. Does very relevant stuff like this. Very.
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chris harris
4 years
People trot out the usual ‘daddy’s money’ shit about Stroll, but anyone who can pedal a 1000hp F1 car like that is talented. And he’s been good this year.
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4 years
In the spirit of delivering exciting social media content, I’ve bought a new car. It’s exactly the same as the one I had before, but more yellow. And less crashed.
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3 years
Bottas has handled a very tricky situation with immense dignity. Mercedes wouldn’t have had the same success without him. Team player. (Apart from being a bit naughty yesterday)
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4 years
Slippery slope when people are told that unless they perform a specific gesture they are not acknowledging a problem or respectful of a situation. Have to respect the rights of the individual.
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2 years
One thing not in doubt is that F1 has become pure box-office again.
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chris harris
3 years
Norris is fucking awesome.
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chris harris
2 years
8v Integrale joins other red, Italian shite in my shed. Always wanted one!
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chris harris
4 years
The moment this thing is over and life is normal again, I’m road-tripping around Italy and eating the best food in the world.
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2 years
Happy Boxing Day to me, Happy Boxing Day to me…..
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2 years
Not sure about that. But what a championship. Two amazing drivers.
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3 years
An influencer just offered my pal @Litchfield_UK the chance for him to put suspension on his Yaris GR for free and pay him £25k for the privilege, plus a percentage of future sales. He knows who he is. Might tell you his name one day. Shameful.
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3 years
Details of tribute to Sabine.
@BBC_TopGear
Top Gear
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The past and present hosts of #TopGear will pay tribute to Sabine Schmitz in a 30-minute special after Sunday's show. Available from 9pm on @BBCiPlayer and later on @BBCOne , 7.30pm, Wednesday 7th April. More details available here
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3 years
Why does Coke taste so much better from a glass bottle than a plastic one?
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chris harris
4 years
Hamilton 1.2sec clear in the pissing rain. He’s in a class of his own.
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chris harris
4 years
Can’t endorse this strongly enough. Big thank you to all the officers involved.
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Metropolitan Police
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#WATCH our officers in action as they showcase tactics used to reduce pursuits and prevent injury occurring to the public. We can, will and do target those involved in moped crime at every opportunity 🚔 Find out more ➡️ come along to the #MCNShow @ExCeLLondon this weekend!
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2 years
There you go, the hybrid I’ve bought is a @PolestarCars One. Cleverest car I’ve driven in yonks. Beautiful, rare and interesting. Video soon. @PistonHeads image, but it’s that actual car, so I nabbed it. Apols!
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chris harris
2 years
Don’t agree. It’s not about old men and their ‘turf’, it’s about manners and engaging with an event you’ve been invited to. Bad call.
@Jalopnik
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Martin Brundle And F1 Aren't That Important
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3 years
Paradox: the flagship F1 race is the worst advert for F1.
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2 years
Can’t engage with most of the Max/Lewis punch-up on here. The comment I can consistently engage with is that if Max had chosen to let Lewis have Copse on lap 1 at Silverstone, he’d probably already be champ.
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3 years
Perfect little weapon for a miserable evening. Liking this thing more and more.
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3 years
Has to make any Brit car-lover smile!!
@Vint_Tro
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A big well done to Italy 🇮🇹 last night. Roll on the World Cup. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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3 years
New McLaren Artura and a tramp.
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2 years
Eddie Kidd. Someone must be chopping onions near me. Top work @PaddyMcGuinness @BBC_TopGear
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3 years
Time to make the grid-walk about drivers, team-members and strategy? Draco Malfoy is amusing though. What a bell-end.
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3 years
Makes every morning better!
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Sometimes when the new version is unveiled you feel bad. I don’t. This will always be my dream car.
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5 years
Best broken-down photo I’ve ever taken.
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3 years
Gutted for Russel, but no one deserves a win more than Perez. He’s been outstanding all year. Imagine swapping him for Vettel!
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5 years
Dear BMW, this is what a BMW should look like.
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chris harris
4 years
Even I couldn’t balls-up the photo in that light. 675 LT Spider
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chris harris
3 years
Best looking Aston in my lifetime.
@astonmartin
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3 years
One of a kind. #AstonMartin
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4 years
Driverless racing car finally does something interesting.
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Roborace is the world first driver-less/autonomous motorsports category. This is one of their first live-broadcasted events. This was the second run. It drove straight into a wall.
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4 years
Still got it.
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3 years
Conspiracy theory: Lewis has decided to retire that the end of this year, test race for Russell to see if he can do the job.
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3 years
Bravo Renault.
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3 years
Don’t know what’s going on at BMW M, but someone needs a fucking slap. WTF is this shite?
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3 years
Night night Mr.P. Love you.
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chris harris
4 years
And there it is! A bloke on an iPhone can fix it, what the hell is BMW playing at?
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Aaron Goodrum
4 years
Acceptable mug👍🏾
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4 years
I bloody love this car.
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chris harris
4 years
Do any of these car companies realise how fucking ridiculous they look unveiling more massive, pointless SUVs?
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chris harris
3 years
Controversy aside - that was a reminder of how good Silverstone is for modern F1 cars.
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3 years
I wanted to do this for a living because as a kid I watched a bloke slide cars around on the telly. Can’t quite believe he’s 70 today - he behaves like a 35 year old. Happy birthday @tiff_tv
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3 years
To those defending it with ‘rules is rules’. crazy nature of the race, the value Vettel added to it with a superb drive (surprise driver of the season for me). Is there any advantage to having 500g less fuel at the end of the race? Makes ordinary fans lose faith in the sport.
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3 years
Thoughts are with Valtteri at this difficult time. (This is going to be good!!)
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chris harris
5 years
300mph!
@rowanhorncastle
Rowan Horncastle
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Bugatti has broken the 300mph barrier. I repeat, Bugatti has broken the 300mph barrier. On 2 August 2019, Andy Wallace hit a vmax of 304.77mph in a go-faster Chiron at Ehra-Lessien. Full story and vid on and YouTube channel. What a menacing beast.
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Lewis = GOAT
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Did more for Audi’s image in a few years than a decade of winning Le Mans.
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You couldn’t make it up!
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