David Whitmore

Factory foor, not the paddock. 15+ years in Formula One. Writer of Ghost Lap.

[David Whitmore @ghostlapf1]

@F1 @Charles_Leclerc It’s a bucket list team for most drivers, good for Charles

[David Whitmore @ghostlapf1]

“Do you think you’re a racing driver, sir?”

Genuinely one of the best things anyone has ever said to me.

He was being sarcastic.

#F1 #GhostLap

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@ScrewderiaF1 More like the streets of the Soviet Union

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[David Whitmore @ghostlapf1]

I spent years wanting an F1 team uniform.

Until I got one.

The Uniform, out now.

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[David Whitmore @ghostlapf1]

5 posts now live on Substack. The next one is coming next week. What happens when you wear your F1 team uniform out in public. So far I’ve managed to not giveaway any secrets and I’m still employed.
#F1

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@brakeboosted @GiulyDuchessa As a factory worker, the words upgrade package make me recoil at the thought of all the overtime needed 😂

[David Whitmore @ghostlapf1]

@AlpineF1Team Factory debriefs are excellent, it’s the only time us shop floor factory workers feel properly involved. It’s also nice when a team puts them on for all of the shift patterns too. I worked weekends at one team and we never had a single race debrief.

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@wearetherace Hopefully the guys and girls at the factory get some designer gear 😎

[Formula 1 @F1]

The one, the only ❤️🤍

#F1 #MonacoGP

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[David Whitmore @ghostlapf1]

George Russell threw his headrest out of the car last night.

Someone made that headrest.

My latest post is about what race day actually looks like for that someone.

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#F1 #CanadianGrandPrix

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@SkySportsF1 As someone who makes the cars, I had to cringe when he did this. Someone’s time and effort went in to that. And now they have to remake it. They’re not cheap either.

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@HondaRacingF1 VTEC?

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@WilliamsF1 @Atlassian Well done for this @WilliamsF1. There are so many people working behind the scenes getting the cars ready to race that you’ll never see on camera. 15 years in F1 and I’m one of those people. Nice work!

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@WilliamsF1 Shout out to all the guys and girls back at the factory who you won’t see on camera, but who are essential to getting the car on the track 🫡

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@autosport They’ve also had some less newsworthy people in the factory start there from other teams too. Hopefully it gives them the boost their history deserves.

[David Whitmore @ghostlapf1]

@AlpineF1Team Shout out to all the guys and girls who you won’t see on camera making this great drivers car 🫡

[David Whitmore @ghostlapf1]

@F1GuyDan Every F1 factory worker’s nightmare… upgrade = overtime 🫣

[David Whitmore @ghostlapf1]

@F1 I’ll be watching from the factory 🏭 🏎️