Ghost Lap: Anonymous writing from inside Formula One

[GhostLap]

Hi all,

Long-time PH reader and poster, new username for fairly obvious reasons.

Hopefully this sort of thing is acceptable in this section - it felt more appropriate here than in the motorsport forum itself.

I work in Formula One, in the factory rather than anything on TV - and after years of threatening to do it, I’ve finally started writing anonymously about what life inside the sport actually feels like.

Not the glamorous version. More the shift work, pressure, strange characters, politics and industrial absurdity behind it all.

It’s an ongoing writing project called Ghost Lap. More memoir/observational writing than motorsport journalism.

Only one piece published so far, but I thought a few people here might find it interesting. If I’ve managed to set my profile up properly the link should be in there.

Thanks

[coppice]

I review motorsport books for the US website speedreaders.info ; let me know when it is published and I'd be happy to review it.

[GhostLap]

coppice said:

I review motorsport books for the US website speedreaders.info ; let me know when it is published and I'd be happy to review it.

Very kind of you - thank you.

At the moment it’s just an ongoing anonymous writing project on Substack rather than a full book, but several people have already said it reads more like one than a newsletter, which I’ll take as a compliment.

If it eventually turns into something longer-form i’ll definitely keep that in mind.

Also, good to discover the speedreaders website!

Edited by GhostLap on Thursday 14th May 17:44

[bigmowley]

Well hurry up and post something then! The intro is a bit short.

[GhostLap]

bigmowley said:

Well hurry up and post something then! The intro is a bit short.

Fair point The first post was really just intended to set the scene a little and test the water.

The next one is already written and I’ll upload next week.

Thanks for reading!

[Mr Pointy]

Retirement home? It' s a bit rude to call Williams that.

[Red Sleeper]

bigmowley said:

Well hurry up and post something then! The intro is a bit short.

Indeed, wish I’d stumbled on this after a few more have been posted!

[Super Sonic]

I'm assuming the name on your profile isn't your real name.

[aterribleusername]

Sounds like my kind of thing so have subscribed so I get updates as you make them.

Is it going to be a bit like Marc Priestley's book (which was fun) or more gritty? Happy either way as I love hearing the unglamorous side of industries that seem like dream jobs but in reality are far from it!