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Phillip Horton

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Formula 1 journalist, writer, and author, for Autoweek, New York Times, Speedcafe, the official #F1 Race Programme, and others. The Grand Prix Year, out now! https://linktr.ee/thegrandprixyearphilliphorton

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This Rookie Driver Started With a Crash, Then Got Everyone’s Attention

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A Reinvigorated Williams Climbs Into Fifth Place in Formula 1

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The Art of Moving F1 Around the World

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Running the Team, and Racing on It

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How an F1 Racecar Returns to Action So Quickly After a Crash After an accident during a practice session, mechanics swarm the car and grab spare parts, with the goal of making the next race. Sometimes it gets dicey.

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02.05.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The #F1 season is still only 2/24 races old, and we've a pretty insane triple-header coming up, so it's a good time to remind everyone you can still buy my book, The Grand Prix Year, which comes with some stellar recommendations:

www.amazon.co.uk/Grand-Prix-Y...

26.03.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The #F1 season is still only 2/24 races old, and we've a pretty insane triple-header coming up, so it's a good time to remind everyone you can still buy my book, The Grand Prix Year, which comes with some stellar recommendations:

www.amazon.co.uk/Grand-Prix-Y...

26.03.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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At Sebring, a Racetrack That Started as an Air Base The 12-hour race is held on a track crafted from a World War II field where bomber pilots trained.

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11.03.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Round 1. Welcome to Melbourne. #AusGP

08.03.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Time to head to the #AusGP. Looks like I'm out in Q1 already. #F1

07.03.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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F1: Andrea Antonelli Knows He’s Filling Big Shoes at Mercedes Andrea Antonelli is replacing the seven-time F1 champion at Mercedes, but said, β€œI really want to make my own story.”

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05.03.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Paperback edition of The Grand Prix Year is now available in Australia, just in time for the new #F1 season!

➑️ www.amazon.com.au/Grand-Prix-Y...

(I do all my own photo shoots)

04.03.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Paperback edition of The Grand Prix Year is now available in Australia, just in time for the new #F1 season!

➑️ www.amazon.com.au/Grand-Prix-Y...

(I do all my own photo shoots)

04.03.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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5 key things we need to find out at pre-season testing Here are all the key things we're looking to discover during 2025 pre-season testing in Bahrain...

TESTING! (it's only testing), BUT TESTING!

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25.02.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Media day, only without a race at the end of it.

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The Grand Prix Year is now available to buy in all good bookstores in North America!

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-grand-...

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-gr...

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The Williams FW47 hits the track at Silverstone, with Carlos Sainz completing a couple of install laps on the short track

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F1 2025 ⏳️

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The Grand Prix Year is now available to buy in all good bookstores in North America!

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-grand-...

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-gr...

11.02.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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INSIGHT: How do you paint a Formula 1 car? As you might expect in F1, achieving each paint job is a meticulously precise and co-ordinated process that continues non-stop throughout each season. So how does it all work?

In 10 days the liveries of #F1 2025 will be revealed - so how do they actually get applied to a car?

www.formula1.com/en/latest/ar...

08.02.2025 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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INSIGHT: How do you paint a Formula 1 car? As you might expect in F1, achieving each paint job is a meticulously precise and co-ordinated process that continues non-stop throughout each season. So how does it all work?

In 10 days the liveries of #F1 2025 will be revealed - so how do they actually get applied to a car?

www.formula1.com/en/latest/ar...

08.02.2025 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Karthikeyan on his β€˜wildΒ journey’ to F1 Narain Karthikeyan became India’s first Formula 1 racer when he joined Jordan in 2005, and returned for another two-year stint with backmarkers HRT in the early 2010s.

Twenty years ago Narain Karthikeyan became India's first #F1 racer - he tells his story of his journey to the sport, a "magic" year with Jordan, frustrating spells, and an HRT comeback in an "incredibly bad" car:
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02.02.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting - didn't realise that. Unsure. It's out in Australia on March 4, so potentially will be that date.

31.01.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I believe so - might be on amazon already!

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Out today in the UK! My book, The Grand Prix Year, charts the journey of a Formula 1 season, providing insight into the inner workings of the championship:
linktr.ee/thegrandprix...

30.01.2025 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Out today in the UK! My book, The Grand Prix Year, charts the journey of a Formula 1 season, providing insight into the inner workings of the championship:
linktr.ee/thegrandprix...

30.01.2025 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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A must-read for all F1 fans, THE GRAND PRIX YEAR explores every facet of the sport, with anecdotes, interviews, and insider knowledge.

Out 30th Jan: amzn.to/3D5eT05

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Whatever happened to these FP1 guest runners? Several front-running stars have made their first Grand Prix weekend appearances in practice-only outings, such as Charles Leclerc with Haas, and George Russell with Force India – but so too have some...

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