F1 Racing Confidential
Inside Stories from the World of Formula One
by Giles Richards
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Pub Date 29 Feb 2024 | Archive Date 28 Mar 2024
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Description
An access-all-areas look inside the thrilling world of Formula One.
Formula One is one of the most intense, complex and secretive sports on the planet. Recent documentaries such as Netflix’s Drive to Survive series have given a glimpse of life inside the paddock, but there are so many more stories from this high-stakes, globe-trotting world that remain untold.
In F1 Racing Confidential, Guardian journalist Giles Richards speaks to the men and women inside Formula One to reveal the inner workings of the world’s most glamorous motorsport. Featuring exclusive interviews with experts at every level – from drivers and team principals to engineers and pit mechanics – and from teams including Mercedes, Red Bull, McLaren and more, this is an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look inside a modern Formula One team.
With a foreword by former F1 world champion Damon Hill and contributions from dozens of insiders – including Lando Norris, Christian Horner and Toto Wolff – each with their own fascinating stories, insights and revelations, F1 Racing Confidential takes you inside Formula One like never before.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781789295566 |
| PRICE | £20.00 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 304 |
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Featured Reviews
Helen W, Reviewer
What a fantastic look at the varied careers and people's progression to those very differing jobs.
A must for any F1 fan and careers advisors. Readable, interesting and most of all fascinating. I learnt so much from this book.
Hubby has now got my copy and I am buying one for my son.
Only wish I was younger to aim for a job in the industry.
Sharon V, Reviewer
Absolutely fantastic! This is different to any other F1 book I’ve read in that it’s more than just a driver bio or a behind the scenes insight. This book shared the stories of the key people in F1 who we don’t tend to hear from. Yes, there are team principles and drivers in there, as we love to hear from them, but what about the accountants? The parts manufacturers? The engineers and the mechanics?
This book contains their amazing stories and knowledge of the sport, their passion and how every tiny detail has an impact right through the team. Every single person has a key role to play and they play it with precision.
Loved it!
5 ⭐️ Thanks to Netgalley, Giles Richards and Michael O’Mara for an ARC in return for an honest review.
Tracy C, Educator
I really enjoyed reading this book for two reasons - it wasn't what I thought it was going to be and that it concentrated more on the "less famous" people behind the scenes doing very important jobs for the various F1 teams. From reading the book, these people definitely deserve the recognition they are now getting as I can't say I had heard of any of them before but wow, what a role/job they do to get the cars on the race track.
Laura D, Reviewer
This was such an informative read! As a fan of F1 already I had a basic knowledge of the sport and learned so much about the behind the scenes of the sport from this book. Giles has interviewed a wide of variety of individuals from across the sport from various teams from a driver, a comms manger and many different engineers. It was so fascinating to gain an understanding of how things work from an engineering perspective. It was also so interesting to hear the stories of how people came to the sport either accidentally or having dreamed of it since childhood. This is a must have for all F1 fans.
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