F1 Racing Confidential by Giles Richards
A revealing look at the inside workings of a modern Formula One team, featuring exclusive interviews with drivers, team principals, engineers, pit crew members and more.
A compelling glimpse behind the scenes of the men and women who keep the F1 circus on the road, sketching nineteen pen portraits of the key personnel that make up each teamIt is a simple idea, but Richards executes it deftly and with a reporter’s eye for a telling detail. * Motorsport Magazine *
It’s hard to think of a better book to recommend to someone yearning to work in Formula 1 who can’t imagine where their skills might be applied. F1 Racing Confidential offers an authentic and compelling insight into the reality of life and work in the world championship. -- RaceFans
What I love most about working in Formula 1 is the people. They make the sport what it is today, and Giles Richards has done a remarkable job bringing their stories to life with his eye for detail and sensational turn of phrase. An absolute joy to read. -- Lawrence Barretto, correspondent and presenter at Formula One
F1 Racing Confidential is a phenomenal read. I couldn't put it down. -- John Hindhaugh * Midweek Motorsport podcast *
This rip-roaring debut from journalist Richards profiles the individuals, most of them behind the scenes, who keep Formula One teams up and running… Racing fans will want to take this for a spin. * Publisher’s Weekly *
An intriguing look behind the drivers of Formula One… A treat for racing fans. * Kirkus Reviews *
Richards masterfully assembles an established and eclectic crew of people united by a desire to help their teams be the best. Each engrossing chapter highlights a vital cog in the F1 racing machine, their contributions to their teams, and the sport overall. This fascinating book will spark the interest of racing aficionados and casual fans alike. * Booklist *
This book has turned out to be one of the better F1 books I’ve read for some time...Every interviewee offers some interesting insights into past events or how things work in real life. It wasn’t until I read the Victoria Johnson chapter that I realised that the Mercedes drivers are involved almost from day 1 in the team’s branding and livery designs. * F1 Nut.com *
This is not a series of first-person essays that lay out the perspectives of 20 figures from six F1 teams and Pirelli, as we’d expected. Instead, we get delightful editorialising and analysis… detail and enthusiastic telling. The varied life stories of each figure are the background deliciousness of this work – the humbler, testing beginnings of many are more compelling than the privileged elements of Horner’s and Wolff’s famous lives. * Autosport *
It’s hard to think of a better book to recommend to someone yearning to work in Formula 1 who can’t imagine where their skills might be applied. F1 Racing Confidential offers an authentic and compelling insight into the reality of life and work in the world championship. -- RaceFans
What I love most about working in Formula 1 is the people. They make the sport what it is today, and Giles Richards has done a remarkable job bringing their stories to life with his eye for detail and sensational turn of phrase. An absolute joy to read. -- Lawrence Barretto, correspondent and presenter at Formula One
F1 Racing Confidential is a phenomenal read. I couldn't put it down. -- John Hindhaugh * Midweek Motorsport podcast *
This rip-roaring debut from journalist Richards profiles the individuals, most of them behind the scenes, who keep Formula One teams up and running… Racing fans will want to take this for a spin. * Publisher’s Weekly *
An intriguing look behind the drivers of Formula One… A treat for racing fans. * Kirkus Reviews *
Richards masterfully assembles an established and eclectic crew of people united by a desire to help their teams be the best. Each engrossing chapter highlights a vital cog in the F1 racing machine, their contributions to their teams, and the sport overall. This fascinating book will spark the interest of racing aficionados and casual fans alike. * Booklist *
This book has turned out to be one of the better F1 books I’ve read for some time...Every interviewee offers some interesting insights into past events or how things work in real life. It wasn’t until I read the Victoria Johnson chapter that I realised that the Mercedes drivers are involved almost from day 1 in the team’s branding and livery designs. * F1 Nut.com *
This is not a series of first-person essays that lay out the perspectives of 20 figures from six F1 teams and Pirelli, as we’d expected. Instead, we get delightful editorialising and analysis… detail and enthusiastic telling. The varied life stories of each figure are the background deliciousness of this work – the humbler, testing beginnings of many are more compelling than the privileged elements of Horner’s and Wolff’s famous lives. * Autosport *
Giles Richards has been a journalist at the Guardian and the Observer for more than twenty years. He is a lifelong fan of motor racing and has been reporting on Formula One for over a decade, working at the heart of the sport with which he is fascinated. As a writer and editor, he has taken advantage of his unique access to F1’s inner circle to tell the stories of the men and women who make F1 so special.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781789297386 |
| ISBN 10 | 1789297389 |
| Title | F1 Racing Confidential |
| Author | Giles Richards |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Michael O'Mara Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2025-01-16 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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