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Surviving to Drive

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'People talk about football managers being under pressure. Trust me, that's nothing. Pressure is watching one of your drivers hit a barrier at 190mph and exploding before your eyes...'

Guenther Steiner is one of motor racing's biggest and most celebrated characters, known to millions for his show-stealing appearances on Netflix's hugely popular fly on the wall series, Drive to Survive.

In Surviving to Drive, the Haas team principal takes readers inside his Formula 1 team for the entirety of the 2022 season, giving an unobstructed view of what really takes place behind the scenes. Through this unique lens, Guenther takes us on the thrilling rollercoaster of life at the heart of high stakes motor racing.

Packed full of twists and turns, from hiring and firing drivers, balancing books, pre-season preparations, the design, launch and testing of a car - and of course, the race calendar itself - this is the first time that an F1 team has allowed an acting team principal to tell the full story of a whole season.

Uncompromising and searingly honest, told in Steiner's inimitable style, this is a fascinating and hugely entertaining account of the realities of running a Formula 1 team.

©2023 Guenther Steiner (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

Fearless and candid, Surviving to Drive reads like the night-time confessions of a football manager who is fighting to stay in the Premier League. A gleeful guide to a bonkers sport from a loveable rogue insider.
The Times
It's gripping to read. It's funny, it's real, it's exciting. It's a brilliant book.
Chris Evans
Very colourful. Like having a conversation with Steiner.
Radio 4, Today
Lifts the lid on life as a Formula One team principal. The book gives us honest, unfiltered Steiner.
The Athletic
A brilliant, brilliant book.
Sky Sport F1 Podcast
There are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, witty comments and rants galore. Just like Steiner is one of a kind , there's never been a book quite like this!
Autosport
The new face of Formula One. The breakout star of Netflix's hit F1 series Drive to Survive. He is brutally honest.
The Times
A rare example of an active F1 boss putting his thoughts into print.
Reuters
Outspoken, bullish, strangely endearing
Radio Times
A swearily quotable account of the hiring, firing and stresses of the Formula One pit lane.
The Telegraph - Books of the Year

User Reviews

Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
Author Guenther Steiner
Narrator Guenther Steiner
Duration 7 hours and 41 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781529900682
Format Audiobook
Publisher Transworld
Genre Autobiography: sport, Automotive technology and trades, Car racing, Memoirs, Sports teams and clubs
Availability AU, GB, IE
Rating
5.0 (1 review)
Narration
5.0 (1 review)

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