F1 Racing: Drive: The Secrets to Formula One Success - Hardcover

Brookes, Rachel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1789298563 ISBN 13: 9781789298567

Verlag: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd, 2026

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How do twenty of the best drivers in the world drive on the same racetrack and have such different results? This is Formula One unlocked, revealing the strategy and skill behind the most successful drivers in the world.

Sit in the driver’s seat with Sky Sports F1 commentator Rachel Brookes as she examines the make-or-break moments across 75 years of Formula One and beyond. With exclusive insider access, Brookes draws comparisons between modern drivers alongside their iconic predecessors in a dramatic yet detailed look at how the sport has progressed, ultimately seeking to answer the question: what makes one driver World Champion, while his teammate is stuck forever languishing behind?

Featuring chapters on everything from defensive masterclasses and the importance of engineering and working as a team to the skills of driving in the rain and conquering mindset, this is a definitive insight into the secrets of the best drivers in F1 history.

Rachel has obtained new interviews specifically for the book with some of the biggest names in F1, including:

Drivers and Team Principals
Guenther Steiner
Toto Wolff
Lando Norris
Oscar Piastri
Valtteri Bottas
Nico Rosberg
Pedro De la Rosa
Anthony Davidson (ex-driver)
Jock Clear (veteran engineer, currently at Ferrari)

Journalists
Martin Brundle (Sky, ex-driver)
Bernie Collins (Sky Sports, F1TV, female, ex-engineer for Aston Martin)

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Rachel Brookes is currently a Formula One presenter and reporter for Sky Sports F1 and has been roving the pitlane and paddock for the past fourteen years. She has presented live from international sporting events, including over 200 Formula One Grands Prix, the football World Cup and the IPL cricket. She has worked for Sky Sports, Sky News, talkSport, Bloomberg TV and IMG, as well as Global radio and the BBC. She has covered many sports as well as F1, including football, cricket, rugby and tennis. She was previously a radio presenter for talkSport, KISS FM and Power FM.

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Go behind the scenes and get behind the wheel, as Sky Sports FI commentator Rachel Brookes unlocks the secrets, strategy and skills that goes into winning a Grand Prix. With exclusive insider access.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1789298563
• ISBN 13: 9781789298567
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Van Ditmar Boeken, VDB Sales; sales@vanditmar.nl; ; Hondiuslaan 44; Utrecht; 3528 AB; Niederlande