The Mechanic's Tale
Life in the Pit-Lanes of Formula One

I was excited to read this book but was disappointed. It has a few interesting stories but were ultimately lost in the shuffle of a lot of fluff .......more

A very good book for every person who likes motorsport. This book describes how difficult is to work in a high competitve enviroment like F1, the evolution of Benetton F1 team early 90's and how they achieved the most wanted constructors trophy. Reminded me when i was in Interlagos watching WEC 6 Hou......more

Struggled with this. Listened to the audiobook, read by the author and didn't really enjoy it. In a rather long and dull section in which he discusses his first book, he mentions that he wanted to do it alone, without any help. He really would have benefitted from a ghost writer - the book is too lo......more

A great insight into the world of F1. Albeit told from the lens of a mechanic - there is definitely a bias here - the constructors trophy is all there is; the driver's championship...? What are these drivers of which you speak? (That is a little unfair; but you get the idea). Definitely recommended i......more

Invaluable research for my upcoming book www.1994f1.com I bought this exactly for the purpose of getting the inside view into F1 & Benetton during the early/mid 1990s and. It delivered, and was a very absorbing and interesting read. The mechanical descriptions are very detailed in places. But more im......more