Starting from the Back of the Grid: Misadventures Inside Formula One's Flying Circus - Couverture rigide

Henley, Kris; Henley, Ian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1801506477 ISBN 13 : 9781801506472

Editeur : Pitch Publishing Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

Starting from the Back of the Grid: Misadventures Inside Formula One's Flying Circus is the hilarious and endearing story of how an academic flop with a prodigious talent for getting into embarrassing situations somehow succeeds in the glamorous world of Formula One.

 

With a foreword by Haas team principal, bestselling author and TV-star Guenther Steiner, and a plates section featuring spectacular photos taken by the best photographers in F1, the author, a TV producer and occasional cameraman, gives a distinctive perspective on F1’s Flying Circus, up close and personal with motorsport legends, A-list celebrities and the super-rich. He tells of his encounters with its greatest drivers and most intriguing behind-the-scenes personalities, and recalls the sport’s greatest rivalries, tragedies and scandals.

 

Kris charts his own comedic career path from rough sleeper on a rubbish tip in Hong Kong to the paddock in Monte Carlo, where his first words to Michael Schumacher caused the racing legend’s face to inflate with rage. But a few traumatic days later he is sipping champagne high above the track on race day.

 

If you have a sense of humour, love Formula One, or want to learn more, this funny, informative, interesting and occasionally inspiring book provides a ringside seat at F1’s Flying Circus.

 

Highlights

• Euphoric scenes on the top deck of the Red Bull Energy Station when Checo Perez celebrates his victory at the 2022 Monaco GP
• Pastor Maldonado's heroic win at the 2012 Barcelona GP and how the celebrations were cut short when the Williams’ team garage exploded
• What it takes to get a golden ticket to drive in Formula One, and why even the best of the rest has no chance whatsoever of making the grid
• How professional F1 photographers tick and click to capture their world-famous images
• A farewell run with the ever-popular Sebastian Vettel around the Yas Marina Circuit
• How to interview Sir Lewis Hamilton when his first answer renders your diligent preparation completely useless
• Meet ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone, paddock personalities and innovative engineers
• Learn about ‘Crashgate’, the ‘fan car’, the ‘fiddle brake’ and how money is the true fuel of F1   

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kris has worked as a freelance TV producer since 1993 for Star TV, the Golf Channel, BSkyB, Disney ESPN and Fox Sports covering Formula One, Formula E, other motorsports, boxing, American football and golf. He lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ian worked in sales and marketing for technology companies and founded a management consultancy. He lives in north London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1801506477
• ISBN 13: 9781801506472
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible