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Surviving to Drive

A Year Inside Formula 1

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Surviving to Drive

By: Guenther Steiner
Narrated by: Guenther Steiner
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Brought to you by Penguin.

'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

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Critic Reviews

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. (Melanie Reid)
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.
A brilliant, brilliant book. (Matt Baker)
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. (Sathnam Sanghera)
A rare example of an active F1 boss putting his thoughts into print. (Alan Baldwin)
Outspoken, bullish, strangely endearing
A swearily quotable account of the hiring, firing and stresses of the Formula One pit lane.
All stars
Most relevant
A great description of the last couple of years of F1 by an incredibly experienced Team Principal.
It would have been easy to rest on his reputation and all the memes.
So much better as spoken by Gunther, highly appreciate his honesty, an excellent listen.

If you’re an old school F1 listen. If you’re a new enthusiast listen.

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a funny and interesting listen for anyone.. if you don't mind a little potty mouth

couldn't stop listening

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Loved this book - an excellent review of the season. I’d love to hear more from Gunter - even though the author and narrator is f**king wa*ker 😊😊.
Shame there isn’t an audio book narrated by Nikki Lauda

Insightful and f**king interesting

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Great to listen to Gunther put his season done on his own words. Would love to hear the next version post Haas.

Gunther is the star

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I laughed so much through this book. Clearly a very similar sense of humor. That aside. It was interesting and informative. It gave a different perspective and reaffirmed a few thoughts.

Authenticity

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