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Surviving to Drive

By: Guenther Steiner
Narrated by: Guenther Steiner
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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

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)

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

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.

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couldn't stop listening

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

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A great listen

What a character!! This is a great listen to one of the great characters in F1 and the Haas teams struggles across 2022 through the Russian invasion issues, driver challenges, managing a tight multi million dollar budget, rule changes, unforecast stardom and a new wave of unpredicted fans. Fabulous 'tell it the way it is' style from someone who is authentic in a world of political correctness and spin.
Worth a listen.

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Lazy, Repeatable, Just a Diary

He is hard to love, hard to hate, but speaking in the third person to the degree he does is alarming and annoying. SAY MY NAME 1000 times...Anyway, filled with funny anecdotes, but mostly just a lazy diary, admittedly sent to publishers to be fixed and presented. It is not a book, more of a podcast with all entries put together. Lazy effort Fokking Wanchor, ha, but still worth a listen.

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Guenther Fest!

Very funny and insightful. A little more on the driver's market would have been even better.

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An amazing book written by a mad Italian!

This book was amazing and shows all of the ups and downs of an F1 season. Guenther is not shy about saying what he wants and even made me laugh a lot while reading! If you want to also grab the audible audiobook then you’ll have the pleasure to hear Guenther Steiner read to you in a way only he can! Highly recommend

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Great for F1 Fans

As a big F1 fan I really enjoyed this. It was good to hear the behind the scenes challenges and stories. Listening to it read by Guenter is great and there were many LOL moments. Would recommend.

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Legend

I'm not even finished yet but know this will be five star. Absolute legend and hearing some of his diary entries and anecdotes is great. So glad he is reading.

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It’s a diary and it’s for F1 fans

As long as you appreciate that this is a real time diary and the author has no particular literary talent but is inside F1 and the team, then you’ll enjoy it.

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A good listen if you're an F1 fan

Gunther is a charismatic guy and some of his diary note style recollection stories in this book are insightful and enjoyable. He narrates the book in his own voice which gives it authenticity. Worth a listen if you're a F1 fan.

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