Whether or not you have by no means watched a Components 1 race, or you may recite each F1 world champion relationship again to Giuseppe Farina, Stuart Codling’s new ebook Components 1 Drive to Survive—The Unofficial Companion is an enchanting fast course on the world’s hottest motorsport.
F1 has an unlucky historical past of gatekeeping and pushing new followers away from having fun with the game. The huge growth in American viewership since Netflix launched the primary season of Drive to Survive has helped the game chip away at these points.
F1 nonetheless has room for enchancment, although, because the push for extra extravagant occasions has left many followers (particularly those that cannot afford race tickets) feeling chilly and unappreciated. On the identical time, Drive to Survive presents fascinating insights into the game of F1, giving followers new and previous alike extra entry than ever to the paddock.
The Components 1 Drive to Survive Unofficial Companion: The Stars, Technique, Know-how, and Historical past of F1
The Components 1 Drive to Survive Unofficial Companion: The Stars, Technique, Know-how, and Historical past of F1
Codling’s ebook builds on the behind-the-scenes format of the present, and it fills within the gaps {that a} comparatively brief docuseries cannot cowl. Earlier than even cracking open the ebook, followers are rewarded with eye-catching images showcasing a celebratory Max Verstappen on the entrance cowl and the unimaginable teamwork of the Ferrari pit crew on the again cowl.
A Journey down Reminiscence Lane
As soon as inside, Codling does a terrific job of catering to readers of all data ranges. If you happen to’ve by no means caught a race, however need to be extra educated for chats on the watercooler, then this ebook presents the important thing data you may must rise up to hurry on the world of F1 racing. The data is nicely laid out, with seven chapters targeted on completely different features of the game.
Chapter one focuses on the unimaginable folks behind the game, and it’s a incredible journey down reminiscence lane for followers of the primary season of Drive to Survive. Distinguished workforce principals, equivalent to Crimson Bull’s Christian Horner and Renault’s Cyril Abiteboul, are featured, as are some lesser-known figures within the sport, together with Matt Deane, Mercedes’s chief mechanic.
A Temporary Historical past
Subsequent chapters discover a variety of subjects. This contains historic greats equivalent to Juan Manuel Fangio, Ayrton Senna, and Michael Schumacher and the precise automobiles they drove, together with Schumacher’s F2004 with its 29 podium finishes and 15 race victories.
For these curious concerning the extra sensible aspect of the game, Codling explores the technical features of F1. He even devotes a whole chapter to the historic improvement of the automobiles, relationship again to the early Grand Prix racing days.
In complete, the 188-page ebook delves into the folks, historical past, and logistics that make up the most well-liked motorsport on the planet. You’ll be able to preorder Components 1 Drive to Survive—The Unofficial Companion, forward of its on-sale date of Could 23, 2023.
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Jack Fitzgerald’s love for automobiles stems from his as but unshakable dependancy to Components 1.
After a short stint as a detailer for an area dealership group in faculty, he knew he wanted a extra everlasting method to drive all the brand new automobiles he couldn’t afford and determined to pursue a profession in auto writing. By hounding his faculty professors on the College of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he was in a position to journey Wisconsin in search of out tales within the auto world earlier than touchdown his dream job at Automobile and Driver. His new purpose is to delay the inevitable demise of his 2010 Volkswagen Golf.
