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How to Win a Grand Prix
- From Pit Lane to Podium - The inside Track
- Narrated by: Bernie Collins
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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Summary
***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***
Race-winning team strategist shows how F1 really works.
Welcome to Bernie Collins' world. Formula 1 drivers are the public face of Grand Prix racing but behind every driver is a team of several hundred people sharing the same passionate desire to win. On race day it's the Team Strategist who calls the shots, working under immense pressure to make split second and crucial decisions. Through her eyes and experience as a Performance Engineer and Head of Race Strategy, Bernie takes you behind the scenes of a Formula 1 team - both in the factory and at the races - to uncover what it takes to put two Formula 1 cars on the grid and go racing.
How to Win a Grand Prix gives incredible insight of the entire process from design and construction, through pre-season testing, and how a team prepares for each Grand Prix. For race weekend itself, Bernie recreates it hour-by-hour to plunge the reader behind the pit wall and see what it's actually like to get from grid to podium.
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- Norma Miles
- 20-08-24
"Don't forget to pack your underwear"
Despite having been an F1 fan for well over two decades, not having access to Sky Sports I had never heard of Bernie Collins before this book. And being unfamiliar with her strong Northern Ireland accent, I found i needed to concentrate hard to properly follow her narration, with the unfortunate side effect that I fell asleep frequently and had to backtrack. However, after the first half of the book was completed, this was well worth the dozy irritation as she tracked her time working for Maclaren then Force India/ Racing Point becoming positively diverting as she detailed both the thoughts behind the three practise sessions, qualifying, and the coordinating and management of changing strategies during the race itself. It is an area which has always fascinated me and about which I had previously known nothing. So thank you, Ms. Collins, for shining some light there. As she mentions in her.book, all eyes are usually on the drivers not the strategists behind the scenes.
A fascinating peep behind the pit wall and those others who help make F1 so exciting.
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- Amaia
- 25-07-24
Excellent book with interesting insights for f1 fans
We can see from the structure of the book Bernie is an engineer and a good strategist. I loved her memoir about her f1 career and particularly loved her reading the book.
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- Daniel mart
- 30-05-24
Fantastic book
Really informative, behind the scenes look at everything F1. As a F1 fanatic, was great to hear what goes on during a race weekend and the behind the scene look at strategy. This book would also be great for anyone starting to follow F1. Thank you Bernie for taking me on a well informed, personal journey.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-07-24
Fantastic Insight Clearly Described
I loved this, such a comprehensive overview and narrated fantastically by Bernie. Understanding in more depth the process of race strategy and how the weekend works for an entire team has made being an F1 viewer so much more enjoyable!
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- David L.
- 04-07-24
Mega loved it
Great listen ! Bernie has a particularly great voice and tone for audio books her knowledge is beyond question and loved the story and how it was put together will defo recommend this book and I look forward to many more from her ! Please do more
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- Julie B
- 24-07-24
An absolute must listen for any F1 fan!
Really enjoyed the strategy ‘deep dive’…thanks so much Bernie, that was quite a learning experience! 😊👏
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- Samantha
- 13-06-24
An excellent listen.
I loved Seb's message to Bernie on her final race and she's a brilliant pundit for Sky- she's clever, plain-speaking and refreshing. This is an inspiring read, she has to make difficult decisions but stands by them, and she doesn't sugarcoat how tough a strategic F1 life is.
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- Alex Hope
- 17-07-24
Fascinating insight into an F1 weekend
Fascinating insight into an F1 weekend narrated by someone who truly knows her craft. Feel very lucky to have someone with Bernie’s knowledge, spill the beans on engineering, race strategy and just working through a weekend within F1. Really hope this is the first of many audibles to come!
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- Alan Bainton
- 07-09-24
Fascinating insight into life behind the F1 glamour
Bernie has a unique ability to explain the science and engineering powering F1 in a relatable manner. Highly recommended to anyone who would like to understand the huge efforts required to keep the cars and drivers competitive on track
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- Anonymous User
- 18-07-24
Unique and amazing for a F1 fan
Great book , amazing start middle and end in terms of life story, day to day life and challenges in the jobs Bernie faced and how she overcome them also audio book is narrated by Bernie which is a huge bonus for audio listeners like myself. fantastic listen
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