The inside track
Subtitle: paddocks, pit stops and tales of life in the fast lane
By: Jake Humphrey
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9781849837248; 9781849837255; 9781849837279
Subjects: Grand Prix racing
Description: Jake Humphrey has one of the best jobs in the world. Flying around the world presenting Formula One to six million people is not a bad occupation. And there is plenty that the viewer doesn't get to see, quite a lot of it rather surprising too. Travelling around the globe in the F1 bubble, Jake brings you close to the action. With his unique access to the key characters in the sport, he reveals a side of figures such as Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton rarely seen before, as well as showing what it is like to work with F1 legends David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan. From techie heaven driving the Red Bull simulator to witnessing moments of great sporting triumph, Humphrey takes the reader behind the scenes in the paddock to unveil the changing face of F1, as well as recounting the pitfalls faced by a TV presenter permanently walking the tightrope of public humiliation.
Table of contents: title: In at the deep end; title: The sport that never sleeps; title: The dynamics of an F1 team; title: The painful lessons; title: The commercialisation of Formula One; title: 100,000 miles, 20 stops, 1 season; title: Britain, Britain, Britain; title: Driven to perfection; title: Savour the moment; title: Endnote.