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F1 Racing: Drive

The Secrets to Formula One Success
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How do two drivers, two of the best twenty in the world, drive on the same racetrack and have such different results? This is Formula One unlocked, revealing the strategy and skill behind the most successful drivers in the world.With exclusive insider access, F1 Racing: Drive... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Go behind the scenes and get behind the wheel, as Sky Sports FI commentator Rachel Brookes unlocks the secrets, strategy and skills that goes into winning a Grand Prix. With exclusive insider access.

An exclusive look at the tactics needed to succeed in Formula One: a masterclass in the skill and strategy involved in crossing the line first, from Sky Sports F1 commentator Rachel Brookes.

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How do two drivers, two of the best twenty in the world, drive on the same racetrack and have such different results? This is Formula One unlocked, revealing the strategy and skill behind the most successful drivers in the world.

With exclusive insider access, F1 Racing: Drive reveals the tactics of the top teams and strategies they use to optimize driver performance, explaining how drivers succeed, why they fail and those marginal adjustments that are the difference between winning and losing.

Why does one driver become a champion and another the nearly man? F1 Racing: Drive will examine the myriad driving styles Formula One serves up across all the different temperaments, conditions, backdrops and strategies that inform this global sport.

Sit in the driver’s seat with Sky Sports F1 commentator Rachel Brookes as she examines the make-or-break moments across 75 years of Formula One and beyond. Bringing together exclusive access to key players across the sport, Brookes draws comparisons between modern drivers alongside their iconic predecessors in a dramatic yet detailed look at how the sport has progressed.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789298666

Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 August 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Illustration: 16pp full colour plate section

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Will Buxton

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 420g

Pages: 304

About the Author

Rachel Brookes is currently a Formula One presenter and reporter for Sky Sports F1 and has been roving the pitlane and paddock for the past fourteen years. She has presented live from international sporting events, including over 200 Formula One Grands Prix, the football World Cup and the IPL cricket. She has worked for Sky Sports, Sky News, talkSport, Bloomberg TV and IMG, as well as Global radio and the BBC. She has covered many sports as well as F1, including football, cricket, rugby and tennis. She was previously a radio presenter for talkSport, KISS FM and Power FM.

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