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Title: Life in the Fast Lane: The Inside Story of Benetton's First World Championship by Steve Matchett ISBN: 0-7528-4447-4 Publisher: Orion Pub. Date: September, 2002 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great inside view of a F1 team...
Comment: Steve Matchett, the author of this book, is if you did'nt know, a mechanic. Not only is he a mechanic, he is a mechanic for the Benetton Formula One team. A mechanic writing a book is a rarity indeed, which makes "Life in the Fast Lane" very special. Matchett, thankfully, also is a good writer (or maybe he had a good editor), and he has a great story to tell about his experiences in Formula One.
Basically covering the 1994 Championship winning season, the book runs through all the rounds of the Championship from Brazil to Australia. Benetton had a particularly turbulent season, as there was a lot of pressure on the team, what with being Championship contenders, the lauch control affair, Senna's death, the fuel fire in Germany (Matchett was the guy on the rear jack), the fuel filter affair, and Schumacher's collision with Hill at Adelaide. All these are in the book, and Matchett gives his (or Benetton's) side of the story.
Matchett has done extremely well with this book by choosing to present his tale in a personal way. You learn about how he has his coffee, how he did the decor in his cottage. You also learn about the struggles of an F1 mechanic for the Benetton Formula One team. The early morning starts, the late nighters, the trials and tribulations of travelling across the world to 15, 16 different countries is related very well in an easy to read style. There many little interesting tidbits that Matchett tells us about; Michele Alboreto coming in for a seat fitting for the Benetton as an outside candidate for the vacant number 2 seat prior to the start of the season. His tales of nights out with fellow mechanics. His desire for "his" driver to well; Matchett was mechanic for Jos Verstappen, JJ Lehto, and finally Johnny Herbert during the season. If there is a downside to the story, it is that Matchett can say no wrong of anyone in the team. However, he did have to continue to work with the team after finishing his book, so I cut him a little slack on that one.
All this makes for a captivating read. A recommended read, and if you like this book, you should try the follow up book "A Mechanic's Tale", which covers the other years in Matchett's career with the team before he quit in 1997.
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Title: The Mechanic's Tale: Life in the Pit-Lanes of Formula One by Steve Matchett ISBN: 0752827839 Publisher: Orion Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Flat Out & Flat Broke Formula 1 the Hard Way by Perry McCarthy, Damon Hill Obe, Perry McCarty ISBN: 1859608868 Publisher: Haynes Publishing Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Inside the Mind of the Grand Prix Driver: The Psychology of the Fastest Men on Earth: Sex, Danger and Everything Else by Christopher Hilton ISBN: 1859608337 Publisher: Haynes Publishing Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: The Piranha Club: Power and Influence in Formula One by Timothy Collings ISBN: 1852279079 Publisher: Virgin Publishing Pub. Date: December, 1901 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Life at the Limit: Triumph and Tragedy in Formula One by Sid Watkins ISBN: 0330351397 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pub. Date: 06 June, 1997 |
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