How to Win a Grand Prix

From Pit Lane to Podium - The inside Track

By: Bernie Collins

Narrated by: Bernie Collins

'Bernie is not only a great strategist, but also a great team player and competitor' Sebastian Vettel

***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.©2024 Bernie Collins (P)2024 Quercus Editions Limited

Very technical and informative

This book was a great read. The strategy piece of F1 was always a bit mystical to me and Bernie goes into great detail about what they do…and in the process gave me a much more nuanced view of F1 and the data analytics process. This book is probably not for those new to F1 as it requires a familiarity with the terminology and rules to really be able to follow along. The fact that Bernie narrates too is a huge plus.

A clear winner!

Bernie Collins takes us inside the workings of an F1 team. You may need to be a devoted fan (like me) to fully appreciate this book but others might enjoy learning the lessons of teamwork, planning and strategy, applicable to business, etc.

Amazing career

Bernie takes you through an amazing life in F1, how strategist deals day by day in this world, and also an amazing X-ray of what is happening during the weekend of F1 through the eyes of a strategist.
Beeing Mexican is not possible to hold the tears remembering Shakir 2020,
Thank you Bernie it is an amazing book

Enjoyable and Informative

I've followed Formula One for over 40 years. This book provides a lot of "Inside the team" information presented in a delightfully lilting way.

Amazing guide to an F1 strategist’s role

This book offers a fascinating window into the day-to-day life of a Formula 1 strategist — from practical packing tips to detailed descriptions of session-by-session workloads. The information is clear, focused, and free of fluff. It’s not a history lesson or a self-praising memoir, but almost an instruction manual for anyone curious about what the strategist role involves — both its challenges and rewards. It also provides a rare look at how life truly unfolds inside the paddock.

Thank you, Bernie — you’re a legend of the sport and a true treasure of a person.