The Mechanic's Tale: Life in the Pit-Lanes of Formula One | Steve Matchett

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	The Mechanic's Tale: Life in the Pit-Lanes of Formula One Steve Matchett Orion Publishing, 2000 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 19 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A quite unique book: witty, informative and very funny too!

Steve Matchett's second book, The Mechanic's Tale, is a quite extraordinary work, in essence the memoires of a Grand Prix mechanic throughout his ten year career with the Benetton Formula One team. That an engineer has written such a fascinating and entertaining account of his life inside the somewhat secretive world of Grand Prix racing is unique in itself, but what makes this book so outstanding is the authors original approach to the subject and his natural flair for writing: his style is witty, rhetorical and very readable. "Every so often in the endless stream of biogrophies churned out by the Formula One book industry," says Motoring News, "something different emerges. This is it." Matchett touches on all aspects of this prestigious job, describing the incredible effort that the team are expected to give; the dangers and high stress of the pit stops; the myriad of famous drivers he worked with; and how Benetton and Schumacher stormed the world championships - amid great controversy - throughout 1994 and 1995. But The Mechanic's Tale is more than a collection of derring-do racing escapades; through his occasional digressions Matchett takes the reader on many colourful diversions, including an ill-fated ballooning trip; his views on the future of computer technology; and his slightly surreal comaprisons between Formula One and Orwell's 1984. All of that, combined with his attempts to make reason of Lewis Carroll's Jabberwoky, make this book anything but predictable.

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Steve has finally brought f1 home. Aside from the occasional story about how Senna got upset at Alain, most F1 reading tends to be an excercise in number crunching. Steve has brought drama, personal emotion and even the feel of a new pair of Timberlands to the mind of the reader. I can't tell you how insightful this book is and what an impact it has had on me. I believe every F1 fan would enjoy the humble posture Steve takes in this romp through the whirlwind of his life. A great effort. I am waiting for another one Steve! How about the announcer's tale? I'd love to hear about Sam, David and Bob.

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Very enjoyable book. Highly recommend.

Steve Matchett does a terrific job on Speedvision and I am glad I got this book.Interesting behind the scene intro to the formula one world and the details that you never see. Also appreciated authors' candor about the people in the sport.

read it, you won't regret it

abosoultly brilliant, a real insight into f1. beautifully written, funny and thoroughly enjoyable

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