As Formula 1 returns to the global stage, we’re going beyond the grid.
Fane On The Page: Inside Formula 1 is a curated reading list drawn from some of the sport’s most influential voices – World Champions, Team Principals, Strategists and Leaders who have operated at the very highest level of performance.
These books offer first-hand insight into what it takes to compete, lead and endure in an environment defined by pressure, precision and consequence. From the driver’s seat to the pit wall and the boardroom, this is Formula 1, told by those who live it.
Damon Hill’s compelling journey to the 1996 Formula 1 Championship is one of sport’s most compelling stories.
In Watching the Wheels, Hill reflects candidly on growing up as the son of a double World Champion Graham Hill, the devastating loss of his father at age 15, and the financial and emotional hardship that followed. These experiences forged the resilience and composure that would later define his career.
Set against Formula 1’s last great golden era, Hill recounts racing alongside legends including Aryton Senna and Michael Schumacher, and leading the Williams team through the trauma of Senna’s death in 1994. Courageously honest and deeply human, this memoir captures the true psychological cost, and reward, of elite motorsport.
From the moment she first sat in a go-cart, Susie Wolff knew she belonged in motorsport, even when the sport wasn’t built for her.
In Driven, Wolff shares her journey from competitive racing to leadership roles that now shape the future of Formula 1. Racing through a system where she was often the only woman on the grid, she later turned her focus to transforming teams and championing the next generation through the F1 Academy.
With exceptional candour, Wolff explores ambition, leadership, partnership and motherhood, offering a rare view into the inner workings of the paddock and the personal resilience required to lead meaningful change.
What can a 1.9 second pit stop teach us about leadership and execution?
In The Winning Formula, David Coulthard translates lessons from the most demanding sport on earth into a practical guide for high-performance leadership. Drawing on his career as a Grand Prix winner, broadcaster and entrepreneur, Coulthard explores strategy, time management, motivation and teamwork at speed.
With first-hand insights involving Lewis Hamilton, Ron Dennis and Sir Frank Williams, this book positions Formula 1 as the ultimate case study in operational excellence, where marginal gains decide outcomes and preparation is everything.
When Zac Brown joined McLaren Racing, the team hadn’t won a championship in more than two decades.
A former professional racing driver turned global motorsport executive, Brown brings a combination of competitive instinct and commercial acumen. In Seven Tenths of a Second, he charts McLaren’s cultural and organisational transformation – from rebuilding trust and talent to instilling a relentless performance mindset.
This is a book about leadership in motion: managing high-performance personalities, navigating pressure at scale, and building systems, people and culture required to return to the front of the grid.
Behind every Formula 1 driver is a team of hundreds and, on race day, it’s the strategist who calls the shots.
In How to Win a Grand Prix, former Aston Martin Head of Race Strategy, Bernie Collins offers an authoritative perspective from one of the most senior women to have operated on the Formula 1 pit wall. Drawing on her experience as a performance engineer and race strategist, Collins takes readers behind the scenes to reveal how Formula 1 really works.
From car development and pre-season testing to split-second decisions made under extreme pressure, she recreates Grand Prix weekend hour by hour, placing the reader alongside the engineers and strategists tasked with getting two cars from grid to podium.
A Sunday Times bestseller, this is one of the clearest and most insightful accounts of modern Formula 1 from someone who has lived it.
Mika Häkkinen’s career is defined by instinct, speed and remarkable resilience.
This book charts his rise through McLaren, his battles with Aryton Senna and Michael Schumacher, and his extraordinary return to racing following a near-fatal accident. Known for his calm demeanour and quiet confidence, Häkkinen offers a powerful account of focus, recovery and mental strength.
It’s the story of a champion who let performance, not noise, speak for itself.
Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard will be touring Australia and New Zealand in March 2026.
With nearly four decades inside of Formula 1, Mark Gallagher offers one of the clearest translations of motorsport thinking into business leadership.
The Business of Winning examines how teams operate in an environment defined by immovable deadlines, extreme regulation and relentless competition. From technology and communications to sustainability, innovation and supply-chain complexity, Gallagher outlines how high-performance cultures are built, and sustained.
This is a strategic guide for leaders seeking to apply Formula 1 principles far beyond the circuit.
Straight-talking, sharp-witted and relentlessly honest, Guenter Steiner delivers exactly what the title promises.
Unfiltered chronicles Steiner’s decade building and leading the Hass F1 Team from the ground up. From funding challenges and political realities to podiums, pressures and his eventual departure, Steiner takes readers deep inside the daily realities of running a modern Formula 1 team.
Packed with humour, hard truths and behind-the-scenes insight, this book captures Formula 1 leadership without polish, and without apology.
Formula 1 is more than speed and spectacle. It’s a masterclass in leadership, resilience, innovation and teamwork – played out on a global stage at an extraordinary pace.
As the season begins, these books offer rich context to what unfolds on track, and enduring lessons that resonate far beyond the chequered flag.
Speaker and Partnership Enquiries
Many of the voices featured above are available for keynote speaking, leadership engagements and brand partnerships through Fane. Fane Group and Performance Insights have an exclusive three-year agreement to bring the very best talent from the pinnacle of motorsport to public shows and corporate audiences across the world.
We invite you to contact us to discuss Formula 1 speakers, leadership talent or partnership opportunities.
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