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Pitlane Lessons

byMarc Priestley

What F1 Can Teach You About Life and Work

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Foreword by Jake Humphrey, author of HIGH PERFORMANCE.

Formula 1 teams operate at the highest level of any competitive sport – and indeed of any industry. With huge sums of money, global prestige and even lives on the line, they must constantly work at an elite level to survive and succeed.

Drawing on over a decades’ worth of experience working for one of the most successful F1 teams in history, Marc Priestley shows how you can take lessons learned from and amongst the world’s best, and use them in your work and life.

Looking at areas including teamwork, leadership, celebrating success, responding to failures and more, these are lessons taken from the pitlane, and applied to every day life.

© Marc Priestley 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

About Marc Priestley

Marc Priestley worked for McLaren from 2000-2009, winning the World Championship with Lewis Hamilton in 2008. Under the legendary Ron Dennis, he worked with such other Championship-winning drivers as Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen and Mika Hakkinen. His memoir of that time, The Mechanic, was published in 2017, and has sold over a hundred thousand copies.

Since leaving McLaren he has worked with businesses around the world as a keynote speaker and consultant, advising on strategy and performance. Marc provides expert analysis as part of the BBC’s F1 commentary team and is the co-host of the hugely popular television show, Wheeler Dealers. He hosts his own podcast, Pitlane Life Lessons, speaking to and drawing lessons from the best that the world of F1 has to offer.

Twitter: @f1elvis
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  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • ISBN: 9781473580855
  • Price: £14.00
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