Inside F1: Life alongside legends

Broadcast journalist Lee McKenzie reviews the careers of seven of the most prominent F1 drivers of the 21st century.If you're a fan of the sport this won't really tell you anything new, but it does offer some interesting insights into the personalities behind the headlines and into the access that broadcasters have - or don't have - to drivers and teams.

I bought this for my husband and he really enjoyed it. Great for a Motorsport fan .

Very entertaining reading. I wish a second book with more histories.

However, I found it hard to follow the chronology at times as it was the same story, told multiple times through the eyes of different drivers, although it wasn’t that either, it was all through Lee’s eyes. But don’t let that put you off. It’s a good read.

I fully expect it to be as good as Lee looks, which means it will be a stunning read!

I have followed Lee McKenzie from her early career in F1 with BBC and then with C4 F1. This book shows the insights into the world of F1 through a very professional interviewer who asks the awkward questions that not many other interviewers would ask. Great book to find out more about F1 drivers.

I really respect Lee McKenzie and think she is an excellent reporter, however in this book, it appears that she is trying not to upset the current drivers. The way she glosses over the 2021 title decider and is non-commital on the controversies of the sport seems like it lacks any real depth or substance. If you're an F1 fan and have been following F1 and reading all the news, then it doesn't add anything.I was disappointed that there wasn't more regarding the titles decider in 2021. The way that Abu Dhabi wasn't really fully mentioned and the controversies surrounding Saudi Arabia and Brazil were all glossed over. Also, Louise says that Max was a worthy World Champion because he had more wins than Lewis in 2021. However, fails to mention that one of those wins was Spa which was based upon the qualifying position so therefore there wasn't a race and if the race director followed the correct rules in Abu Dhabi then both Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton would have had the same number of race wins for the season. It just appears that she is non-commital so she can still have interviews with Max, unlike Ted.I believe it was Ben Edwards who did the fact-checking but when Lee states that Alain Prost is a 3 times WDC and he won 4 WDC with the last one being in 1993 it is a bit unfortunate.

Bought this for my husband for Christmas. He couldn't put it down. Has now been passed to our neice who is also F1 mad.