Inside Mercedes F1
Life in the Fast Lane of Formula One
Published on 20. November 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-80494-738-8 (ISBN)
Description
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
*Paperback edition includes foreword by Toto Wolff and an exclusive new chapter on the 2025 season*
The official, access-all-areas inside story of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 Team
'The most illuminating look at the inner workings of an F1 team to date' New York Times
Join award-winning writer Matt Whyman as he is fully embedded with the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 Team across the 2023 and 2024 F1 seasons, following decorated drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, Team Principal Toto Wolff, and the extraordinary men and women that design, build and race the team's cars as they fight back - on and off the track.
From the tension of pre-season testing to the thrill and glamour of race weekends - including blue riband events such as Silverstone, Monaco and the Las Vegas Grand Prix - the book provides fascinating insight into the world of the fastest sport on earth and one of its most successful teams. This updated paperback edition includes an additional new chapter about rookie driver Kimi Antonelli set during the 2025 F1 season.
'This book lifts the lid on what life is really like inside our team. Nobody has ever been this close to what happens behind the scenes.' Toto Wolff, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team CEO
*Paperback edition includes foreword by Toto Wolff and an exclusive new chapter on the 2025 season*
The official, access-all-areas inside story of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 Team
'The most illuminating look at the inner workings of an F1 team to date' New York Times
Join award-winning writer Matt Whyman as he is fully embedded with the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 Team across the 2023 and 2024 F1 seasons, following decorated drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, Team Principal Toto Wolff, and the extraordinary men and women that design, build and race the team's cars as they fight back - on and off the track.
From the tension of pre-season testing to the thrill and glamour of race weekends - including blue riband events such as Silverstone, Monaco and the Las Vegas Grand Prix - the book provides fascinating insight into the world of the fastest sport on earth and one of its most successful teams. This updated paperback edition includes an additional new chapter about rookie driver Kimi Antonelli set during the 2025 F1 season.
'This book lifts the lid on what life is really like inside our team. Nobody has ever been this close to what happens behind the scenes.' Toto Wolff, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team CEO
Reviews / Votes
'In the 75 year history of Formula 1, no team has ever achieved the level of consistent competitive greatness as Mercedes. In the secretive world of motorsport, nobody has ever been given this level of access to a team at this level, less still the one that redefined the sport. The result is an insightful and inspirational documentation of what it takes to compete at the very top, in the world's most amazing sport' * Will Buxton, F1 broadcaster and journalist * 'This is a must read for all F1 fans. My main takeaway is how jealous I am that Matt Whyman got to see inside one of the most famous and successful racing teams of all time. Mercedes have always had an air of mystery about them and that makes Matt's findings and insight even more compelling. Matt isn't just behind the scenes, he embeds himself right in the middle of the action' * Greg James, author and broadcaster * 'From having the privilege of spending a few days with Mercedes, at the track and at Brackley, I know that Matt's access to the inner workings of Formula 1 racing is unparalleled.Sharing extraordinary highs and lows, this is a fascinating view of the immense teamwork involved to compete at the very top.' * Gareth Southgate, former England football manager *
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 125 mm
Width: 193 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
290 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80494-738-8 (9781804947388)
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11/2024
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Matt Whyman has co-written books with some of the world's leading figures in sport, high performance and popular culture including Gareth Southgate, Matthew Syed, Billy Connolly and Sir David Attenborough. He is an award-winning novelist and writer of non-fiction.
Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team is the works team of Mercedes-AMG, competing at the pinnacle of motorsport - the FIA Formula One (TM) World Championship. Formula One is a sport like no other. Combining elite teamwork, cutting-edge technologies and innovation, high-performance management and exceptional driving skill, teams develop race cars capable of competing against their rivals in a high-octane environment that spans upwards of 20 races across five continents throughout each season. The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, based across Technology Centres at Brackley and Brixworth in the United Kingdom, brings together over 1,000 dedicated and determined people that design, develop, manufacture and race the cars driven by seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton and Grand Prix winner, George Russell.
Winning seven consecutive double Drivers' and Constructors' World Championships from 2014 to 2020 and securing a record-breaking eighth consecutive Constructors' Championship success in 2021, the Team is one of the most successful in the sport's history. Between returning as a Constructor in 2010 and the end of the 2022 season, the Team has scored 116 wins, 264 podium finishes, 128 pole positions, 91 fastest laps and 54 one-two finishes from 259 race starts.
Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team is the works team of Mercedes-AMG, competing at the pinnacle of motorsport - the FIA Formula One (TM) World Championship. Formula One is a sport like no other. Combining elite teamwork, cutting-edge technologies and innovation, high-performance management and exceptional driving skill, teams develop race cars capable of competing against their rivals in a high-octane environment that spans upwards of 20 races across five continents throughout each season. The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, based across Technology Centres at Brackley and Brixworth in the United Kingdom, brings together over 1,000 dedicated and determined people that design, develop, manufacture and race the cars driven by seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton and Grand Prix winner, George Russell.
Winning seven consecutive double Drivers' and Constructors' World Championships from 2014 to 2020 and securing a record-breaking eighth consecutive Constructors' Championship success in 2021, the Team is one of the most successful in the sport's history. Between returning as a Constructor in 2010 and the end of the 2022 season, the Team has scored 116 wins, 264 podium finishes, 128 pole positions, 91 fastest laps and 54 one-two finishes from 259 race starts.