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000bee000's review against another edition
2.0
I don't think that I've ever read a book that has that many times 'I' or 'me' mentioned in it. I decided to read this book, because I wanted to learn more about the sport. However, I feel like a huge part of the book was about DC himself. He places himself in such a positive light and he makes it seem like he won multiple championships. Furthermore, the book was repetitive and could've been half of its pages. He divides the book in multiple chapters such as 'marginal gains' and 'attention to detail'. However, 2 pages into the chapter you actually forget what he was talking about since he suddenly starts writing about something completely unrelated for another 5 pages.
Overall, I think that this is more an autobiography than a book that gives you insight into the sport and its history. There are way better books that actually teach you something other than some standard business clichés.
Overall, I think that this is more an autobiography than a book that gives you insight into the sport and its history. There are way better books that actually teach you something other than some standard business clichés.
lady_custulance's review against another edition
Not autobiography like I expected, more of a business/self-help book which I'm not interested in and not willing to put time into
cricklewood's review
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.25
Accessibility: 7/10
Coherence of arguments: 8/10
Informativeness: 8/10
Value to me: 5/10
Overall enjoyment: 5/10
Total: 33/50 (3.3)
A decent but ultimately forgettable book about how to translate skills learnt in Formula 1 to running a businessness, written by an ex multiple Grand Prix winner.
It was fine. The book was formulaic in the sense that it was structured in only one way: "This is what we do in F1, this is why it's good (this is why I'm so good), this is why you should do it in your business". The key themes are efficiency, data scrutiny, meticulousness to detail, marginal gains, aggressive teamwork and shared visions, self-analysis, knowing your competitors and being driven and competitive.
I found those lessons less useful to me. What I most enjoyed about the book were the anecdotes relating to F1 drivers. I enjoyed hearing about how Coulthard helped out with improving safety standards, about how meticulous Proust was with his analysis, about how focused Lewis was on track, about the rise of Red Bull Racing and its team strategy and culture.
I don't think this would be very interesting for non-F1 fans though.
Coherence of arguments: 8/10
Informativeness: 8/10
Value to me: 5/10
Overall enjoyment: 5/10
Total: 33/50 (3.3)
A decent but ultimately forgettable book about how to translate skills learnt in Formula 1 to running a businessness, written by an ex multiple Grand Prix winner.
It was fine. The book was formulaic in the sense that it was structured in only one way: "This is what we do in F1, this is why it's good (this is why I'm so good), this is why you should do it in your business". The key themes are efficiency, data scrutiny, meticulousness to detail, marginal gains, aggressive teamwork and shared visions, self-analysis, knowing your competitors and being driven and competitive.
I found those lessons less useful to me. What I most enjoyed about the book were the anecdotes relating to F1 drivers. I enjoyed hearing about how Coulthard helped out with improving safety standards, about how meticulous Proust was with his analysis, about how focused Lewis was on track, about the rise of Red Bull Racing and its team strategy and culture.
I don't think this would be very interesting for non-F1 fans though.
sunsetcici's review
I went into this book thinking it was going to be more about the cars and behind the scenes of f1 but instead it is Coulthard talking about how amazing he is for pages on end, which is fine(?) but he makes out he is the only person who works as hard as he does, we get it you come from a working class family and grew up learning the importance of work ethic. the first few times he said it were okay but seriously, how many times does he have to mention his family business and work ethic 💀
kathrinreads's review
4.0
I really enjoyed this non-fiction read and the influences of formula in the story.
febe_dw's review
informative
slow-paced
1.75
I don't think that I've ever read a book that has that many times 'I' or 'me' mentioned in it. I decided to read this book, because I wanted to learn more about the sport. However, I feel like a huge part of the book was about DC himself. He places himself in such a positive light and he makes it seem like he won multiple championships. Furthermore, the book was repetitive and could've been half of its pages. He divides the book in multiple chapters such as 'marginal gains' and 'attention to detail'. However, 2 pages into the chapter you actually forget what he was talking about since he suddenly starts writing about something completely unrelated for another 5 pages.
Overall, I think that this is more an autobiography than a book that gives you insight into the sport and its history. There are way better books that actually teach you something other than some standard business clichés.
Overall, I think that this is more an autobiography than a book that gives you insight into the sport and its history. There are way better books that actually teach you something other than some standard business clichés.
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