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A review by mrsbooknerd
Surviving to Drive by Günther Steiner
3.0
Largely enjoyed this snapshot of F1 life.
There were some sections that I absolutely loved, and I would clear them quickly. It was also funny, had me chuckling to myself throughout, and I can see why Steiner has become a personality.
But my interest would start to wane a bit. It was quite negative in tone and repetitive in the negatives. Oh woe is me, this day was shit.we were rubbish. Shot for every time 'lady luck' was mentioned, etc. I also thought that some sections were quite 'surface'. I wanted more depth and detail. Maybe it wasn't helped that this was being written while Steiner was still in the role, and so some things couldn't be said or documented, but at times it was too much oh-this-massive-thing-has-just-happened-I'm-pissed-okay-off-to-bed, and you'd never know what had specifically happened behind the scenes. Which I thought was the point of the diary.
Like, I've read the book, and I still couldn't tell you what Steiner does? He is the team principal. Okay. He watches the races. He sometimes gives talks to interested parties. He takes selfies with fans. He calls Gene Haas. But what's he doing day to day? If I wanted race stats and finishing positions, I could have gone on Wikipedia?
I guess my summary is that the book lacked focus. Was it a diary for a season at Haas, or was it a diary of Team Principle of Haas Guenther Steiner? Because it tried to do both, but neither quite hit the mark for me.
There were some sections that I absolutely loved, and I would clear them quickly. It was also funny, had me chuckling to myself throughout, and I can see why Steiner has become a personality.
But my interest would start to wane a bit. It was quite negative in tone and repetitive in the negatives. Oh woe is me, this day was shit.we were rubbish. Shot for every time 'lady luck' was mentioned, etc. I also thought that some sections were quite 'surface'. I wanted more depth and detail. Maybe it wasn't helped that this was being written while Steiner was still in the role, and so some things couldn't be said or documented, but at times it was too much oh-this-massive-thing-has-just-happened-I'm-pissed-okay-off-to-bed, and you'd never know what had specifically happened behind the scenes. Which I thought was the point of the diary.
Like, I've read the book, and I still couldn't tell you what Steiner does? He is the team principal. Okay. He watches the races. He sometimes gives talks to interested parties. He takes selfies with fans. He calls Gene Haas. But what's he doing day to day? If I wanted race stats and finishing positions, I could have gone on Wikipedia?
I guess my summary is that the book lacked focus. Was it a diary for a season at Haas, or was it a diary of Team Principle of Haas Guenther Steiner? Because it tried to do both, but neither quite hit the mark for me.