Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has written a book giving his personal perspective on the Formula 1 team’s 2022 season.
Entitled ‘Surviving to Drive’ – a not-so-subtle reference to Netflix’s F1 documentary series ‘Drive to Survive‘ in which Steiner has become one of the central subjects – the book will provide Steiner’s first-hand account of the team’s latest championship campaign.After sacrificing development of their 2021 car to prioritise the team’s 2022 challenger for F1’s revolutionary new regulations, Haas’ pre-season preparation was thrown into chaos by the Russian military invasion of Ukraine in February. The outbreak of war led to sanctions against Russian businesses by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and others, leading to Haas cutting ties with the title sponsor Uralkali and driver Nikita Mazepin.
Replacing Mazepin with former driver Kevin Magnussen, the team scored points in the season-opener in Bahrain and eventually secured eighth place in the constructors’ championship. Magnussen also delivered a shock pole position for the sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
The team continued the overhaul of its driver line-up at the end of the season, dropping Mick Schumacher in favour of returning veteran Nico Hulkenberg for 2023.
“I don’t think I could have picked a more active year than this one in terms of documenting some of the many things a team principal has to go through in Formula 1,” Steiner said.
“I’ve never looked at keeping a diary before and while I like to look forward, it’s been fun to look back over this year proofing this book again and reflecting on the many highs and lows we’ve encountered at Haas.
“I hope people enjoy this insight into our 2022 season and hopefully they’ll come along for the ride in 2023 when we look to build on this year’s successes.”
The book, due to be published by Penguin on April 20th 2023, runs to 304 pages and will be available in hardback, digitally and in audiobook form.
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olpeculier (@olpeculier)
1st December 2022, 12:38
I do hope he’s got the time to do the audio version himself. Hearing somebody else read his profanity infused sentences just wouldn’t be the same!
Sumedh
1st December 2022, 16:54
Amen to that.
Invisiblekid (@invisiblekid)
2nd December 2022, 18:46
Generally, with autobiographies etc and such like, they do try to get the author to read it themselves so here’s hoping there will be an audiobook.
wsrgo (@wsrgo)
1st December 2022, 14:10
Of course he’s named his book after the show that made him famous.
Feels like a marketing ploy.
SjaakFoo (@sjaakfoo)
1st December 2022, 14:31
I mean, obviously he’s not publishing a book and selling it for charity.
Palindnilap (@palindnilap)
1st December 2022, 14:45
It is very improbable that the title is Gunther’s. Generally the author proposes a title, the editor thrashes it and replaces it with something “that will sell”. That is, even when there is no ghost writer involved, which would be quite surprising in that case.
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
1st December 2022, 16:09
“pens” and “writes” aren’t necessarily the same thing…
Ideal gift for a Drivel to Survival fan to read (with their lips moving) before the next Nutfux series.
mrfill (@mrfill)
1st December 2022, 14:39
Presumably next we will have Gunther’s Greatest love songs CD, the t-shirts, hats, appearance on I’m a celebrity…, after shave and the branded gin.
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
1st December 2022, 16:31
The last two are the same thing. Don’t tell anyone
Andrey Baydin (@minilemm)
2nd December 2022, 0:00
There are so many people east of, say, Germany who don’t think it’s a joke
Constantijn Blondel
1st December 2022, 15:13
That’s some fast writing …
olpeculier (@olpeculier)
1st December 2022, 15:46
Not really. It’s still four and a half months until it’s published, and it’s sourced from his diaries so it’s probably down to editing and adding perspective.
BasCB (@bascb)
1st December 2022, 18:23
… OK …
Ahm, right. Sure.
Not sure what to think of this. Obviously the diary is kept by him, and who knows he might be even actively working with a writer to make that into a prose product that is good to read.
Will probably be interesting to see how much he left out there to avoid any conflicst with ex drivers, their fathers, uncles, lawyers etc, as well as current team members the team boss and others!
Esploratore (@esploratore1)
1st December 2022, 23:13
These books are imo only worth it if you can find them for free on some website, then they can be interesting, but not for money.
János
2nd December 2022, 1:06
The man is a walking meme by now…
nickthegreek (@nickthegreek)
2nd December 2022, 11:18
i’d pay 12 € for this. the cover photo is hilarious. he looks like a badass…!
Jere (@jerejj)
2nd December 2022, 12:31
Interesting, so I’m looking forward to reading his book.