The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Made F1 the Worlds FastestGrowing Sport

** Shortlisted For Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Writing Award, 2025 ***A New York Times Bestseller*One Of The Financial Times Best Books Of Summer 2024Hands Down The Greatest Book Ever Written About F1 -Sam Walker, Author Of The Captain ClassModern F1 Is The Sports Story Of This Era And No One Could Tell It Better -Kevin Clark, EspnThe Fastest Read You Will Ever Pick Up -A.J. Baime, Author Of Go Like Hellf1 Is Now The Fastest-Growing Sports Business In The World, And A Multi-Billion-Dollar Global Media Juggernaut. But How Exactly Did It Get There?Highly Respected Wall Street Journal Reporters Joshua Robinson And Jonathan Clegg Uncover The Full Epic Story Of How F1 Came To Achieve Total Global Fandom. Bringing Unique Insight And Access To The SportS Most Storied Teams And Personalities - From Ferrari To Bernie Ecclestone To Christian Horner, Daniel Ricciardo, And Lewis Hamilton - They Delve Into The World Of Big Money, Beautiful People, Intense Feuds And Audacious Gambles, All Set Across A Backdrop Of The WorldS Most Glamorous Locations.The Result Is The First Definitive Account Of The Business Of F1 - Not Just The Cars And The Races, But The Drama, The Deals, And The Financial Operation That Underpins It All. ItS The Tale Of A Commercial Empire: One Built In The 20Th Century, Rendered Almost Obsolete In The Early 21St, And That Has Re-Emerged World Dominant Today.