Try now

Listen and read

Step into an infinite world of stories

  • Read and listen as much as you want
  • Over 950 000 titles
  • Exclusive titles + Storytel Originals
  • Easy to cancel anytime
Try now
image.devices-Singapore 2x
Cover for The Mechanic's Tale: Life in the Pit-Lanes of Formula One
Try now

The Mechanic's Tale: Life in the Pit-Lanes of Formula One

Try now
68 Ratings

4

Duration
9H 14min
Language
English
Format
Category

Biographies

Formula One Grand Prix mechanic Steve Matchett takes the listener on a compelling journey through his life in the pit-lane, from his beginnings as a young apprentice, through his time at Ferrari and BMW to his later success with Benetton.

He gives eye-witness views of the great drivers, including Michael Schumacher, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, and Ayrton Senna. He also talks of key Benetton personalities, and explains how the team was transformed into a strong, competitive organisation, winning three World Championships.

© 2018 Tantor Media (Audiobook): 9781977378620

Release date

Audiobook: 10 July 2018

Tags

Others also enjoyed ...

  1. Aussie Grit: My Formula One Journey
    Aussie Grit: My Formula One Journey Mark Webber
  2. Watching the Wheels: My Autobiography
    Watching the Wheels: My Autobiography Damon Hill
  3. The Man in the White Suit: The Stig, Le Mans, The Fast Lane and Me
    The Man in the White Suit: The Stig, Le Mans, The Fast Lane and Me Ben Collins
  4. Total Competition: Lessons in Strategy from Formula One
    Total Competition: Lessons in Strategy from Formula One Ross Brawn
  5. Niki Lauda: The Biography
    Niki Lauda: The Biography Maurice Hamilton
  6. How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer
    How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer Adrian Newey
  7. Murray Walker: Unless I’m Very Much Mistaken
    Murray Walker: Unless I’m Very Much Mistaken Murray Walker
  8. Smokin’ Joe: The Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World, Smokin’ Joe Frazier
    Smokin’ Joe: The Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World, Smokin’ Joe Frazier Joe Frazier
  9. Lights Out, Full Throttle: The Good the Bad and the Bernie of Formula One
    Lights Out, Full Throttle: The Good the Bad and the Bernie of Formula One Damon Hill
  10. Max Verstappen: The Inside Track on a Formula One Star
    Max Verstappen: The Inside Track on a Formula One Star James Gray
  11. The Dynasty
    The Dynasty Jeff Benedict
  12. Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
    Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond Gene Kranz
  13. Killing Pablo
    Killing Pablo Mark Bowden
  14. Lewis Hamilton: Championship Year 2017
    Lewis Hamilton: Championship Year 2017 The Times
  15. Hunting El Chapo: Taking down the world’s most-wanted drug-lord
    Hunting El Chapo: Taking down the world’s most-wanted drug-lord Andrew Hogan
  16. The Widow Spy: My CIA Journey from the Jungles of Laos to Prison in Moscow
    The Widow Spy: My CIA Journey from the Jungles of Laos to Prison in Moscow Martha D. Peterson
  17. I Am Duran: The Autobiography of Roberto Duran
    I Am Duran: The Autobiography of Roberto Duran Roberto Duran
  18. The Big Heist: The Real Story of the Lufthansa Heist, the Mafia, and Murder
    The Big Heist: The Real Story of the Lufthansa Heist, the Mafia, and Murder Anthony M. DeStefano
  19. Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong
    Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong Juliet Macur
  20. Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times
    Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times Mark Leibovich
  21. No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy: The Life of General James Mattis
    No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy: The Life of General James Mattis Jim Proser
  22. Flying the SR-71 Blackbird: In the Cockpit on a Secret Operational Mission
    Flying the SR-71 Blackbird: In the Cockpit on a Secret Operational Mission Richard H. Graham
  23. The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War
    The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War John "Chick" Donohue
  24. No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons from a Man Who Walked on the Moon
    No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons from a Man Who Walked on the Moon Buzz Aldrin
  25. Breaking and Entering-The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called "Alien": The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called "Alien"
    Breaking and Entering-The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called "Alien": The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called "Alien" Jeremy N. Smith
  26. Three Weeks, Eight Seconds: Greg Lemond, Laurent Fignon, and the Epic Tour de France of 1989
    Three Weeks, Eight Seconds: Greg Lemond, Laurent Fignon, and the Epic Tour de France of 1989 Nige Tassell
  27. Doing Time Like A Spy: How the CIA Taught Me to Survive and Thrive in Prison
    Doing Time Like A Spy: How the CIA Taught Me to Survive and Thrive in Prison John Kiriakou
  28. NFL Confidential: True Confessions from the Gutter of Football
    NFL Confidential: True Confessions from the Gutter of Football Johnny Anonymous
  29. I Spy: My Life in MI5
    I Spy: My Life in MI5 Tom Marcus
  30. Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America
    Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America Jack Barsky
  31. Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys
    Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys Michael Collins
  32. Ranger School: Discipline, Direction, Determination
    Ranger School: Discipline, Direction, Determination Jimmy Blackmon
  33. Thatcher's Spy: My Life as an MI5 Agent Inside Sinn Féin
    Thatcher's Spy: My Life as an MI5 Agent Inside Sinn Féin Willie Carlin
  34. The Russian Affair: The True Story of the Couple who Uncovered the Greatest Sporting Scandal
    The Russian Affair: The True Story of the Couple who Uncovered the Greatest Sporting Scandal David Walsh
  35. Hunting LeRoux: The Inside Story of the DEA Takedown of a Criminal Genius and His Empire
    Hunting LeRoux: The Inside Story of the DEA Takedown of a Criminal Genius and His Empire Elaine Shannon
  36. Three Minutes to Doomsday: An Agent, a Traitor, and the Worst Espionage Breach in U.S. History
    Three Minutes to Doomsday: An Agent, a Traitor, and the Worst Espionage Breach in U.S. History Joe Navarro
  37. Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas
    Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas Nicholas Pileggi
  38. Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World
    Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World H.R. McMaster
  39. Nine Lives: My Time as the West’s Top Spy inside al-Qaeda
    Nine Lives: My Time as the West’s Top Spy inside al-Qaeda Aimen Dean
  40. Narco Wars: The Gripping Story of How British Agents Infiltrated the Colombian Drug Cartels
    Narco Wars: The Gripping Story of How British Agents Infiltrated the Colombian Drug Cartels Tom Chandler
  41. The Cell: Inside the 9/11 Plot, and why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop it
    The Cell: Inside the 9/11 Plot, and why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop it John Miller
  42. Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing
    Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing Tim Shorrock
  43. Pryor Convictions: And Other Life Sentences
    Pryor Convictions: And Other Life Sentences Richard Pryor
  44. The Outpost: The Most Heroic Battle of the Afghanistan War
    The Outpost: The Most Heroic Battle of the Afghanistan War Jake Tapper
  45. Saving Justice: Truth, Transparency, and Trust
    Saving Justice: Truth, Transparency, and Trust James Comey
  46. The 007 Diaries: Filming Live and Let Die
    The 007 Diaries: Filming Live and Let Die Sir Roger Moore
  47. The Call of the Road: A Complete History of Cycle Road Racing
    The Call of the Road: A Complete History of Cycle Road Racing Chris Sidwells
  48. The Operators
    The Operators Michael Hastings
  49. Boston Mob: The Rise and Fall of the New England Mob and Its Most Notorious Killer
    Boston Mob: The Rise and Fall of the New England Mob and Its Most Notorious Killer Marc Songini
  50. Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
    Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II Mitchell Zuckoff
  51. Mobshot: My Life and the Mafia
    Mobshot: My Life and the Mafia Vince Ciacci
  52. Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
    Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Allan J. McDonald
  53. Charlie One: The Story of an Irishman in the British Army and His Role in Covert Counter-Terrorism Operations
    Charlie One: The Story of an Irishman in the British Army and His Role in Covert Counter-Terrorism Operations Sean Hartnett
  54. One Man's Climb: A Journey of Trauma, Tragedy and Triumph on K2
    One Man's Climb: A Journey of Trauma, Tragedy and Triumph on K2 Adrian Hayes
  55. Gurkha Brotherhood
    Gurkha Brotherhood Captain Kailash Limbu
  56. MRF Shadow Troop: The untold true story of top secret British military intelligence undercover operations in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1972-1974
    MRF Shadow Troop: The untold true story of top secret British military intelligence undercover operations in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1972-1974 Simon Cursey
  57. El Chapo: The Untold Story of the World's Most Infamous Drug Lord
    El Chapo: The Untold Story of the World's Most Infamous Drug Lord Noah Hurowitz
  58. The Last American Hero: The Remarkable Life of John Glenn
    The Last American Hero: The Remarkable Life of John Glenn Alice L. George
  59. Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent
    Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent Fred Burton
  60. Under Pressure: Living Life and Avoiding Death on a Nuclear Submarine
    Under Pressure: Living Life and Avoiding Death on a Nuclear Submarine Richard Humphreys
  61. Limits of the Known
    Limits of the Known David Roberts
  62. A Spy in Plain Sight: The Inside Story of the FBI and Robert Hanssen―America’s Most Damaging Russian Spy
    A Spy in Plain Sight: The Inside Story of the FBI and Robert Hanssen―America’s Most Damaging Russian Spy Lis Wiehl
  63. Countdown bin Laden: The Untold Story of the 247-Day Hunt to Bring the Mastermind of 9/11 to Justice
    Countdown bin Laden: The Untold Story of the 247-Day Hunt to Bring the Mastermind of 9/11 to Justice Chris Wallace
  64. How to Catch a Russian Spy
    How to Catch a Russian Spy Naveed Jamali
  65. Tremendous: The Life of a Comedy Savage
    Tremendous: The Life of a Comedy Savage Joey "Coco" Diaz
  66. Madoff Talks: Uncovering the Untold Story Behind the Most Notorious Ponzi Scheme in History
    Madoff Talks: Uncovering the Untold Story Behind the Most Notorious Ponzi Scheme in History Jim Campbell
  67. Police Craft: What Cops Know About Crime, Community and Violence
    Police Craft: What Cops Know About Crime, Community and Violence Adam Plantinga
  68. TWA 800: The Crash, the Cover-Up, and the Conspiracy
    TWA 800: The Crash, the Cover-Up, and the Conspiracy Jack Cashill
  69. Last Days of the Concorde: The Crash of Flight 4590 and the End of Supersonic Passenger Travel
    Last Days of the Concorde: The Crash of Flight 4590 and the End of Supersonic Passenger Travel Samme Chittum
  70. Lessons from Everest: Seven Powerful Steps to the Top of the World
    Lessons from Everest: Seven Powerful Steps to the Top of the World Dr. Tim Warren
  71. Land Rover: The Story of the Car that Conquered the World
    Land Rover: The Story of the Car that Conquered the World Ben Fogle
  72. The Corporation: An Epic Story of the Cuban American Underworld
    The Corporation: An Epic Story of the Cuban American Underworld T. J. English
  73. Blow: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellín Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All
    Blow: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellín Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All Bruce Porter
  74. The Way Forward: Master Life's Toughest Battles and Create Your Lasting Legacy
    The Way Forward: Master Life's Toughest Battles and Create Your Lasting Legacy Robert O'Neill
  75. Never Grow Up
    Never Grow Up Jackie Chan
  76. Everest, Revised & Updated Edition: Mountain without Mercy
    Everest, Revised & Updated Edition: Mountain without Mercy Broughton Coburn
  77. Mud, Sweat, and Tears: The Autobiography
    Mud, Sweat, and Tears: The Autobiography Bear Grylls
  78. Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles
    Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles Anthony Swofford
  79. Gazza in Italy
    Gazza in Italy Daniel Storey
  80. A Patriot's Calling: My Life as an F-16 Fighter Pilot
    A Patriot's Calling: My Life as an F-16 Fighter Pilot Lt Colonel Dan Rooney
  81. Mob Boss: The Life of Little Al D'arco, the Man Who Brought Down the Mafia
    Mob Boss: The Life of Little Al D'arco, the Man Who Brought Down the Mafia Tom Robbins
  82. The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest
    The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest Anatoli Boukreev
  83. Endurance: SAS Soldier. Polar Adventurer. Decorated Leader
    Endurance: SAS Soldier. Polar Adventurer. Decorated Leader Louis Rudd
  84. The Dive: The untold story of the world’s deepest submarine rescue
    The Dive: The untold story of the world’s deepest submarine rescue Stephen McGinty
  85. The FBI Way: Inside the Bureau's Code of Excellence
    The FBI Way: Inside the Bureau's Code of Excellence Frank Figliuzzi
  86. Michael Owen Reboot: My Life: My Life
    Michael Owen Reboot: My Life: My Life Michael Owen
  87. The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
    The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom Slavomir Rawicz
  88. Mickey Cohen: The Life and Crimes of L.A.'s Notorious Mobster
    Mickey Cohen: The Life and Crimes of L.A.'s Notorious Mobster Tere Tereba
  89. Fire
    Fire Sebastian Junger

Start with these

View all titles
  1. The Tenant
    The Tenant Freida McFadden
    3.9
  2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone J.K. Rowling
    4.7
  3. My Weird School Special: Fright Night!
    My Weird School Special: Fright Night! Dan Gutman
    4.8
  4. Shield of Sparrows
    Shield of Sparrows Devney Perry
    4.5
  5. 弟弟不要怕
    弟弟不要怕 小邝
    5
  6. The Hunger Games
    The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
    4.7
  7. Fourth Wing
    Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros
    4.6
  8. The Housemaid: An absolutely addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist
    The Housemaid: An absolutely addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist Freida McFadden
    4.2
  9. Twisted Love
    Twisted Love Ana Huang
    3.7
  10. The Serpent and the Wings of Night: Crowns of Nyaxia, Book 1
    The Serpent and the Wings of Night: Crowns of Nyaxia, Book 1 Carissa Broadbent
    4.3
  11. A Court of Thorns and Roses (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: A Court of Thorns and Roses 1
    A Court of Thorns and Roses (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: A Court of Thorns and Roses 1 Sarah J. Maas
    4.3
  12. Quicksilver: The Fae & Alchemy Series, Book 1
    Quicksilver: The Fae & Alchemy Series, Book 1 Callie Hart
    4.4
  13. From Blood and Ash (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: Blood and Ash 1
    From Blood and Ash (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: Blood and Ash 1 Jennifer L. Armentrout
    4.3
  14. Never Lie
    Never Lie Freida McFadden
    3.9
  15. Ratburger
    Ratburger David Walliams
    4.5

Features:

  • Over 950 000 titles

  • Kids Mode (child safe environment)

  • Download books for offline access

  • Cancel anytime

Most popular

Unlimited

For those who want to listen and read without limits.

S$12.98 /month
3 days for free

  • 1 account

  • Unlimited Access

  • Unlimited listening

  • Cancel anytime

Try now

Unlimited Bi-yearly

For those who want to listen and read without limits.

S$69 /6 months
14 days for free
Save 11%

  • 1 account

  • Unlimited Access

  • Unlimited listening

  • Cancel anytime

Try now

Unlimited Yearly

For those who want to listen and read without limits.

S$119 /year
14 days for free
Save 24%

  • 1 account

  • Unlimited Access

  • Unlimited listening

  • Cancel anytime

Try now

Family

For those who want to share stories with family and friends.

From S$14.90/month

  • 2-3 accounts

  • Unlimited Access

  • Unlimited listening

  • Cancel anytime

2 accounts

S$14.90 /month
Try now
Company
Explore
Useful links
Language and region

  • English

  • Singapore

  • app_store_button
  • google_play_button
Follow us