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wife, see Brown, Tracy
Brundle, Martin, 225
Budapest, Hungary, 210, 215, 241
bullshit, 21, 175, 185
Button, Jenson, 133, 149, 190
C
Canadian Grand Prix, 21, 213, 218, 243
Capito, Jost, 136
car industry, 185–6
Carey, Chase, 128, 167, 172, 173–4
Carlin, 157–8
Cartier watches, 60, 62, 73
celebrity race, missing fee, 22–4
champions, good and bad, 216
Championship, 169
Cheever, Eddie, 49–50
Chilton, Max, 157
Chime Communications, 121–6
China Grand Prix, 144
Coe, Sebastian, 123
Cogan, Kevin, 49
collaboration, 32
Columbia House Records, 102
communication
ASAP not allowed, 19
challenging and decision making, 16–17, 141–2, 195
importance, 252
purpose, 8
response times, 17–18, 19
roles and protocols, 9, 10
timeouts, 145, 181
complacency, 250
confidentiality, 252
constructors’ championship
1998 season, 2
2022 season, 192
2023 season, 196
2024 season, 2–3, 14, 120, 130, 176, 228, 233, 243, 244–5
equality with drivers’, 212, 214
Williams, 211
corporate days, 22, 88, 93–4
cost cap, Formula 1, 172–7, 182, 227, 232
Cosworth, 156, 157
Coulthard, David, 2
Covid, 165–72, 177, 181–2, 190
Credit Suisse, 114, 119
crisis management, 165–72
Crown Royal, 104–6
CSM, 121–6
CYVN Holdings, 187
D
Dan Fallows, 225
Daytona, 101, 206–7
de Ferran, Gil, 190, 191, 193–4
deals, completion, 249
Dean, Richard, 82–3, 85, 86
decision making
challenging, 16–17, 141–2, 195
delegation, 239
getting on with it, 16–17
timeouts, 145, 181
DEFCON system, 180–1, 185
delegation, 32, 195, 239
Dennington, Matt, 198, 199
Dennis, Ron, 31, 113, 127, 129–30, 135, 136, 137, 205, 206
Diageo, 103–5
DiMaggio, Joe, 36
Djokovic, Novak, 216
Domenicali, Stefano, 173–4
Donington Park, England, 82–3, 86, 93
downforce, 155–6
dreams and reality, 103
Drive to Survive (Netflix), 4, 62, 210, 215, 221
drivers
anticipation, 181
champions, good and bad, 216, 227
communication during race, 9–10
communication relationship, 27, 216–17
McLaren Automotive, 212–13
McLaren policy, 209–11, 212, 214–15, 219–20
number one and number two, 204–5, 212
skills required, 27–9
teammate friction, 203–4, 213
drivers’ championship
previous McLaren wins, 2
public priority over constructors’, 211
E
Eagle Racing Management, 85–6
Eason, Kevin, 127, 131
Ecclestone, Bernie, 30–1, 113–14, 131, 173
Edwards, Guy, 84
emails, time of sending and response expectations, 17–18
Emmick, 73
emotions, leading to mistakes, 9, 253
endurance racing, 101, 200, 206–7
entertainment, sport as, 52
F
failure, see also mistakes
fear of, 33–4, 248
learning from, 70, 163, 250
fair play, 215–16
family support, 206–7, 208
fan engagement, 50–2, 53, 138, 139
Federer, Roger, 216
feedback, 32
Ferguson, Alex, 206
Fernley, Bob, 155
Ferrari
2024 season, 2, 6, 10–12, 243, 244, 245
Andrea Stella, 193
cost cap resistance, 172
driver policy, 212
Fred Vasseur, 222
Michael Schumacher, 204–5
racing style, 228
Ferrari, Enzo, 31
fighting, 63–4, 67–8
Fittipaldi, Emerson, 2
focus, 78
food and beverage business, 124–5
football, 124, 173
Force India, 155, 174
Formula 1, see also Grand Prix
Brown offered job, 128, 131
cost cap, 172–7, 182, 227, 232
regulations, 223–4
sponsorship deals, 108
Formula 3, 89–90
Formula 3000, 95
Formula Ford
1990 season, 82–3
1991 season, 84
Fox Photo, 69
France, Brian, 114, 115, 116
Franchitti, Dario, 103
French Grand Prix, 191
friends and foes, 112, 227
Fry, Pat, 190
Fullerton, Terry, 75
furlough, 170
G
Gallo, Daniel, 198–200
German Grand Prix, 84
GNL, 187
golf, 38, 224
Grand Prix
1976 F1 season, 84
1981 F1 season, 48, 49–50
1988 F1 season, 2
1989 F1 season, 204
1993 F1 season, 75
1994 F3 season, 89
1998 F1 season, 2
2002 F1 season, 205
2007 F1 season, 203, 214
2012 F1 season, 133
2013 F1 season, 133, 136
2017 F1 season, 143–4, 149
2018 F1 season, 153, 207
2020 F1 season, 165, 166–9, 181–2
2021 F1 season, 190
2022 F1 season, 189, 190–2
2023 F1 season, 195–7, 201–2
2024 F1 season, 1–14, 21, 176–7, 210, 215, 218, 233, 241–5
2025 F1 season, 205, 213, 223, 231, 233–4, 235–7, 250
Greencastle, Indiana, USA, 97
Griffiths, Will, 196
Grousbeck, Wyc, 4
H
Hakkinen, Mika, 2
Hamilton, Lewis
2007 season, 203, 214
2017 Spanish Grand Prix 144
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 7
Ferrari, 212
leaves Mclaren, 136
racing style, 226
Hassell, Rob, 93–4
Heathfield, East Sussex, 85, 86
Hernandez, Bruce, 115, 119, 122
Hickok, Wild Bill, 59–60
Hill, Damon, 211
Hill, Graham, 147
Hilton, 25–6, 108
Hogan, John, 113
Honda, 136–7, 143, 147, 154
honesty, 26, 229–30, 252
Horner, Christian, 150, 205, 215, 221, 222
humour, 20–1
Hungarian Grand Prix, 210, 215, 241, 243
Hunt, James, 2, 203
Hyatt, 24–6
I
ice hockey, 22, 63, 254–5
Imola, Italy, 192, 242
Indianapolis, 97
Indianapolis Star, 97
Indy 500
1998, 50
2017, 145, 146–50, 154
2019, 153–63
history, 48–9, 147
IndyCar Series
1987 season, 71–2
McLaren history, 162–3
sponsorship deals, 99, 100
Zak Brown as driver, 97, 98, 99
integrity, 229–30
Interlagos, Brazil, 133
investment, 253
Italian Grand Prix, 190, 192, 207, 242–3, 244
Italy, employment laws, 175
J
Japanese Grand Prix, 204, 235–7
Jeddah Grand Prix, 196
Jim Hall Kart Racing School, 72
Jim Russell Racing School, 86, 93
JMI, see Just Marketing International
Johnnie Walker, 108
Jonathan Wheatley, 225
Jones, Alan, 49, 130
Juncos Racing, 162
Just Marketing International (JMI)
becomes international, 108
Chime Communications, acquisition by, 121–3
Diageo NASCAR deal, 103–6
early deals, 98, 99, 100
first employees, 100
first NASCAR deal, 102
Hyatt and Hilton deals, 25–7, 108
McLaren sponsorship, 109, 113
Spire Capital, acquisition by, 33–4, 69–70, 115–17, 119–20
start up, 15–16, 46, 97–8
K
Kaiser, Kyle, 162
Kali Kart, 73
Kanaan, Tony, 199–200
Kapadia, Asif, 74–5
karting, 69, 72–4, 75–9, 255
Kenseth, Matt, 103
key performance indicators, 119
KISS (band), 43
Kopitar, Anže, 255
L
Las Vegas Grand Prix, 244
Latifi, Nicholas, 7
Lauda, Niki, 2, 84, 237
lawsuit, celebrity race, missing fee, 23–4
laziness, 4, 250
Le Mans 24 Hours, 85, 147, 153
Leclerc, Charles, 2, 6, 13, 14, 212
Liberty Media, 173–4
lies, 21–2, 234
likeability, 60–1
Little League baseball, 75
LLC, 186
Long Beach, USA, 48, 49, 71, 255
long game, 110–12, 235, 253–4
Los Angeles, 97
losing, fear of, 33–4, 248
Louis Armstrong Middle School, Sherman Oaks, 57
