WATCH: F1’s team principals on their dream line-ups, their drivers’ worst habits and more
While the on-track action may dominate in F1, it’s the people in charge of the teams – Formula 1’s team principals – who are responsible for running the ship, rallying the troops and being the public mouthpieces of their squad.
The Formula 1 paddock has been described as the “shark tank” – and it’s the team principals’ job to navigate the waters, as they selfishly pursue the optimum course for their team, while simultaneously gunning for World Championship glory.
That’s not without its challenges, though. So, to find out a little bit more about how these team bosses tick, click on the video above to watch F1 Team Bosses: Unscripted, and find out which team principal describes his drivers as “little traumatised kids”, discover who they’d pick as their dream third driver – and find out which team principals know what their teams are really called (you’ll be surprised)...
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