A winning Formula

Formula 1 star Guenther Steiner tells us what people can expect from his UK talking tour

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FASTEN your seatbelts for a thrilling time as former Haas Formula 1 team principal and Netflix Drive to Survive star Guenther Steiner tours this summer with lots of stops in the West Country.

Unfiltered Live will immerse fans deeper than ever into the world of Formula 1, featuring exclusive, access-all-areas insights as Guenther shares the twists and turns of his incredible career, bringing fans into the heart of the pit lanes, circuits and characters.

With more than a decade of experience, Guenther has been at the heart of some of the sport's most dramatic moments. His fearless approach to racing, combined with his candid storytelling, has made him a fan favourite and a key figure in motorsport.

We caught up with him for a quick chat ahead of his tour.

HOW DID YOU COME TO WORK IN F1?

I grew up in Merano, in the north of Italy, in the mountains, and there was no motorsport there. But despite that, I always loved racing cars, they were my passion as a kid. Every year, I always asked my father, to go to the one race in the region, which was about 40k from home and we went.

After I had completed National Service, and was studying engineer-ing, I saw a job in a racing magazine advertising for a Belgian rally team - I got that job, moved to Belgium and it all went from there.

WHAT WAS IT LIKE BEING SUCH A KEY CHARACTER IN 'DRIVE TO SURVIVE' - AND WHAT'S BEEN THE IMPACT OF THE SHOW?

Drive To Survive has been amazing for F1. The growth of F1 that we've seen in recent years wouldn't have been possible without the show.

It was well timed with Covid-19 too. F1 was the first sport that went back live and Drive To Survive was huge when people were watching anything and everything they could on TV because there was nothing else to do - so it became a massive hit.