The Mechanic Quotes

“The old Sheerwater factory was as good as it could have been given it was a rented building on a Woking industrial estate. It served a purpose and the team won Formula One World Championships from within it, but Ron needed to have total control and he couldn’t do that while at the behest of a landlord.”
― Marc 'Elvis' Priestley, The Mechanic: The Secret World of the F1 Pitlane

“But one small incident sticks in my mind that perhaps sums up the financial bubble we existed in: at a test, not long after I joined the team, McLaren chartered a helicopter … in a desperate attempt to dry out a wet track.”
― Marc 'Elvis' Priestley, The Mechanic: The Secret World of the F1 Pitlane