Zak Brown called the memoir book "Seven Tenths of a Second."

      This year promises to be quite prolific for books about Formula 1. For example, recently we discussed the literary debuts of TV commentators Simon Lazenby and Ted Kravitz, and now it makes sense to pay attention to Zak Brown's memoirs, the executive director of McLaren Racing.

      A 400-page volume in a bright orange (of course!) cover titled "Seven Tenths of a Second," with the subtitle "Life, Leadership, and Formula 1," will be on sale on November 20. That is, the book will arrive just in time for the important period when many people need to think about Christmas presents.

      It must be acknowledged that Brown chose the right moment to publish such memoirs: McLaren is confidently leading in both championship standings, and everything suggests that by the end of November, the team could quite possibly win the Constructors' Cup early.

      For the second consecutive year, although it hadn't been possible for 26 long years before last year. It was only when former racer, passionate motorsport fan, and successful California businessman took charge of McLaren Technology Group in November 2016 that the team from Woking began to gradually improve. Now it has reached a level where there's only one question remaining: which McLaren driver will become the champion—Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris?

      According to the annotation for the book published by Penguin Books, "Zak Brown has been a professional racing driver for ten years and knows how to achieve a fighting spirit in motorsport and turn a team into a successful enterprise. Under his leadership, McLaren Racing was transformed into a winning factory…"

      In his book, Zak shows how this is done: at an early stage, one must overcome various kinds of adversity, then learn to get along with competitive teammates, focus everyone on fighting for victories, and ultimately build the best team in the world…

      Now Zak has decided to share his experience with readers, telling about it honestly, convincingly, and with humor— the same humor with which he manages one of the most renowned teams in motorsport history.

      And here is what Brown himself said about his book: "Since my parents first took me to a race when I was 10 years old, I have been passionately involved in this incredible sport, because it is both excitement and competition, and at its core, a constant striving for perfection.

      Leading McLaren Racing to bring the team back to the top has been an absolute privilege. On this journey, I have learned many invaluable lessons, and I hope that the stories and insights I share with readers will give them pleasure."

      Probably, to understand why the book is titled "Seven Tenths of a Second," one has to read it. The version that in last year's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz finished just 0.7 seconds ahead of Lando Norris—that is, if Sainz had won and Charles Leclerc finished third, the Constructors' Cup would have gone to Ferrari—seems unlikely. Lando crossed the finish line 5.832 seconds ahead of his rival.