Feb 02 - 04 2025
Marc “Elvis” Priestley is the industry leading coach, business consultant, and keynote speaker from the high performance world of Formula One.
McLaren Racing’s Marc Preistly is the former #1 mechanic and pit lane manager in F1, working alongside driving legends such as Kimi Raikkönen, Jenson Button, Mika Hakkinen, Fernando Alonso, and current World Champion Lewis Hamilton. Today, he is also well-known for his keynote and motivational speaking on teamwork, leadership, and high-pressure success. Marc Priestley is available to be booked for corporate and private events. Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group today to inquire about Marc Priestley’s fees.
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Once the #1 mechanic and pit lane manager in Formula One, Marc Priestley is now a TV presenter (BBC, Sky Sports, ESPN), F1 commentator & reporter, award-winning author, and industry-leading speaker. After a decade as a senior figure in engineering & leadership with one of Formula One’s most successful teams, The McLaren Group, Marc now shares his insights & learnings with businesses & events around the world.
Using his 1st hand experience changing wheels in less than 2 seconds and winning World Championships with superstars like Lewis Hamilton, Marc teaches the mindset and strategy required to make accurate, smart decisions fast, while in high-pressure environments. When split-second timing is the difference between winning and losing, there’s little room for failure. His insights into how high-quality decisions are made in this intensely competitive environment are combined with an explanation of how Formula 1 teams seamlessly operate, with clear lines of communication supported by well-defined roles and responsibilities. Marc has also written a book based on these insights, The Mechanic, which was published in 2017.
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How do you constantly perform at the highest level? Foster an organizational culture to breed innovation? Market yourself differently from the competition? Use data to create advantages? Get buy-in from your team when going through change?
These challenges aren’t specific to Formula One and neither are the fascinating solutions Marc learned to solve them. If the suggested speech topics below do not suit your needs, schedule a pre-event Zoom call with Marc and the MPG team to begin tailoring his keynote to your event.
If you are looking for a masterclass in teamwork, the high-pressure, split-second environment of an F1 pit crew is it. In this captivating keynote, Marc Priestley draws on his decade-long experience with McLaren’s Formula One team to share insights into how each team member’s clearly defined role, trust, and synchronization contribute to winning World Championships. This talk inspires audiences to foster collaboration, communication, and accountability within their organizations, ensuring every team member performs at their best to achieve their shared goals.
Formula One teams operate in a fully connected, data-driven ecosystem where success depends on the ability to analyze and act on information in real-time. In this keynote, Marc Priestley explains how the McLaren team harnessed big data to optimize performance and gain a competitive edge. He provides actionable insights on how businesses can leverage data to identify opportunities, predict outcomes, and implement strategies that lead to continuous improvement and innovation.
Drawing from his time in Formula One, where fractions of a second make the difference between victory and defeat, Marc Priestley shares strategies for thriving under pressure. Using real-life anecdotes from his career with McLaren Racing, Marc demonstrates how to make quick, accurate decisions, maintain focus, and deliver results in high-stakes situations. This keynote equips leaders and teams with tools to embrace challenges, build resilience, and sustain peak performance, even when the pressure is on.
Marc Priestley’s experiences working with F1 legends like Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso provide a rich backdrop for this talk on leadership. Marc explores how visionary leadership drives high performance, fosters innovation, and creates a culture of continuous improvement. With lessons from managing pit crews and mentoring high-stakes teams, Marc inspires leaders to cultivate trust, set clear goals, and guide their teams to success in a fast-paced, competitive environment.
As part of ITV’s Formula E commentary team, Marc can also offer an insightful exploration of the rise of electric vehicle technology in motorsport and its profound impact on the automotive industry. Highlighting Formula E’s disruptive innovation, Marc discusses how this pioneering series is accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels and paving the way for a more sustainable future. With Formula 1 committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2030, Marc delves into the technological advancements, regulatory changes, and cultural shifts needed for this radical shift during the current decade.
In the high octane atmosphere of the Formula One pit lane, the spotlight is most often on the superstar drivers. And yet, without the technical knowledge, competitive determination and outright obsession from his garage of mechanics, no driver could possibly hope to claim a spot on the podium. These are the guys who make every World Champion, and any mistakes can have critical consequences.
That's not to say the F1 crew is just a group of highly skilled technical engineers, tweaking machinery in wind tunnels and crunching data through high spec computers. These boys can seriously let their hair down. Whether it be parties on luxury yachts in Monaco or elaborate photo opportunities in gravity-defying aeroplanes, this is a world which thrills on and off the track.
Join McLaren's former Number One mechanic, Marc 'Elvis' Priestley as he tours the world, revealing some of Formula One's most outrageous secrets and the fiercest rivalries, all fuelled by the determination to win.
This is Formula One as you've never seen it before.
