Formula 1 drivers autobiography books
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Must Read Formula 1 Books
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A definitive and intriguing biography of Max Verstappen, Formula 1’s superstar, Lewis Hamilton’s great rival and the winner of the 2021 and 2022 World Drivers’ Championships.
No Hollywood scriptwriter could possibly have envisioned the breathless, adrenaline pumping climax to th
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Books written by F1 drivers.
Martin Brundle - Working the Wheel is pretty good.
A surperb and entertaining read.
Sir Jackie Stewart wrote Winning Is Not Enough (autobiography, here is excelent interview with Sir Jackie about that book) and Principles of Performance Driving (book about driving and more, it shows his attitude torwards racing).
Some copies have a dvd insert which is great to watch.
Rummaging thru the Library when I was about 10 years old, I came across a copy of Graham Hill's autobiography, "Life at the Limit". It's the book that introduced me to Grand Prix racing and it hooked me right from the start.
Didn't Prof Sid Watkins write a book with that title, the predecessor to "Beyond the limit"?
"Life in the Fast Lane" by Alain Prost and Jean-Louis Moncet is a little bland, either written or translated a little poorly. Nothing like the candor, insight, and intelligence you get in Lauda's books. It also o
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The best Formula 1 autobiographies
As with any other sport, if you are looking for a Formula 1 autobiography you won’t be short on options. However, if you’re looking for a good Formula 1 autobiography, we’ve got you covered.
Niki Lauda: To Hell and Back
The 1970s was a crazy era in Formula 1 and few stories capture it more perfectly than Niki Lauda’s, at times haunting, To Hell and Back.
It is, though, a remarkable book by a remarkable individual.
“Bild ran one headline which asked: ‘My God, where is his face?’ The piece explained: ‘Niki Lauda, the world’s fastest racing driver, no longer has a face. It is no more than raw flesh with eyes oozing out of it.’ There really is no point in having a complex about losing half an ear.”
Johnny Herbert: What Doesn’t Kill You…
Herbert is probably known more for his media work than his driving now, but he very nearly gave everything – in the worst possible sense – to his motorsport career and quest to become