- Hardcover: 216 pages
- Publisher: Patrick Stephens Ltd (19 May 1986)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0850597927
- ISBN-13: 978-0850597929
- Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 20.8 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 741,582 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Nigel Roebuck used to be one of the most perceptive and insightful observers of the F1 scene, and this collection of 25 essays on drivers who inspired him (not necessarily the greatest, not necessarily his friends, but it's at its best when he's discussing those who combined greatness and personal friendship - the chapters on Amon and Villeneuve are superb) is Roebuck at his finest. He can be ironic, he can be witty, he can be moving, but through it all comes his genuine enthusiasm for the sport - something that's all-but hidden in his modern contributions to Autosport.
Each essay is accompanied by a specially-commissioned portrait of the driver in question; some of these really do bring out the character of the man in question, a few others do few favours.
A book that really does get inside the characters of F1 drivers is rare these days, and I wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone interested in the mentality, the character, of the great racing drivers.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Times change, F1 changes, bravery and pride don't. If you like traction control and corporate F1, this book will be old-fashioned twaddle to you.
However if you have a soul, have ever slid a powerful rear-wheel drive car in either wet or dry there will be something in the book for you. From Varzi, Rosemeyer and Jean Behra through to Prost and Senna a series of fantastic precis of drivers. Personally Jim Clark and Gilles do it for me but Roebuck's writing makes you wish you were around to witness the bravery and pride. Of course you could always play games on your PC instead!
However if you have a soul, have ever slid a powerful rear-wheel drive car in either wet or dry there will be something in the book for you. From Varzi, Rosemeyer and Jean Behra through to Prost and Senna a series of fantastic precis of drivers. Personally Jim Clark and Gilles do it for me but Roebuck's writing makes you wish you were around to witness the bravery and pride. Of course you could always play games on your PC instead!
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