- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: HarperSport; 1st Edition edition (5 Nov 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007270054
- ISBN-13: 978-0007270057
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.2 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
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‘Lewis will create the benchmark for a whole generation of drivers…He is already turning television viewers back on to motor racing’ Jackie Stewart
‘Lewis Hamilton is a phenomenon – nobody has come into the sport and done what he’s done’ Murray Walker
Few 22-year-olds have achieved enough to warrant 290 pages of reminiscence, but Hamilton is the exeption.' 'Hamilton is not only outstandingly gifted as a racing driver, he is genuinely articulate and charming.' The Daily Telegraph
.’..slickly produced with intriguing hints at how tough it was to get to the top' The Guardian
‘…one to lap up.' Manchester Evening News
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Lewis Hamilton’s explosive arrival on the Formula 1 scene has made front-page headlines. In My Story, for the first time Lewis opens up about his stunning debut season, including the gripping climax to the 2007 F1 World Championship, as well as his dad Anthony, his home life and his early years. The only book with the real story, as told by Lewis.
In his first season in F1, Lewis Hamilton has thrilled the world of motor racing. With victories in Canada, America and Hungary and Japan he led the World Drivers' Championship, right up to the last race of the season. But bare statistics alone do scant justice to the amazing impact Lewis Hamilton has had on the sporting landscape this year. My Story gives the real account from Lewis himself, as he sets the record straight about his colourful life on and off the track.
Given a grounded upbringing by his dedicated father in unremarkable Stevenage, Lewis tells about how he first tried out go-karting while on a cut-price family holiday in Ibiza. In his book he gives the real version of events at a motor sport dinner where, as a nine-year-old wearing a borrowed suit, he approached McLaren team boss Ron Dennis with the immortal words that were to change his life forever.
He rose rapidly through the Junior and Formula ranks, dominating every series with his raw speed and canny race craft. Here Lewis candidly recalls those key moments that shaped his career and went some way towards compensating for the sacrifices made by his father Anthony in getting his son to the top.
Lewis also charts how he got into the sport and was signed up by Ron Dennis, what motivates him, who are his closest friends, how he copes with the constant travelling, and the physical and mental challenges of driving a state-of-the-art Formula 1 car. He looks back in detail at the 2007 World Championship – his four race wins, the frightening crash in Germany, his rivalry with team-mate Fernando Alonso, his special relationship with Ron Dennis, and what it’s like living under the spotlight of the paparazzi – right up to the last race of the season in Brazil.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was extremely disappointed in this book. Thankfully it was bought as a gift.
There are at least 12 'I's on every full page. I'm sure he didn't write much of this himself, but I believe it shows the pointlessness of having a book written about your life when you're still in your 20s. No doubt that he's achieved a lot in his young life, but this is a typical 'celebrity book', and given the obesession with celebrities in the UK, there are those who will enjoy it, and good luck to them, but for me it was one of the worst books I have ever read.
There are at least 12 'I's on every full page. I'm sure he didn't write much of this himself, but I believe it shows the pointlessness of having a book written about your life when you're still in your 20s. No doubt that he's achieved a lot in his young life, but this is a typical 'celebrity book', and given the obesession with celebrities in the UK, there are those who will enjoy it, and good luck to them, but for me it was one of the worst books I have ever read.
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Considering this is the official offering on Hamilton, I have to say I'm not very impressed. It's OK, but the laughably large amount of blank page around the text says it all. I nailed it in an evening and felt all the unwiser about our nation's newest sporting hero as a result.
A review in The Daily Telegraph last week of all the Hamilton books currently hitting the shelves pointed to 'The Full Story' by Mark Hughes being the best of the bunch. I've now read that as well and I don't know about the other books on offer, but I do know that The Telegraph was right about the official one, Mark Hughes' book is head and shoulders above that.
A review in The Daily Telegraph last week of all the Hamilton books currently hitting the shelves pointed to 'The Full Story' by Mark Hughes being the best of the bunch. I've now read that as well and I don't know about the other books on offer, but I do know that The Telegraph was right about the official one, Mark Hughes' book is head and shoulders above that.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Everyone seems to be rating this book pretty low, and even though it is quite out of date as it details Hamilton's first season in F1, it still gives a good background and history to the driver.
I found it interesting and it gave me even more respect for Lewis. For the price, you can't really go wrong!
I found it interesting and it gave me even more respect for Lewis. For the price, you can't really go wrong!
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Good could be better though
When I bought this book I must admit I wasn't sure if id like it or not with Lewis being so young but I must say I was pleasantly surprised. Read more
Published 18 days ago by bmw freek
Ok, at a push.
Being a BIG Lewis fan I couldn't wait to read this book, but i was quite disapointed. It's very - i went to a race and won, and it was 'cool' then i prepared for the next race. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Club Racer
Very poor - give it a miss !
There were a litany of books released after Lewis Hamilton's championship win on 2008.
As his officially endorsed book, you would expect this to be the best, but it... Read more
As his officially endorsed book, you would expect this to be the best, but it... Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2010 by G. R. Hill
someone who done so much in his young age.
Im a big lewis fan. Fanily a british drive winning the f1. this book go though what he has atcheved in his life of racing. Read more
Published on 21 Sep 2008 by M. barlow
1st Place!!!!
Lewis Hamilton, 22 years old, bearly an adult, but boy he's had a thrilling life so far! Many people are calling this book a missed opportunity, but they haven't read it. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2008 by Bookworm
Inspirational
I think that this is a truly inspirational read. i am not a massive fan of formula 1 or lewis for that matter this book was my friends and i decided to have a read as it seemed... Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2008 by Ms. J. A. Brown
Much too sanitised and selective, though still readable (just about)
Content wise, Lewis Hamilton's `My Story' is pretty much what you'd expect from a twenty-two year old's autobiography (who happens to be a Formula 1 ace). Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2008 by Chris Of The OT
Already????
although listed as best seller in F1, a one star is all i can give.
I mean, don't get me wrong, Hamilton is the best thing that happened to F1 since Montoya left.... Read more
I mean, don't get me wrong, Hamilton is the best thing that happened to F1 since Montoya left.... Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2008 by N. S. ALSINAN
Interesting informative book
If you are not interested in F1 then you won't find this book very interesting. However if you are an F1 fan, you will find it an interesting record of a very exciting season. Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2008 by Alistair Murray
Lewis Hamilton: My Story
I understand the negative reviews here completely. However, even though the book is brief it actually benefits from this fact. Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2008 by Joshua Wilding
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