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Sid Watkins (Author)

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Mass Market Paperback: 258 pages
Publisher: Pan Books; New edition edition (6 Jun 1997)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0330351397
ISBN-13: 978-0330351393
Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 211,886 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #48 in Books > Biography > Sport > Formula One & Other Motor Racing

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This work offers the memoirs of Grand Prix's on-track doctor, Professor Sid Watkins. If there is a crash, it is Watkins who gets there first. He is closely involved in improving safety at the circuits and in developing rapid response medical rescue.

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5.0 out of 5 stars He's earned respect, never demanded it., 7 Sep 2001

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Viewing Grand Prix motor racing through the wonderfully perceptive eyes of Professor Watkins means that anyone interested in the sport should read this excellent account. Obviously respected, often revered by those with whom he works, he gives vivid and sometimes moving recollections spanning the many years of his involvement. Humour and pathos make regular appearances; his dry wit, an essential tool of his trade perhaps, serves to punctuate what is essentially a serious book. His incisive précis of drivers from the last three decades makes for compulsive reading, the character analyses are intriguing and revealing. Undoubtedly a pivotal character in the world of Formula One, the professor has been instrumental in saving many lives. However, he's also witnessed intimately the consequences of appalling accidents in which lives were lost. He is perhaps uniquely qualified to commentate on the sport, his dedication and professionalism making him a hero in this modern amphitheatre which now embraces the globe. Superbly readable. Once is not enough.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another world Champion, 27 Sep 2001

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If you like your F1 and have a favourite driver then you'll probably be able to carry on supporting the driver for longer because of the work of this man. Not only has he been able to make F1 safer but he can write too. An interesting story well recounted. I can recommend it wholeheartedly.

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4.0 out of 5 stars very ejoyable , another angle of F1, 23 Aug 2001

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In this book you can review almost all incidents from 1978 up to 1997 getting the medical point of view from Prof. Sid Watkins. Specialls details about Senna and Villeneuve good reading

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Published 4 months ago by lbird

5.0 out of 5 stars F1, The Drivers, Amusing Stories & The Battle for Safety
Sid Watkins 'The Prof' has done more for F1 driver safety than probably any other man alive. An eminent Neurological surgeon, Sid was the man in the medical car that all loved... Read more

Published 5 months ago by T. Wright

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Prof Sid Watkins has seen a lot of tradgedy in motor racing but has still kept his scouse sense of humour. Read more

Published on 10 May 2008 by Bodd

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Great
I bought this book, thinking that it would be a different view of the sport, and how right I was. It was a great read, although sometimes a bit too technical for a non medical... Read more

Published on 6 Jan 2004 by R. Sore

3.0 out of 5 stars he should have waited till he retired and written THE book.
I read Prof Sid's 2nd book first. Like that one, I read it at one sitting and then left it on the plane. Read more

Published on 17 Mar 2002 by C. Nation

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for any motorsport fan
Professor Watkins is the official doctor for the Formula One Grand Prix circus as it travels the world. Read more

Published on 1 May 2000 by John Peter O'connor

5.0 out of 5 stars Unmissable
This book is touching, funny and informative. Whilst being written from a safety point of view it provides a fascinating insight into Formula one from the mid-seventies right up... Read more

Published on 14 Mar 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Unusual, fascinating and often moving
Professor Sid Watkins has been involved with safety and medical care in Formula 1 for twenty years. He knows the drivers well, and has had occasion to rescue or treat many of... Read more

Published on 21 April 1999

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