- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: J H Haynes & Co Ltd; First Edition edition (3 Dec 2009)
- ISBN-10: 1844259374
- ISBN-13: 978-1844259373
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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In December 2008, Honda suddenly announced they were withdrawing from Grand Prix racing. The team faced oblivion, but their master on-track strategist, Ross Brawn, used all his tactical skills to put together a management buy-out - and Honda became Brawn. The team worked feverishly to fit Mercedes engines into the car and, with very little time to test it, took it to the season's opener in Australia - and Jenson Button, their driver who'd waited a decade for a real chance, won like a champion. Button won five of the next six races, too, and he and Brawn bestrode Formula 1 in a way never seen before. This is the full story of Brawn - the man, his team and their season.
About the Author
Christopher Hilton, one of Haynes's top-selling and most respected motorsport authors, has written over 30 books, including authoritative biographies of Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher. He lives at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ross Brawn is a very interesting and extremely talented person. I had hoped to learn more about his own background prior to Brawn GP being formed. About 75 pages are devoted to the first 54 years of his life. 241 pages are devoted to the year 2009, i.e. the focus is on the Brawn team, not the person.
We have quotations from each driver and Ross Brawn after virtually every practice/qualifying session and race in 2009. Most of these are in anodyne PR speak. What were their real feelings, how did Jenson psyche himself up for the penultimate GP of the year in Brazil, etc?
The author has forgotten that five British GPs took place at Aintree between 1955 and 1962. There are also a number of typos.
In summary I found this a disappointment.
We have quotations from each driver and Ross Brawn after virtually every practice/qualifying session and race in 2009. Most of these are in anodyne PR speak. What were their real feelings, how did Jenson psyche himself up for the penultimate GP of the year in Brazil, etc?
The author has forgotten that five British GPs took place at Aintree between 1955 and 1962. There are also a number of typos.
In summary I found this a disappointment.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As an avid F1 fan, I followed the trials and tribulations of Jenson Button and the Brawn F1 team with great interest since the teams survival just before the 2009 season commenced, and couldn't wait to read this book when it was released.
However, like many of this author's other efforts, I found it very disappointing. If you like reading through tedious race by race detail, lap times etc., all of which was in the public domain during the course of the season, then this is the book for you.
If you are looking for an insight into the human stories behind the Brawn team, give this a miss.
I found myself skipping through the book once we got to the race by race stage, and ironically picked up Jenson Button's 'My Championship Year' which was a much more interesting read.
All in all the story behind the Brawn team was a fantastic tale, but in my opinion, this book is disappointing.
The author could have done a much better job of telling the story between Honda's withdrawal, and the birth of Brawn GP.
However, like many of this author's other efforts, I found it very disappointing. If you like reading through tedious race by race detail, lap times etc., all of which was in the public domain during the course of the season, then this is the book for you.
If you are looking for an insight into the human stories behind the Brawn team, give this a miss.
I found myself skipping through the book once we got to the race by race stage, and ironically picked up Jenson Button's 'My Championship Year' which was a much more interesting read.
All in all the story behind the Brawn team was a fantastic tale, but in my opinion, this book is disappointing.
The author could have done a much better job of telling the story between Honda's withdrawal, and the birth of Brawn GP.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The story of Brawn GP was unique - a team that almost never made it to the grid, saved by the skin of its teeth, relying on a level of generosity not normally found in F1, and which defied the odds to roar to 8 race wins and both championships in its one and only season. The whole story is full of drama and intrigue....
...very little of which makes it into this book. Instead we get a brief skim through the team's creation; an overly long biography of Ross Brawn; and page after tedious page of race recaps - regardless of the fact that anyone with enough interest in F1 to buy the book will inevitably know 99% of what's described.
A hugely disappointing book, considering the wealth of material that Brawn GP offered.
...very little of which makes it into this book. Instead we get a brief skim through the team's creation; an overly long biography of Ross Brawn; and page after tedious page of race recaps - regardless of the fact that anyone with enough interest in F1 to buy the book will inevitably know 99% of what's described.
A hugely disappointing book, considering the wealth of material that Brawn GP offered.
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