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Inside the Mind of the Grand Prix Driver

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Inside the Mind of the Grand Prix Driver

The Psychology of the Fastest Men on Earth - Sex, Danger and Everything Else
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Reformatted in paperback with new interviews and information, this book gets behind the PR-speak to explore what Grand Prix drivers really think and feel. They talk with rare frankness on their hopes and fears, how they began racing and what forces them to continue, their crashes, emotions, survival techniques - and how racing compares with sex. In this book: Michael Schumacher outlines his philosophy and Eddie Irvine explores being alive; Kimi Raikkonen explains why he doesn't like being told what to do; Karl Wendlinger opens his heart over the 1994 Imola weekend; Johnny Herbert confesses to a fear of pushbikes; Mark Blundell talks about sensitivity; and Perry McCarthy explains why only other drivers can understand racing. It also contains insights about the drivers' mindset from motor racing coach John Stevens, sports psychologist Andrew Walton and the manager of Benetton's Human Performance Centre, Bernie Shrosbree.

Table of Contents

Michael Schumacher outlines his philosophy and Eddie Irvine explores being alive; Kimi Raikkonen explains why he doesn't like being told what to do; Karl Wendlinger opens his heart over the 1994 Imola weekend and the crash that almost killed him a fortnight later; Johnny Herbert confesses to a fear of pushbikes; Mark Blundell talks about sensitivity factors and Perry McCarthy explains why other drivers are the only people who can understand the racing experience; The thrill of the chase, fear of losing, attitudes to death and maiming; Insights about the drivers' mindset from motor racing coach John Stevens, sports psychologist Andrew Walton and the manager of Benetton's Human Performance Centre, Bernie Shrosbree.

Author Biography

Christopher Hilton, author of Murray Walker: The last word, has written a number of acclaimed Formula 1 biographies including Michael Schumacher: The greatest of all? and Ayrton Senna: As time goes by. He lives at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire.
Release date NZ
October 16th, 2003
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Illustrations
16pp plates, illustrations and portraits, index
Imprint
J H Haynes & Co Ltd
Pages
384
Publisher
Haynes Publishing Group
Dimensions
127x198x32
ISBN-13
9781844250172
Product ID
2069852

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