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Book SynopsisLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 2020'The definitive biography of a racing driver who won three World Championship titles' Matt Dickinson, The Times, Sports Books of the Year'Thoroughly gripping...a fitting tribute' Justin Marozzi, Sunday Times
Niki Lauda was one of the greatest stars in motor racing – a superb driver on the track and a much-loved personality off it. From his famous rivalry with James Hunt in 1976, as depicted in the film Rush, to working with Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, his career helped define modern Formula One. Six weeks after the 1976 crash at the notorious Nürburgring that left him burned and receiving the last rites while obituaries were written, Niki Lauda stepped back into his
Ferrari at Monza to defend his first World Champion title.
Jackie Stewart called it ‘the most courageous thing I have ever wit
Trade Review'By the end of this
thoroughly gripping biography, what is abundantly clear is that statistics tell only half the story... This was a man who was forged in fire... Some of the most
engrossing passages in this book, big on anecdote and reportage, have nothing to do with Lauda's racing career. Hamilton...reveals a man who is far more riveting and intelligent than his ability to pilot an F1 car very swiftly around a circuit may suggest. This biography is
a fitting tribute to him.' -- Justin Marozzi * Sunday Times *
'Hamilton's book is the one we'd
recommend. As great as
To Hell and Back remains, the new biography adds
greater detail from other perspectives... Autobiographies are not necessarily the definitive word on a subject. Hamilton adds a
nice personal touch... His use of less familiar period interviews adds
vivid colour... What really makes this new biography
compelling are the chapters after 1985... It was Niki Lauda's humanity that was his true driving characteristic, and that's the running thread that pulls his
authoriative book together.' -- Damien Smith * Motor Sport *
'Petrolheads will
enjoy Hamilton’s expert analysis of car construction…for the rest of us, there is more than enough to
savour in Lauda’s singular character, especially his
amusing bluntness’ -- Matt Dickinson * The Times *
'A
comprehensive and enlightening biography' -- Damien O'Meara * RTE *
'A
compelling character study' -- Nick Greenslade * Sunday Times, Sport Books of the Year *
