Brilliant Read
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This has to be one of the best autobiography's I have read. I am a huge formula one fan and it gives you an insight into how hard these drivers really push to get where they are now.
he may not be one of the front runners in formula one but any formula one fan should give this one a read.
5 stars - brilliant
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Was expecting much more....
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Having recently read this book, I was a bit disappointed. The book has some interesting bits but by and large reads like DC trying to justify and explain that has happened in his career and life. It is pretty negative with DC blaming someone else for everything...whether it is his stint with McClaren, his relationships, media coverage etc etc.
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A frank and honest account about life in the fast lane
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An honest, no nonsense account from an honest, no nonsense man.
This book is easy to read and flows nicely from the boy in rural Scotland to a Monaco residing top racer!
A thoroughly enjoyable read and with rumours of a second 'warts-and-all' edition after DC retires I am looking forward to that one aswell.
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where's the story and the glory?
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Not much insight into the life and deliberations of the F1 circus I'm afraid. What earns this book the two stars are the first chapters on DC's early years, his childhood, family and bumpy road along the way to the higher formulae.
The words here really bring to life what it was like for a middle class scottish family supporting one of their children in pursuing his ambitions.
However the F1 section is pretty vacant, and for the oldest, most experienced driver on the grid, one feels that the insight, emotions and dealings could have been better explained. I'm not talking about dishing the dirt or blowing the lid on some libellous secrets, but some sort of "colour" is missing. There are a few page-turning chapters, such as the episodes with Mika Hakkinen and Ron Dennis, but I felt the rest of it was a turn-off.
It's altogether too navel gazing and more about DC trying to work out how he should behave or be perceived to be behaving. He's clearly got some psychological issues having been at the pinnacle of the sport for a number of years. The celebrity status that F1 brings clearly doesn't sit well with him, but an autobiography is not the place to explore that.
A good first few chapters, but overall there are better books for F1 fans out there.
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Dull dull dull
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Bland, lacking insight and, to be frank, boring. I was really looking forward to this one, after 15 years at the pinnacle of one of the world's most glamorous sports you would imagine he would have one hell of a tale to tell - all I can think is that he is keeping the good stuff for the second edition after he's retired. For a motorsport fan this offers little insight into the cloistered world of F1 - at best it's a mildly interesting documentation of his rise through the ranks (and love of soup and cups of tea) but ultimately it fails to ignite any passion for the subject. Anyone wanting a really entertaining F1 read should check out Eddie Jordan's book - it's everything DC's book isn't. Sorry to be negative, as DC would say (with boring regularity) 'it is what it is'.
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