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Inside the Mind of the Grand Prix Driver: Psychology of the Fastest Men on Earth: Sex, Danger and Everything Else

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This book gets behind the PR-speak to explore what Grand Prix drivers really think and feel. They talk with rare frankness of their hopes and fears, how they began racing and what forces them to continue. From Michael Schumacher at the front of the grid to Perry McCarthy who never got on the grid at all, they discuss crashes, emotions, survival techniques - and even how racing compares with sex. The paperback is packed with revealing new interviews and information.

384 pages, Paperback

First published December 17, 2001

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Christopher Hilton

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Christopher (Chris) Hilton was a former sportswriter with the Daily Express.

Hilton had begun his career in journalism at The Journal in Newcastle, and then worked at the Express‘s offices in Manchester before moving to London in the mid-1970s when recruited by then sports editor Ken Lawrence to cover Formula 1.

Hilton was a key member of the sports desk editing staff, as well as covering ice skating for the paper during the period when Torvill and Dean were winning world and Olympic ice dance titles.

For the past two decades after leaving the Express, Hilton has freelanced, especially in F1 and writing his books, including biographies of Ayrton Senna, James Hunt and Michael Schumacher, as well as a novel. As recently as last month, his latest book, about F1 team leader Ross Brawn, was published.

Chris Hilton leaves a wife, Jean, and daughter.

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September 23, 2016
F1 kiedyś wydawała mi się dość nudnym sportem. Dzięki tej książce poznałem całą otoczkę i zmieniłem zdanie. Okazało się, że to najniebezpieczniejszy, uzależniający sport. Duża jego część rozgrywa się w psychice kierowców, dużą wagę mają rozgrywki w padoku i relacje z drużyną, a także czynnik losowy - każdy kierowca wierzy, że jego bolid nie będzie miał usterek technicznych, a praktyka pokazuje, że jest inaczej. Czasem wręcz można zginąć przez RNG.

Minusem jest zbyt przeciągnięte i niezbyt efektowne zakończenie i lekki chaos - randomowo dobrane fragmenty wywiadów, czasem nie wiadomo czy trwa obecny czy już zaczął się kolejny.
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