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.
Çevirideki yazım hataları can sıkıcıydı. Ayrton isminin İngilizce mi Portekizce mi telaffuz edileceği konusunda karışıklık olmuş, -de-da eklerinin yazımına dikkat edilmemiş, Monte Karlo yazılmış, RAI için RAI'dan ve RAI'nin şeklinde hem İngilizce hem Türkçe düşünülerek kullanılmış. Kitaptan okumanın yeterli olmadığını, geçmiş videoları izlemenin daha iyi olacağını anladım. Zaten 99'da yazılmış bir kitap; neden 24 yıl sonra çevrildi, hadi onu bir kenara bırakalım, özenilmemiş bir iş olmuş. Serhan Bey'in ve Senna'nın hatrına üç yıldız
.... my fourth (ish) senna biography and perhaps one of the best out of all of them for its detail + insight + new moments all without leaning into the eulogizing or the myth-creation that so many senna books / docus seem to rely on — the man is allowed to be a man (good and bad) without that diminishing aspects of his mythos.
a fantastic book of a fantastic and sadly missed racing driver the book to have for his life in and out of the cockpit all the way through his career right up to the tragic crash at imola in 94 and also the story of the 2 year manslaughter trial that nearly brought frank Williams to his knees and shredded his reputation
Excellent book on one of my favorite drivers. It has been years since I've read it, but if you see the Senna documentary, this is definitely a good next step. I admire the man and his passion for racing and being the best.