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Life At The Limit: Triumph and Tragedy in Formula One
This work offers the memoirs of Grand Prix's on-track doctor, Professor Sid Watkins. If there is a crash, it is Watkins who gets there first. He is closely involved in improving safety at the circuits and in developing rapid response medical rescue.
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First published June 21, 1996
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September 29, 2022
The book was written by Prof. Syd Watkins, formerly an F.1 medical officer and friend of Ayrton Senna. In particular, the chapter dedicated to Ayrton is very touching. The book was used but in very good condition. A reading dedicated to those who are passionate about racing, drivers and the stories that have created the legend of this sport
June 7, 2017
Sid Watkins was a great man. His friendship with Senna was beautiful.
May 22, 2022
I've read this in one afternoon, one sitting, so yes, one could say it was captivating .
Dr. Sid Watkins (Professor of Neurosurgery at the old London Hospital in the East End of London in 1970, Professor of Neurosurgery in upstate New York at Syracuse) is definitely a medical professional, he starts this book in typical medical fashion by ripping the band-aid that is 1994 Imola and Senna's death, for which he was the on-track medic.
"Sunday the Bishop of Truro began his sermon with the confession that he had been spiritually and verbally outclassed as a preacher by Ayrton Senna."
But this isn't a book about Senna. This is part of the story of how safety came to Formula 1.
Of most notable interest is Apendix I Physiology of Motor Racing – the Limits of Human Performance, where the good doctor provides a study on how racing takes a toll on the driver's body, with charts of cardiac rates, dehydration and heat effects, comparing blood pressure of F1 drivers and endurance (LeMans) drivers, as well as an overview of the G forces and the strains sustained by a driver while cornering, accelerating or braking, particularly on the muscles of the head, neck, arms and shoulders.
Excerpts:
* Bernie told me afterwards that certain of the authorities wanted me removed from the circuit because I took the doctors’ names as I went round. He told them I only needed the names so we knew who to sue.
* Senna had a carbon fibre briefcase; Berger tested its indestructibility by dropping it from the helicopter they were travelling in. Ayrton responded by pinching Berger’s credit cards and getting them drilled and bolted together with a massive nut and bolt! On another occasion at a small hotel near Spa where I was staying with my family, Ayrton joined us for dinner, but arrived late owing to some difficulty with his footwear; Gerhard had filled all of his shoes with butter.
* Adelaide in 1991. It was a wet weekend and during practice the red flag came out. It was raining hard and Frank Gardner took me round the circuit to find the accident. There was Nigel parked against the wall on the right of the Brabham straight. He was sitting in the car with his helmet on and had been doing so for several minutes. Frank got me there so quickly my cigar was still alight and I just remembered to quench it into the rain before I got to Nigel. He looked up and grinned and seemed OK. I asked why he hadn’t got out of the car. He grinned more and replied, ‘It’s dangerous to get out here.’ I then asked why he hadn’t taken his helmet off if he was unhurt. With an even more wicked grin and with his unmistakable Birmingham accent he answered, ‘It’s rhining!’
* Keke Rosberg was spectacular in the car and, like Prost, I never had to rescue him off the circuit. I will always remember the most remarkable feat he produced at Silverstone in 1985 when he lapped in qualifying practice at 160 m.p.h., the first time this was achieved, and on a circuit that was still drying from the heavy rain earlier in the day.
* Sometime in 1970 I got a call from Dr Dennis Williams, Senior Neurologist at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London, and Physician to HM The Queen. Would I please present myself at the Bryanston Nuffield Hospital at 5.00 p.m. that evening to see a patient who was registered under a nom de plume. Great secrecy attended the matter and when I arrived there Dr Williams met me and explained the problem. The patient was, in fact, the author Nancy Mitford.
* January 1979, Argentina. The principal casualty was Piquet who had hurt his foot; and Niki had gone to his rescue. Much to Niki’s amusement the marshals were trying to get Piquet’s helmet off without undoing the chin-strap. ‘They were trying to pull his bloody head off,’ Nicki said to me afterwards. The other fact that had amused Niki was that, as he went to remove Piquet’s helmet himself, he stepped on Piquet’s outstretched hand. Niki commented, ‘This gave him something else to yell about, apart from his foot!’
* Much to my amusement, when Clay Regazzoni’s leg fracture was later operated on in Switzerland, I was accused by the Italian press of leaving engine oil in the fracture site. When the fracture haematoma fluid was released by the surgical incision (at this stage of its resolution the fluid is usually brown-yellowish in colour) it was reported to ‘the tifosi’ as oil!
Dr. Sid Watkins (Professor of Neurosurgery at the old London Hospital in the East End of London in 1970, Professor of Neurosurgery in upstate New York at Syracuse) is definitely a medical professional, he starts this book in typical medical fashion by ripping the band-aid that is 1994 Imola and Senna's death, for which he was the on-track medic.
"Sunday the Bishop of Truro began his sermon with the confession that he had been spiritually and verbally outclassed as a preacher by Ayrton Senna."
But this isn't a book about Senna. This is part of the story of how safety came to Formula 1.
Of most notable interest is Apendix I Physiology of Motor Racing – the Limits of Human Performance, where the good doctor provides a study on how racing takes a toll on the driver's body, with charts of cardiac rates, dehydration and heat effects, comparing blood pressure of F1 drivers and endurance (LeMans) drivers, as well as an overview of the G forces and the strains sustained by a driver while cornering, accelerating or braking, particularly on the muscles of the head, neck, arms and shoulders.
Excerpts:
* Bernie told me afterwards that certain of the authorities wanted me removed from the circuit because I took the doctors’ names as I went round. He told them I only needed the names so we knew who to sue.
* Senna had a carbon fibre briefcase; Berger tested its indestructibility by dropping it from the helicopter they were travelling in. Ayrton responded by pinching Berger’s credit cards and getting them drilled and bolted together with a massive nut and bolt! On another occasion at a small hotel near Spa where I was staying with my family, Ayrton joined us for dinner, but arrived late owing to some difficulty with his footwear; Gerhard had filled all of his shoes with butter.
* Adelaide in 1991. It was a wet weekend and during practice the red flag came out. It was raining hard and Frank Gardner took me round the circuit to find the accident. There was Nigel parked against the wall on the right of the Brabham straight. He was sitting in the car with his helmet on and had been doing so for several minutes. Frank got me there so quickly my cigar was still alight and I just remembered to quench it into the rain before I got to Nigel. He looked up and grinned and seemed OK. I asked why he hadn’t got out of the car. He grinned more and replied, ‘It’s dangerous to get out here.’ I then asked why he hadn’t taken his helmet off if he was unhurt. With an even more wicked grin and with his unmistakable Birmingham accent he answered, ‘It’s rhining!’
* Keke Rosberg was spectacular in the car and, like Prost, I never had to rescue him off the circuit. I will always remember the most remarkable feat he produced at Silverstone in 1985 when he lapped in qualifying practice at 160 m.p.h., the first time this was achieved, and on a circuit that was still drying from the heavy rain earlier in the day.
* Sometime in 1970 I got a call from Dr Dennis Williams, Senior Neurologist at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London, and Physician to HM The Queen. Would I please present myself at the Bryanston Nuffield Hospital at 5.00 p.m. that evening to see a patient who was registered under a nom de plume. Great secrecy attended the matter and when I arrived there Dr Williams met me and explained the problem. The patient was, in fact, the author Nancy Mitford.
* January 1979, Argentina. The principal casualty was Piquet who had hurt his foot; and Niki had gone to his rescue. Much to Niki’s amusement the marshals were trying to get Piquet’s helmet off without undoing the chin-strap. ‘They were trying to pull his bloody head off,’ Nicki said to me afterwards. The other fact that had amused Niki was that, as he went to remove Piquet’s helmet himself, he stepped on Piquet’s outstretched hand. Niki commented, ‘This gave him something else to yell about, apart from his foot!’
* Much to my amusement, when Clay Regazzoni’s leg fracture was later operated on in Switzerland, I was accused by the Italian press of leaving engine oil in the fracture site. When the fracture haematoma fluid was released by the surgical incision (at this stage of its resolution the fluid is usually brown-yellowish in colour) it was reported to ‘the tifosi’ as oil!
October 11, 2022
RIP Sid and all the other drivers who lost their lives. Really interesting read on how much F1 has changed safety wise. My F1 era was mid 90s onwards but I always enjoying reading and learning about previous eras. Thank you Sid and hope you and Senna are still close in heaven.
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January 7, 2015Life at The Limit
Triumph and Tragedy in Formula one
By Professor Sid Watkins
Forward by Niki Lauda
List of Characters:
Sid Watkins
Niki Lauda
James Hunt
Ayrton Senna
Mario Andretti
Martin Donnelly
Jackie Stewart
Alain Prost
Damon Hill
Life at the Limit is a recording of the countless accidents and astonishing victories Professor Sid Watkins encountered during his time as a Formula One track doctor. His account spans from the terror at Monza, Italy in 1978 to tragedy at the Imola Grand Prix in 1994. In vivid description Sid shares his thoughts, his actions, and his sorrow throughout some of the most revolutionary years in Formula One. In addition, to Sid’s rich narrative of those days he reflects on some of his closest and dearest friends that at some points were the only thing keeping him going throughout the constant drama of each day
Life at the Limit is about all about conflict. Conflict between the drivers, between winning and losing, success and failure, life and death. In these reflections, Sid Watkins seems to have stripped away all the gossip and controversy to produce a brutally honest account of what goes on within the faceless Formula One cars, plotting a fast-paced circuit that navigates the gritty determination of drivers, a sport rooted in inherent risk, and what it means to put your life on the line just to survive one more race. Yet amongst the extreme adrenaline of high speed motorsport, Watkins still manages to remind us and ground us in the fact that sometimes survival is not always the case.
The book caters to those with an interest or curiosity in the competition and culture that surrounds F1 racing. The book caught my own attention, playing on my childhood love of the sport. However, the story goes much deeper than anyone who only sees rich playboys with a death wish could ever understand. Sid Watkins’ command over the subject truly digs beneath the simple tabloid portraits of the likes of Ayrton Senna and James Hunt. There, he instead illustrates racers that were, in fact, people, and describes their endeavors as methods of chasing a true challenge. By this insight, Life at the Limit is a must-read for all fans of motorsport, as it was for me.
By Patrick Bates
Triumph and Tragedy in Formula one
By Professor Sid Watkins
Forward by Niki Lauda
List of Characters:
Sid Watkins
Niki Lauda
James Hunt
Ayrton Senna
Mario Andretti
Martin Donnelly
Jackie Stewart
Alain Prost
Damon Hill
Life at the Limit is a recording of the countless accidents and astonishing victories Professor Sid Watkins encountered during his time as a Formula One track doctor. His account spans from the terror at Monza, Italy in 1978 to tragedy at the Imola Grand Prix in 1994. In vivid description Sid shares his thoughts, his actions, and his sorrow throughout some of the most revolutionary years in Formula One. In addition, to Sid’s rich narrative of those days he reflects on some of his closest and dearest friends that at some points were the only thing keeping him going throughout the constant drama of each day
Life at the Limit is about all about conflict. Conflict between the drivers, between winning and losing, success and failure, life and death. In these reflections, Sid Watkins seems to have stripped away all the gossip and controversy to produce a brutally honest account of what goes on within the faceless Formula One cars, plotting a fast-paced circuit that navigates the gritty determination of drivers, a sport rooted in inherent risk, and what it means to put your life on the line just to survive one more race. Yet amongst the extreme adrenaline of high speed motorsport, Watkins still manages to remind us and ground us in the fact that sometimes survival is not always the case.
The book caters to those with an interest or curiosity in the competition and culture that surrounds F1 racing. The book caught my own attention, playing on my childhood love of the sport. However, the story goes much deeper than anyone who only sees rich playboys with a death wish could ever understand. Sid Watkins’ command over the subject truly digs beneath the simple tabloid portraits of the likes of Ayrton Senna and James Hunt. There, he instead illustrates racers that were, in fact, people, and describes their endeavors as methods of chasing a true challenge. By this insight, Life at the Limit is a must-read for all fans of motorsport, as it was for me.
By Patrick Bates
October 14, 2015
We petrol heads read a lot about fastest lap times and speed traps and comment about engine grunt. But we would not have had a valid Formula for Formula 1 if it wasn't for the revolutions that have taken place with its associated medical research. This book reminds you of just that.
Professor Sid Watkins does not boast about what and how much he's achieved. He just relates his experiences in a matter of fact manner which tells us how Formula 1 endured through its darkest times, losing some of the best drivers to speed and lack of safety.
Right from when he broke into the F1 scene as a doctor at the 1978 Swedish GP until he breathed his last, he has tirelessly contributed to not just F1, but motorsports safety as a whole.
A lot of the drivers, especially Senna, were personally very close to him and the snippets of advice Sid gave them before some of their accidents sends a shudder down your spine, and you're left thinking "Only if the driver had heeded to Sid's advice".
I recommend it because it's the kind of history that will make you respect the sport and the people associated with it a lot more than you already do.
Professor Sid Watkins does not boast about what and how much he's achieved. He just relates his experiences in a matter of fact manner which tells us how Formula 1 endured through its darkest times, losing some of the best drivers to speed and lack of safety.
Right from when he broke into the F1 scene as a doctor at the 1978 Swedish GP until he breathed his last, he has tirelessly contributed to not just F1, but motorsports safety as a whole.
A lot of the drivers, especially Senna, were personally very close to him and the snippets of advice Sid gave them before some of their accidents sends a shudder down your spine, and you're left thinking "Only if the driver had heeded to Sid's advice".
I recommend it because it's the kind of history that will make you respect the sport and the people associated with it a lot more than you already do.
June 19, 2015
I decided to read this book as I liked the idea that it was narrated by somebody who was not a racing driver. Sid Watkins offers a new insight into the world of racing - he shows the fight to make it safer, to allow less tragedy to occur. The book opens with the infamous crash of Senna in 1994, Watkins doesn't go into great details but it is still a powerful and moving opening chapter, showing how fragile life truly is. He does have a tendency to spout medical jargon, of which some I am still getting to grips with, but I thoroughly enjoyed his character review of all the drivers he worked with. He provides small anecdotes and stories, interlinked with incidents, which enrich the story and make it much more than a medical log of Formula One. Watkins appears to be part of the fabric of racing and this shows in his story.
An interesting book and very easy to read.
An interesting book and very easy to read.
April 13, 2015
if you are looking for a no BS account of what F1 was like in from the '60's through to the mid '90's with a different look on Bernie Ecclestone then this is certainly the book for you.
With the help of some trusted colleagues Prof Watkins altered motorsport forever and this books gives you a brief insight into how he managed that, telling the readers of the victories with circuits and FIA officials through to the heart breaking injuries and fatalities he attended. This book really is inspiring and serves as a reminder of just how badly Prof is missed
With the help of some trusted colleagues Prof Watkins altered motorsport forever and this books gives you a brief insight into how he managed that, telling the readers of the victories with circuits and FIA officials through to the heart breaking injuries and fatalities he attended. This book really is inspiring and serves as a reminder of just how badly Prof is missed
April 20, 2010
Sid Watkins is a hero. He was the F1 doctor on the scene for many, many years and greatly liked by the drivers. He was a good pal of my hero Ayrton Senna and on the scene when he died and he writes very touchingly of that moment......
February 16, 2015
Fairly short, but an interesting history of safety advances in F1. I very much enjoyed Watkins's anecdotes, and wish I'd have been able to see the look on Senna's face when he realized that Gerhard Berger filled all of his shoes with butter.
April 3, 2021
I have read this book several times over the years. It is a must for any fan of Formula 1 and motorsport in general.
Professor Sid Watkins is no longer with us and I like to think he is somewhere fishing with his great friend Ayrton Senna.
Yet his legacy lives on and it is thanks to him that drivers today, such as Romain Grosjean last season, can step out of a burning wreck with little more and minor injuries.
Bernie Ecclestone, in 1978, offered him the position as the official F1 doctor. It was after Ronnie Peterson's fatal crash in Monza that year due to inadequate medical facilities that Prof. Watkins demanded better safety and medical equipment at all F1 tracks.
The rest is history and drivers such as Gerhard Berger, Martin Donnelly, Erik Comas, Mika Hakkinen and Karl Wendlinger are alive today because of him.
At Imola in 1994, after the accidents of Barrichello and the death of Roland Ratzenberger, his concerns about Senna's mental state led him to suggest they both retire and 'go fishing'. Senna declined and was killed at Imola that terrible weekend.
He fought the politics of F1 and became the face that a driver who had suffered a crash wanted to see when they were pulled out of their cars.
Professor Sid Watkins is no longer with us and I like to think he is somewhere fishing with his great friend Ayrton Senna.
Yet his legacy lives on and it is thanks to him that drivers today, such as Romain Grosjean last season, can step out of a burning wreck with little more and minor injuries.
Bernie Ecclestone, in 1978, offered him the position as the official F1 doctor. It was after Ronnie Peterson's fatal crash in Monza that year due to inadequate medical facilities that Prof. Watkins demanded better safety and medical equipment at all F1 tracks.
The rest is history and drivers such as Gerhard Berger, Martin Donnelly, Erik Comas, Mika Hakkinen and Karl Wendlinger are alive today because of him.
At Imola in 1994, after the accidents of Barrichello and the death of Roland Ratzenberger, his concerns about Senna's mental state led him to suggest they both retire and 'go fishing'. Senna declined and was killed at Imola that terrible weekend.
He fought the politics of F1 and became the face that a driver who had suffered a crash wanted to see when they were pulled out of their cars.
April 12, 2018
Invaluable research for my upcoming book www.1994f1.com
Sid Watkins was at the forefront of changing the culture within F1 in regards to safety. This book looks at the safety of the sport before, and after he came to the sport at the behest of Bernie Ecclestone. As well as looking at the safety, the accidents, some fatal, some not, there's pen portraits of some of the big hitters during his time in the sport.
As well as the sporting side, there are several appendices showing the documentation required by the FIA to ensure that any circuit meets the requirements laid down under the safety regulations, along with a fairly exhaustive look at the research carried out on the stresses a race driver is under during a race. It also contains insight into the early season of 1994 and his chats with Senna at the time such as Ayrton's concerns over tyre pressures on his FW16 or the infighting that went on to allow the medical car to follow the cars on the first lap. Regardless whether you are a long term fan, or a new fan, there's something in this book for you.
Sid Watkins was at the forefront of changing the culture within F1 in regards to safety. This book looks at the safety of the sport before, and after he came to the sport at the behest of Bernie Ecclestone. As well as looking at the safety, the accidents, some fatal, some not, there's pen portraits of some of the big hitters during his time in the sport.
As well as the sporting side, there are several appendices showing the documentation required by the FIA to ensure that any circuit meets the requirements laid down under the safety regulations, along with a fairly exhaustive look at the research carried out on the stresses a race driver is under during a race. It also contains insight into the early season of 1994 and his chats with Senna at the time such as Ayrton's concerns over tyre pressures on his FW16 or the infighting that went on to allow the medical car to follow the cars on the first lap. Regardless whether you are a long term fan, or a new fan, there's something in this book for you.
January 15, 2022
3.5 stars. Some of Dr. Watkins' stories are incredible, but the book as a whole kind of wanders from topic to topic, sometimes being a straightforward chronological story of his career in Formula 1, some chapters just a list of drivers and his experiences with them. Some of the humor in the book doesn't really land today--a story about someone picking up a woman in a bar dismayed to find out it was a man, Watkins joking with drivers about taking AIDS tests, etc.
Overall, I would have liked to have read more about his life and background and why being in Formula 1 was meaningful to him--it's something that I didn't really get from the book.
Still, you can't help but feel moved when reading about him discussing Ayrton Senna--both his crash, but also the happy memories he had with him visiting his house.
Overall, I would have liked to have read more about his life and background and why being in Formula 1 was meaningful to him--it's something that I didn't really get from the book.
Still, you can't help but feel moved when reading about him discussing Ayrton Senna--both his crash, but also the happy memories he had with him visiting his house.
September 20, 2022
This book is a travel in the first years of the F1 for a intro. Sid Watkins an eminent neuro surgeon take is function after a "rendez vous" with Bernie. Mr E search one doctor for the championship. Watkins explains the big work will do it. Monza 1978 is the catalysor of this supplics after the Peterson Drama.
The book is a long explaination of the medical and safety struggle for a new and safe F1.
I enjoy the book.
The book is a long explaination of the medical and safety struggle for a new and safe F1.
I enjoy the book.
May 30, 2024
As a person in medicine and a Formula One enthusiast, this was a great intersection of my interests. I did enjoy the anecdotes, and especially the appendices detailing the physiological toll of racing on the body. I will say, it’s a book of its time (the 90s), and some of his commentary now feels duly outdated when it comes to current society. It’s clear though that Dr. Watkins was integral to the advancement of the sport and its safety measures, and well-respected among his peers.
June 3, 2025
A fascinating "look back at the glory days" that, when told by Dr Sid, were not that glorious. We forget how perilous the world of F1 was in the '70's and '80's. Open cockpit, no HANS, no HALO, no tethered wheels, no safety run-offs and super fast cars .... all with little or no medical back up if/when disaster strikes. So well done to Dr Sid for bringing back the memories of days gone by and well done for saving the lives of the few.
July 29, 2019
Not sure how interesting this would be to a Non-Formula One fan. Most of Sid's relationships were with drivers that I know about given the time I started watching F1. Other than that, I really enjoyed the book. It's mostly a collection of anecdotes and recollections but it does show his great leadership in getting medical facilities at F1 tracks and improving the overall safety in the sport.
May 4, 2017
Interesting and informative for the average F1 fan
The friendships forged and losses felt show all too clearly the human side of a highly skilled professional at the peak of his art.
The friendships forged and losses felt show all too clearly the human side of a highly skilled professional at the peak of his art.
April 18, 2019
Highly Engaging!
An excellent scientific and personal summary of the history of medicine and safety precautions in F1 racing - read it in a single sitting!
An excellent scientific and personal summary of the history of medicine and safety precautions in F1 racing - read it in a single sitting!
January 5, 2020
Nice introduction to F1 history from a medical perspective. I sometimes had a hard time following due to the jumping around time periods and not knowing who some of the key players were.
January 30, 2021
Legendary!
May 17, 2021
Good book
Although the writing was not the best, the subject was well covered. It was a treat to get an inside view of the medical happenings in Formula 1.
Although the writing was not the best, the subject was well covered. It was a treat to get an inside view of the medical happenings in Formula 1.
August 21, 2022
Not always the most engaging content or style, but a number of unique and interesting accounts that made it completely worthwhile.
August 22, 2024
Very interesting read into what and the track safety side of things developed over the years. By all accounts Prof Watkins was an extraordinary man.
February 8, 2025
A really good insight into the medical side of a dangerous period in F1s history. Any F1 fans who have an interest in medicine will thoroughly enjoy this.
February 7, 2025
What a hero that man was!
April 19, 2021
I only got the sample but it's excellent. One day I will get the full copy.
June 20, 2015
I was half way through this book, when I bought the follow up. That'll give you an idea of what I thought of this one.
Sid Watkins was at the forefront of changing, not only the physical specifications, but also of the culture within F! as regards safety. This book looks at the safety of the sport before, and after he came to the sport at the behest of Bernie Ecclestone. As well as looking at the safety, the accidents, some fatal, some not, there's pen portraits of some of the big hitters during his time in the sport.
As well as the sporting side, there are several appendices showing the documentation required by the FIA to ensure that any circuit meets the requirements laid down under the safety regulations, along with a fairly exhaustive look at the research carried out on the stresses a race driver is under during a race.
This contains something for everyone, regardless if it is little vignettes like the medical car overtaking the cars during the first lap, to historical facts such as the infighting that went on to allow the medical car to follow the cars on the first lap. Regardless whether you are a long term fan, or a new fan, there's something in this book for you.
Sid Watkins was at the forefront of changing, not only the physical specifications, but also of the culture within F! as regards safety. This book looks at the safety of the sport before, and after he came to the sport at the behest of Bernie Ecclestone. As well as looking at the safety, the accidents, some fatal, some not, there's pen portraits of some of the big hitters during his time in the sport.
As well as the sporting side, there are several appendices showing the documentation required by the FIA to ensure that any circuit meets the requirements laid down under the safety regulations, along with a fairly exhaustive look at the research carried out on the stresses a race driver is under during a race.
This contains something for everyone, regardless if it is little vignettes like the medical car overtaking the cars during the first lap, to historical facts such as the infighting that went on to allow the medical car to follow the cars on the first lap. Regardless whether you are a long term fan, or a new fan, there's something in this book for you.
March 18, 2012
A little out of date now (15 years) but still a thoroughly interesting read. Huge respect for Sid Watkins and all the other medical professionals in F1, and the rest of Motorsport. There swift actions under pressure save so many lives. The Professor also comes across as a very honest and likeable character who doesn't take any crap from anyone - no matter who they are. Enjoyed it a lot.
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