Awards
- Long-listed for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2016
- Long-listed for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2016 (UK)
- Long-listed for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2016.
- Short-listed for Cross Sports Book Awards: Best Autobiography 2017
- Short-listed for Cross Sports Book Awards: Best Autobiography 2017 (UK)
- Shortlisted for Cross Sports Book Awards International Autobiography of the Year 2017.
- Winner of RAC Motoring Book of the Year 2017
Overview
For the first time ever, Damon Hill tells the story of his journey through the last golden era of the sport when he took on the greats including Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher and emerged victorious as World Champion in 1996, stepping out of the shadow of his legendary father Graham Hill. Away from the grid, Watching the Wheels: The Autobiography is an astonishingly candid account of what it was like to grow up as the son of one of the country's most famous racing drivers. It also tells the unflinching story of dealing with the grief and chaos that followed his father's tragically early death in an aircraft accident in 1975, when Damon was 15 years old. Formula One drivers have always been aware of their mortality, and the rush that comes with the danger of racing was as intoxicating for Hill as it had been for his father's generation, until he came face-to-face with catastrophe when his team-mate, Ayrton Senna, was killed in 1994. The swirling emotions that Hill was faced with in light of the death of Senna was a defining moment for his generation of drivers and for the first time ever Hill talks candidly about the impact that Senna had on his life, even as he watched his own son step into motor racing.
Full Product Details
Author: Damon Hill
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Imprint: Pan Books
Edition: Main Market Ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 19.70cm
Weight: 0.282kg
ISBN: 9781509831937
ISBN 10: 1509831932
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 18 May 2017
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The afterlife of this particular world champion has not always been easy, thanks to the fight against depression and a couple of unsatisfactory business ventures, but the upside includes a decision to resume the educational path he left almost forty years ago . . . That may have encouraged him to tell a remarkable story in his own words, and to do so with eloquence, directness and insight. -- Richard Williams * Guardian *
The afterlife of this particular world champion has not always been easy, thanks to the fight against depression and a couple of unsatisfactory business ventures, but the upside includes a decision to resume the educational path he left almost 40 years ago ... That may have encouraged him to tell a remarkable story in his own words, and to do so with eloquence, directness and insight. -- Richard Williams Guardian
Author Information
Author Website: https://twitter.com/HillF1
Damon Hill is a former Formula One World Champion who raced against some of the legends of the sport from Ayrton Senna to Michael Schumacher. The son of racing legend Graham Hill, Damon entered Formula One in 1992, racing for Brabhams and then Williams and took over as team leader when Senna died in 1994. Having lost the 1994 World Championship to Schumacher by a single point, Hill was crowned World Champion in 1996. After retiring in 1999, Hill pursued various business ventures as well as becoming president of the British Racing Driver's Club in 2006. He now works as a commentator on SKYF1.
