Watching The Wheels
My Autobiography
$22.50
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
30 August 2016
Summary
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 als…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781509831913 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1509831916 |
| Author: | Hill Damon |
| Publisher: | Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 30 August 2016 |
| Weight: | 540g |
| Dimensions: | 153mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
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 *
Hill Damon
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.
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