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Nigel Mansell — My Autobiography
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Nigel Mansell
,
James Allen
Nigel Mansell: The name is synonymous with speed, bravery, tremendous drive and sheer bloody determination. A fearless driver who frequently breaks the pain barrier in pursuit of the winner's podium, and whose career has been a roller-coaster ride of exalted peaks and desperate troughs. But to many, he is an enigma and few within the sport or outside it have understood wha
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Paperback
,
432 pages
Published
January 1st 1998
by CollinsWillow
(first published October 2nd 1995)
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I was never a huge fan of Mansell, but I did respect him, and it was good to see a British driver doing well.
Written in conjunction with James Allen, it covers his entire career from karts at nine, to the final attempt at formula 1 in the 1995 McLaren. He was a bold and courageous driver, not just in terms of racing, but also taking financial risks to pursue his dream of becoming a F1 driver. He had a lot of talent, and was picked up by Lotus, before going to Williams. He had a brief spell at Fe ...more
Written in conjunction with James Allen, it covers his entire career from karts at nine, to the final attempt at formula 1 in the 1995 McLaren. He was a bold and courageous driver, not just in terms of racing, but also taking financial risks to pursue his dream of becoming a F1 driver. He had a lot of talent, and was picked up by Lotus, before going to Williams. He had a brief spell at Fe ...more
I read this many years ago before I started using the Internet regularly for Formula 1 news and information. So from that perspective I couldn’t put this book down, it was quite an excellent read. I have a feeling my opinion would change now knowing what I know (James Allen being the ghostwriter for one) but at the time it was great. Many books written by biographers who have no access to their primary target have this hollowness to them, but this one didn’t to me. From what I remember of it, it
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This book was recommended and loaned to me in physical format, meaning I've read it in gradual stages at work, as it was quite a hefty hardback and I didn't want to lug it back and forth. The tale inside is an incredible one though, with great insight into the troubles that Nigel Mansell faced trying to get his career off the ground. From near bankruptcy, through some horrific injuries, and then the steady progress towards the F1 World Championship, it's all documented in great detail, and hones
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I thought that this book was interesting book, Mansell talks about how he got to where he is now and what incidents have happened in his life. It was a fascinating autobiography, he talks about his secret to success, and how his wife Rosanne helped him with his racing and without her it wouldn't be possible. He also explains about how his father and mother influenced him to lean towards a racing career.
Nigel had many friends that were racers too some died but were competitive. Mansell was also f ...more
Nigel had many friends that were racers too some died but were competitive. Mansell was also f ...more
Mansell is The unique F1 Lion, period. Always driving at 10/10 to his limit (most of the time matching the one of the car). The book is somewhat a self celebration, at times fully deserved, other times not properly so. A man with a huge talent, incredibly prone to silly yet dramatic accidents (even domestic ones!), incredibly courageous in so many ways, incredibly living and feeling on the victim side of living. A common man with an incredibly (mostly for his British roots) emotional side. This
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Buy this book. It's amazing and gives you perspective on how to achieve something truly great in life.
One of my many sporting boyhood heros so maybe i'm a little biased on this.
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