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After finishing as runner-up three times in the drivers' world championship, in 1992 Nigel Mansell finally secured the title. It was the crowning achievement of a hugely successful career, in which he won 31 Grand Prix, a record for a British driver that stood until Lewis Hamilton overhauled him in 2014. Always an aggressive driver, his exciting style meant he was hailed as a hero by his millions of fans in the UK and around the world. Out of the car, he was outspoken and charismatic, which merely served to enhance his reputation.
Now, 20 years after he retired from F1, Mansell looks back on a stellar career in which he battled against many legends of the sport, from Niki Lauda through the Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost years and on to Michael Schumacher. He provides vivid insights into what it was like to race against those greats in an era when the risks to drivers were enormous. He explains what motivated him to get to the top, and takes the reader behind the scenes to give an unrivalled insight into the sport and the key moments of his career. Still closely involved in Formula One, Mansell assesses how F1 has changed, and gives his authoritative verdict on the sport, the cars and the drivers. It is an unmissable account from one of Britain's greatest sporting heroes.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Part I: The Racing Years
- 1 My Childhood and Karting
- 2 Lucky Breaks in a Young Life
- 3 Testing for Lotus and Slowing Down Time
- 4 The Lotus Years and Colin Chapman
- 5 What Is Going to Happen Next?
- 6 Ground Effect and the Psychology of Fear
- 7 Challenges On and Off the Circuit
- 8 1985 Season, Williams and the Turbo Years
- 9 1986: A Big Year
- 10 Red 5 Pushes On
- 11 Amazing Times at Ferrari
- 12 The 1990 Season: A ‘Retirement’ Year
- 13 The Most Successful Retired F1 Driver
- 14 1992 – The Championship Year
- 15 Come to the Wild West
- 16 Fun Times in IndyCar
- 17 Bouncing Back and Moving On
- Part II: Formula 1 – Then and Now
- 18 Past and Present
- Part III: Isn’t Life Wonderful?
- 19 Onwards to Woodbury
- 20 Life on a Sixpence
- 21 The Police
- 22 Le Mans
- 23 Saved by Magic
- 24 On Your Bike
- 25 The Consequences of Epic Rides
- 26 Exciting Times Ahead
- Afterword
- Index
- List of Illustrations
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