Deadly Obsessions: The Faith And The Passion That Drives Formula One Racing - Softcover

Shirley, Phil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0002740303 ISBN 13: 9780002740302

Verlag: HarperCollins, 2000

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Drivers in Formula 1 motor-racing risk their lives every time they race. In Deadly Obsessions top drivers reflect on the sport that brings them so close to death; its personal and spiritual impact.

Since the first Grand Prix held in France in 1906 there have been many fatal accidents and serious injuries on the race track. In 1994 the sport was rocked by the tragic death of super-hero Ayrton Senna, the Brazilian driver, in the San Marino race. Since then more safety features have been added to the cars and to the rules of the race. But at speeds of over 200 miles per hour, and cars vying for position on the track, Formula 1 will never be a safe sport. There is always the possibility of death.

Sports writer, Phil Shirley, probes the thoughts and feelings of the men who live with extreme danger in Deadly Obsessions. Some of them have witnessed fatal accidents; they are well aware of the risks they face and speak candidly about their approach to life and death, about their beliefs and superstitions, about prayer and their view of God.

Interviews include:
· Damon Hill
· Mika Hakkinen
· Michael Schumacher
· Jacques Villeneuve
· Martin Brundle, and many more

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Formula One pushes its drivers to the limits of endurance and skims the edges of death with every race. Even with every safety precaution in operation, the lives of the drivers still depend on their second by second concentration at speeds of over 200 miles per hour. What motivates men to risk injury and death for their sport? How do you cope when your friends have died in fatal crashes?

Journalist Phil Shirley probes the thoughts and emotions of the stars for Formula One in ' Deadly Obsessions.' In this fascinating insight into international motor racing, top drivers speak openly of their approach to the risks they take and the personal and spiritual impact of driving so close to death.

Among the drivers featured are: Michael Schumacher, Mika Hakkinen, Jacques Villeneuve, Damon Hill and Martin Brundle.

Phil Shirley is a sports journalist whose previous books include 'Hoddle: the Faith to win,
Where is the Winning Post? Blood and Thunder' and 'The Soul of Boxing.'

"Maybe there is life after death, who knows? But one thing is certain, racing drivers are not immune to feelings of mortality. Each time there is a fatal accident in Formula One, it shakes you up. Nothing is worth the cost of a human life, not even this sport I love so much."
DAMON HILL

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0002740303
• ISBN 13: 9780002740302
• Einband: Paperback
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192