Comments on: Amazon F1 books chart: April 2008

By: Pink Peril

Pink Peril — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:08:39 +0000

I second (or is it third) the Jackie Stewart book. One of the best – if not the best – autobiographies I have ever read.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:27:20 +0000

Oh yeah it’s the money. Harper Collins apparently paid £2m for the rights to the Hamilton book.

By: Cooperman

Cooperman — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:17:47 +0000

I read Jenson Button’s book "Life on the Rollercoaster" that he wrote in the winter after his first season.

What makes young, still wet-behind-the-ears drivers think they’ve gathered up enough experience of F1 after one season to want to write a book on it?
It can’t be the money can it? Hamilton’s earnings won’t exactly eclipse what McLaren give him.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:47:15 +0000

It’s probably being bought as a gift quite a lot and hardbacks make better presents.

By: Alianora La Canta

Alianora La Canta — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:35:22 +0000

How come the hardback version of Lewis’ book is selling so well on Amazon when the paperback version is much cheaper? Especially when there are lots of discount copies of the hardback version available. Not that I mind too much, because I’m planning on reading it when it becomes available in a library (yes there are reservation queues for it)…

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:13:27 +0000

Not so keen on Senna: The Whole Story - I think Richard Williams' The Death of Ayrton Senna is the best on Senna. The title is a bit misleading though, because it's as much about his life as his death. Today is 14 years since he died, of course.

By: Dank

Dank — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:06:26 +0000

Yup, as I’ve said elsewhere on F1-Fanatic, the Jackie Stewart book is brilliant and it’s great to see it’s selling well on Amazon.

Just about to finish reading Eddie Jordan’s autobiography (‘An Independent Man’) and on the look out for my next reading fodder.

Never really read any of the Senna books, might give ‘Senna: The Whole Story’ a whirl.

By: Cooperman

Cooperman — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:07:20 +0000

Quite agree with you there, Keith. Jackie Stewart’s book is a masterpiece and I wouldn’t hesitate in suggesting that anyone read this, whether they like their motor sport or not. It’s one of the best autobiographies I’ve come across and I struggled to put it down.

I’ve just finished Coulthard’s book which is very well written and a good read. He really brings his character across well.

Hamilton’s is an incredibly difficult book to get into – there’s no flow to it at all, it’s just a stream of consciousness. Maybe that’s what I only had to pay £2.99 for it!

By: D Winn

D Winn — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:16:49 +0000

Nigel Mansell “Whining is not Enough” – classic Keith.
How about Nigel Mansell "My Whine"