The best book ever written about the legendary driver, tying in with a new Working Title documentary film
Millions of people around the world watched in horror on that fateful day in Imola at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix when Ayrton Senna's car careered off the track at 190mph. The greatest driver in Formula One history was dead. This book explores Senna's life.
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The best book ever written about the legendary driver, tying in with a new Working Title documentary film
Millions of people around the world watched in horror on that fateful day in Imola at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix when Ayrton Senna's car careered off the track at 190mph. The greatest driver in Formula One history was dead. This book explores Senna's life.
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The best book ever written about the legendary driver, tying in with a new Working Title documentary filmMillions of people around the world watched in horror on that fateful day in Imola at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix when Ayrton Senna's car careered off the track at 190mph. The greatest driver in Formula One history was dead.In this classic sports book, reissued to tie-in with a new Working Title documentary film about Senna, Richard Williams explores the complex Brazilian who was a hero in his own country and an icon to everyone who loved not just motor-racing but sport itself. In his drive to win and his desire always to test himself to the limit, Senna embodied all that is best and most thrilling in sport.
Critic Reviews
“Essential reading”
The Times
Instantly hailed as a classic ... a fitting elegy to a unique talent Sunday Times
A fascinating description of the machinations of Formula One and a tribute to a driver "so perfect nobody thought anything could happen to him" Daily Telegraph
About the Author
Richard Williams is chief sports writer for the Guardian. His previous jobs include chief sports writer of the Independent, assistant editor of The Times, editor of Time Out and Melody Maker, and head of artists and repertoire at Island Records.
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