Damon Hill Watching the Wheels

[davidd]

I'm sure it was recommended on here at some point. Anyway I got it and really enjoyed it. I always rated Damon but after reading the back story... blimey.

[JeremyH5]

I was given a copy for Christmas, good read. Agree he had a tougher ride than we all probably thought at the time.

[anonymous-user]

Read it myself too, very well put together.

Graham died on my 10th birthday, so knew his fathers story quite well. I've met Damon a few times over the years and he is quite a shy chap until he feels comfortable. He is a super guy, the book explains well how he feels about the whole fame in the public eye thing.

[Tony 1234]

Is this book newly out?

[JeremyH5]

Yes.

[Eric Mc]

In the process of reading it at the moment. Damon was the last Formula 1 "hero" as far as I'm concerned - and this book just reinforces that for me.

[wibble cb]

Got this and Maaark Webber's book, was aware of his (DH) past and the shear effort it took to get to F1, I was less aware of the depression issues, but can only applaud someone who is brave enough to deal with these issues, especially in a public way.

[Tony 1234]

JeremyH5 said:

Yes.

Ordered, thanks

[Rich_W]

Its sits on my " Shelf of doom" (Books I have bought and want to read, but haven't gotten around to )

Other books are Chris Boardmans autobiog, Ross Brawns book and also a book about Switzerland.


The latter bought over a year ago!

[Tony 1234]

Rich_W said:

Its sits on my " Shelf of doom" (Books I have bought and want to read, but haven't gotten around to )

Other books are Chris Boardmans autobiog, Ross Brawns book

Just finished Ross Brawns book

[tobinen]

Just arrived for £4.90 from eBay (though in an Amazon box) so this week's reading sorted.

Ross Brawn's will be next.

[davidd]

tobinen said:

Just arrived for £4.90 from eBay (though in an Amazon box) so this week's reading sorted.

Ross Brawn's will be next.

I'm about half way through the RB book, interesting but so far not as engaging as Damon.

D

[AMG Merc]

Rich_W said:

Its sits on my " Shelf of doom" (Books I have bought and want to read, but haven't gotten around to

My Shelf of Doom is embarrasingly full.

[nsa]

davidd said:

I'm about half way through the RB book, interesting but so far not as engaging as Damon.

D

Agreed, I ordered both at the same time. As said elsewhere, the RB book is more about management theory.

I really enjoyed DH's book, and it was too cheap on Amazon in my opinion considering the number of five star reviews.

[hammo19]

AMG Merc said:

My Shelf of Doom is embarrasingly full.

I have a Pile of Doom....not organised enough to put them on a shelf

[bakerstreet]

I went to an evening with Damon Hill back in November. I will always be a big Damon Hill fan. I still remember him watching him cross the line at Suzuka in 1996. Murry's words of 'I've got to stop because I've got a lump in my throat' are etched in my memory.

I don't recall a commentator getting that emotional over a title win since that day in 1996.

[AMG Merc]

hammo19 said:

I have a Pile of Doom....not organised enough to put them on a shelf

[dr_gn]

I finished Damon's book last night, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Then again, the F1 aspects of the book cover my own era of interest in the sport.

I also read Max Mosley's autobiography last week. Actually I got about 2/3 through, but never finished it. Still not sure which section of my 'library' to keep it in...

It's interesting to read accounts of the same era of F1 from both a top driver and Mosley, and relate both to the current state of F1.

[RoadRunner220]

Looking for another F1 autobiography to read after finishing Webber's a couple of weeks ago. Based on the comments in this thread, and the reviews on Amazon, I think I'll get this ordered.

[rallycross]

RoadRunner220 said:

Looking for another F1 autobiography to read after finishing Webber's a couple of weeks ago. Based on the comments in this thread, and the reviews on Amazon, I think I'll get this ordered.

Its a really good book, I've just finished reading it, unusual to find such an insightful book (a lot of motor sport books tend to be very 1 dimensional with the usual me, me, me, I won this I won that etc - this book is nothing like that). One of the best motor sport books I've read.