Maurice Hamilton is an award-winning motorsport journalist and broadcaster, who has worked at the Guardian, the Independent and, now, the Observer. He is the F1 summariser for BBC Radio Five Live and has written more than 25 books on the subject, having attended more than 500 Grands Prix in his career.
'By the end of this thoroughly gripping biography, what is
abundantly clear is that statistics tell only half the story...
This was a man who was forged in fire... Some of the most
engrossing passages in this book, big on anecdote and reportage,
have nothing to do with Lauda's racing career. Hamilton...reveals a
man who is far more riveting and intelligent than his ability to
pilot an F1 car very swiftly around a circuit may suggest. This
biography is a fitting tribute to him.'
*Sunday Times*
'Hamilton's book is the one we'd recommend. As great as To Hell and
Back remains, the new biography adds greater detail from other
perspectives... Autobiographies are not necessarily the definitive
word on a subject. Hamilton adds a nice personal touch... His use
of less familiar period interviews adds vivid colour... What really
makes this new biography compelling are the chapters after 1985...
It was Niki Lauda's humanity that was his true driving
characteristic, and that's the running thread that pulls his
authoriative book together.'
*Motor Sport*
'Petrolheads will enjoy Hamilton’s expert analysis of car
construction…for the rest of us, there is more than enough to
savour in Lauda’s singular character, especially his amusing
bluntness’
*The Times*
'A comprehensive and enlightening biography'
*RTE*
'A compelling character study'
*Sunday Times, Sport Books of the Year*
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