Watching the Wheels

My Autobiography

De: Damon Hill

Narrado por: Paul Panting

The year 2016 marks the 20th anniversary of Damon Hill's coronation as Formula One world champion. For the first time ever, he tells the story of his journey through the last golden era of the sport, when he took on the greats, including Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher, and emerged victorious as world champion in 1996, stepping out of the shadow of his legendary father, Graham Hill.

Away from the grid, Watching the Wheels: My Autobiography is an astonishingly candid account of what it was like to grow up as the son of one of the country's most famous racing drivers. It also tells the unflinching story of dealing with the grief and chaos that followed his father's tragically early death in an aircraft accident in 1975, when Damon was 15 years old.

Formula One drivers have always been aware of their mortality, and the rush that comes with the danger of racing was as intoxicating for Hill as it had been for his father's generation, until he came face-to-face with catastrophe when his teammate, Ayrton Senna, was killed in 1994. Hill was faced with swirling emotions in light of the death of Senna, which was a defining moment for his generation of drivers, and for the first time ever Hill talks candidly about the impact that Senna had on his life, even as he watched his own son step into motor racing.

Courageously honest and hugely rewarding, Watching the Wheels is a return to the last golden era of F1 racing, whose image still burns ferociously for those who love the sport for what it reveals about human skill in the face of or near certain death.

©2016 Damon Hill (P)2016 Macmillan Digital Audio

simplemente espectacular!

gran narrativa, detalles interesantes, lado humano de la f1 gracias Damon por contar tu historia

Absolutely fantastic!

From start to finish I was captivated with his life story, and found a deep, deep respect for a previously much lesser known champion of the sport. The book is incredibly intimate and reveals a unique character and life path for the man himself. Since "Life too short" I wasn't able to enjoy a sport biography this much, and luckily, this has a happy ending. A complete and "rounded" human both within the car and outside of with the ups and downs, failures and successes, the endless struggles taken with the old-school Brit stiff-upper-lip attitude told with incredible honesty and frankness.
It's simply, organically HUMAN. Thank you Damon.