Aussie Grit

My Formula One Journey

By: Mark Webber

Narrated by: Nicholas Osmond

Mark Webber was at the centre of one of the most captivating chapters in the history of Formula One. In 2010, while racing for Red Bull, he and his teammate, Sebastian Vettel, went head to head for the world championship. There could be only one winner.

Since retiring from Formula One, Mark has concentrated on endurance racing, including the legendary Le Mans 24-hour race. He hit the front pages of newspapers around the world in December 2014 when he slammed into the barricades in the final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship in South America and was lucky to escape with his life.

But the controversy of his relationship on and off the track with Vettel, who went on to win multiple world titles, has never been far beneath the surface. Here, for the first time, Webber tells the inside story of one of Formula One's most intriguing battles - it is a story that goes to the heart of why the sport is loved by millions of fans around the world.

In his trademark straight-talking, no-nonsense style, Mark reveals his amazing life on and off the Formula One racetrack, from his first taste of karting to his F1 debut in 2002, from scoring Minardi's first points in three years at the Australian Grand Prix through to his first win with Red Bull at the 2009 German Grand Prix and the year he should have been crowned world champion. Mark Webber's journey to the top of Formula One was every bit as determined and committed as his racing. Aussie Grit is his searingly honest story.

Includes a foreword by Formula One legend Sir Jackie Stewart.

©2016 Mark Webber (P)2016 Macmillan Digital Audio

Interesting

Many things haven’t changed at the inside of Red Bull Racing. A must first F1 fans.

Avid F1 fan; loved it!

I follow F1 very closely and started watching right around the time Mark got in to F1. It was a fantastic book! It was neat to hear familiar names in the current F1 era and about Mark's pre-F1 journey.

The Racing Book you’ve been looking for

Damn amazing. Though I wish it got more into the nitty gritty of theory and how he approached his steering, pedal work, his research and others or maybe it never dawned on him and it all came naturally. But all amazing stuff in here.

Webber is a Legend.

I am a huge F1 fan. This inside story is amazing the part with Michael Schumacher at Monaco hit me hard. Mark deserved better than what RBR did to him but he rocked it anyway. Excellent Excellent Listen!

Good book on Formula One

This book details Mark Webber’s Formula One journey. It gives great insight into the relationship between the drivers, teams and teammates. I recommend listening.

Great read,

Fierce honest and sincere...takes you into the inner wheeling and dealing of F1 and what it took to get there. Also a balanced view of all drivers, and personalities over Mark’s career, great read for any F1 or motorsport fan.

Really fun to hear the inside story and a holistic view

I really enjoyed how this taught me a lot about F1 that I didn't know and in fact, the sporting press had indeed gotten wrong. I hope at some point he updates it to include his WEC overall victory. Fair and balanced, with admissions of his own faults along the way. If only it was narrated by him, but eventually you forget about that :)

Awesome for any F1 fan

Great performance by the narrator, and awesome book by Mark Webber. Lots of great insights into the F1 world and more.

Great story

Great story for anyone who has any interest in formula 1. Hearing the baxk story is awesome.

A real look inside a top level drivers life

a great account of the journey Mark took to reach the top and stay there. A true class act and inspiration to sport lovers. The book is delivered in a way that relates to the reader and really brings to light who the man under the helmet is. Great read!