Book Review:

Well - if anyone can write a book on the principles of race driving, Ayrton Senna's is the one book that you should read. There is no argument that Ayrton Senna was one of the world's best Formula One race cars drivers in all time - and his death still is mourned by those who love the sport. I know you cannot learn brain surgery from a text book alone and therefore the art of race car driving can't be mastered by reading 200 pages. On the other hand this book can give insight to racing for the beginner and a refresher to those of us (yes Nika is included) who at one time had a racing license. But just like a good textbook, the chapters cover everything from the basic correct driving position (yes DF, I know I sit too close) to proper diet and exercise! Good graphics, from pictures to drawing explain such principles like the racing line, braking to overtaking your opponent. Thinking the book would be opinionated, I was surprised how concise and in depth Ayrton Senna's commentaries can be. The conclusion is that racing takes skill from both a mental and physical approach, but most of all it takes talent...something a book can't give you. That is something Ayrton Senna, world champion, had more of than half the drivers out there today. You may not have liked him as a person - but he will always be remembered as a legend of motorsport.  A good read.

"In this book you will learn many of the racecraft secrets: how to overtake, how to drift and skid in a controlled manner of fast bends, how to concentrate at the start of a race, how to set up the suspension and save your tires, what I do to win pole position and how to get fit for racing." Ayrton Senna