{"product_id":"9781509831937-watching-the-wheels","title":"Watching the Wheels","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Autobiography\u003cbr\u003eThe full and frank autobiography of F1 legend Damon Hill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e#1 Bestseller, shortlisted for the Cross Sports Book Award.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1996, Damon Hill was crowned 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAway from the grid, \u003ci\u003eWatching the Wheels: The Autobiography\u003c\/i\u003e 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 fifteen years old. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormula 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 team-mate, Ayrton Senna, was killed in 1994. The swirling emotions that Hill was faced with in light of the death of Senna 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCourageously honest, and hugely rewarding, \u003ci\u003eWatching the Wheels\u003c\/i\u003e 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 near certain death.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944643014753,"sku":"9781509831937","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_10868593_jpg.jpg?v=1706687839","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781509831937-watching-the-wheels","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}