by Will Buxton
First published 2019
Will Buxton sits down with twenty of motorsport's greatest champions to explore their most painful losses. Mario Andretti, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, and seventeen other legends from Formula 1, NASCAR, IndyCar, Le Mans, and rally racing open up about the moments that broke them. Each driver reveals how crushing disappointment shaped their careers and lives. Damon Hill discusses the weight of expectation, while Alex Zanardi reflects on resilience after tragedy. Mika Häkkinen and Felipe Massa share Formula 1 heartbreak, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson reveal NASCAR's brutal side, and rally masters Sebastien Loeb and Carlos Sainz describe moments when the mountains defeated them. Giuseppe Camuncoli's dark artwork captures each story's emotional weight. These conversations go beyond race results to examine how defeat teaches, transforms, and ultimately defines greatness. The book shows that even champions must face their darkest moments to understand what victory truly means.
Genres: sports, non-fiction, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: resilience, transformation
336 pages · Hardcover · Evro Publishing Limited