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FREE WHAT DOESNT KILL YOU...: MY LIFE IN MOTOR RACING PDF Johnny Herbert | 304 pages | 03 Nov 2016 | Transworld Publishers Ltd | 9780593078389 | English | London, United Kingdom What Doesn't Kill You My Life in Motor Racing (Book) on OnBuy Unlike his contemporary and rival, Damon Hill, Herbert took to four wheels instantly and his only secret was that he had no secret at all—he just instinctively had a feel for karts. However, when he returned to competition he was near invincible. Formula Ford was the accepted career path for s karters and, although he found the cars unwieldy and unappealing at first, his Formula Ford Festival victory in reflected his ability to adapt almost instantly to new demands. His graduation to Formula 3 went perfectly and, thanks to Eddie Jordan, F was going exactly according to plan until The Accident. In a collision caused by the mercurial and that is being kind Gregor Foitek, Herbert suffered appalling injuries to his legs at Brands Hatch in August It is the chapters that describe that accident and its aftermath that partly redeem this book. The question that haunts the reader, if not as much as it must the author, is just what would Herbert have achieved had he not been injured? He adapted to his injuries well enough to become a good Grand Prix driver but I suspect he would have been a great one if the cards had fallen differently. The story of his Formula One years is well known and, whilst the book has few real revelations, neither Flavio Briatore Benetton F1 boss nor teammate Michael Schumacher are shown in the best of lights. However, to his credit, Herbert is invariably at pains to emphasize that despite feeling disadvantaged and stigmatized, he fully understands and accepts why they acted What Doesnt Kill You.: My Life in Motor Racing they did. The second statement perhaps confirms the common view that many racing drivers know little or nothing about the history of the sport. A couple of asides: What Doesnt Kill You.: My Life in Motor Racing book perhaps reveals much more about Herbert the man than I suspect the author intended. And I thought it was just me. In the Acknowledgements at the end of the book the author expresses his profound thanks to the journalists who supported him over the years. A throwaway pleasantry perhaps—but what a contrast to the gracelessness, if not outright hostility, shown by more than one other British Grand Prix driver to the press. The above notwithstanding, the book has been nominated for What Doesnt Kill You.: My Life in Motor Racing Autobiography of the Year prize at the Cross Sports Book Awards. Name required. Mail will not be published required. All comments are moderated: you will see it, but until it's approved no one else will. CopyrightJohn Aston speedreaders. RSS Feed - Comments. Support Speedreaders. Info a division of Watch This Space, Inc. YOU can help SpeedReaders remain free to users by clicking:. What Doesn't Kill You My Life in Motor Racing - Johnny Herbert; | Foyles Bookstore Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — What Doesn't Kill You What Doesn't Kill You Johnny Herbert was one of the most brilliant natural talents to emerge in motor racing, but for all his bravery and prowess, he's lucky to be alive. After becoming British Junior Karting Champion losing part of a finger in the processthen the Formula 3 title for Eddie Jordan inhe was all set for a glittering debut season in Formula 1 when he was caught in a mass Johnny Herbert was one of the most brilliant natural talents to emerge in motor racing, but for all his bravery and prowess, he's lucky to be alive. After becoming British Junior Karting Champion losing part of a finger in the processthen the Formula 3 title for Eddie Jordan inhe was all set for a glittering debut season in Formula 1 when he was caught in a mass pile-up at Brands Hatch. That What Doesnt Kill You.: My Life in Motor Racing crash threatened to end his career, but Herbert made a miraculous recovery, was a What Doesnt Kill You.: My Life in Motor Racing popular winner of the British Grand Prix inand enjoyed 25 years of competitive motorsport, becoming the What Doesnt Kill You.: My Life in Motor Racing British driver to win the 24 hours of Le Mans followed by a Grand Prix. And all that despite driving every pace in extreme pain; in fact, as the first and only disabled driver in F1 history. While chronicling an extraordinary life behind the wheel with cheer and his trademark cheeky humour, What Doesn't Kill You With an encyclopaedic knowledge and love of the sport, Johnny Herbert's memoir, much like the man himself, delivers brilliance from the back of the grid. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. More Details Other Editions 3. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about What Doesn't Kill You Be the first to ask a question about What Doesn't Kill You Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of What Doesn't Kill You Dec 10, Patrick rated it liked it. Two Formula 1 drivers of the s have published their autobiographies recently and suffice to say that this is not the one which was written by a man who decided to spend his retirement doing an English Lit. It is not a particularly well-written book: something of a concatenation of sporting cliches and jokes that maybe were funny if you were there, but don't quite land on the page. All the same, for all that the writing is not great, I found it easy enough to overlook this once I'd got immersed in his story. Probably this book is only going to What Doesnt Kill You.: My Life in Motor Racing of interest to people who, like me, spent their early years at Silverstone, Oulton Park and Brands Hatch, watching Johnny Herbert and his contemporaries coming up through the ranks in contrast, with, say Richard Williams' 'The Death of Ayrton Senna', which I think might work even for readers who can't think of anything more deathly dull than being forced to watch the Grand Prix on a Sunday afternoon. It helps that his story is more interesting than I had at first realised. As I remembered it, he'd been a rising star of the junior formulae who, when he finally reached the top of the sport, was found slightly wanting, but nonetheless came away with a few lucky wins. I'd not appreciated the full impact of his accident that saw him laid up in hospital for months and where he narrowly escaped having his foot amputated and was told that he would probably never What Doesnt Kill You.: My Life in Motor Racing again, let alone race. Nor that when he What Doesnt Kill You.: My Life in Motor Racing returned to the sport, he simply didn't have the strength to use the brakes properly, and that throughout the whole of his career, he continued to be in considerably pain when driving. He describes himself as the sport's first disabled driver not strictly true, though as Archie Scott Brown only ever competed in one race, I'll let that slide and there remains the question of how good he might have been had he not been seriously injured. His description of his first run in a go kart after his accident he was still wheel-chair bound is wince-inducing it took place at Buckmore Park, a place I've been to myself and remember mainly for throwing up inside a full face helmet, free tip: if you can help it, don't That said, as he acknowledges at the end, he came out of the sport more or less intact, unlike a number of those he raced with: Nannini, his team mate at Benetton, who lost his arm in a helicopter accident; Zanardi, his Lotus team mate who lost both his legs in a race accident though he went on to be a very successful paralympian or his Formula Ford rival Roland Ratzenberger who died the day before Ayrton Senna. And the description of his time as team mate to Michael Schumacher in was illuminating not least in that it showed that even now, he doesn't quite know why Schumacher was so much faster than him. The perhaps justified paranoia is all too obvious it is notable that a whole string of highly rated young talents went up against Schumacher at Benetton and every one of them came away with their reputation severely dented. Whether it was because Schumacher was simply other-wordly fast or that he was good at ensuring his team mates did not get equal equipment was never entirely clear. So, no work of great literature, but if like me you have fond memories of watching the Formula 1 on the telly a quarter century back, it's a diverting read. Sep 18, Grant rated it really liked it. Really enjoyed this book.