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How to Be an F1 Driver

My Guide To Life In The Fast Lane

Jenson Button
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Pages
352
Year
2019
Language
English
Publisher
Bonnier Books UK

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AUTHOR OF SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, LIFE TO THE LIMIT

In his 17 years as a Formula 1 driver, Jenson Button has picked up a thing or two about how to do the job properly. Sure, you need to be able to drive a car fast - and Jenson is on hand to pass on a few tricks of the trade here - but you also need to know the real rules for making it to the top.

Like, how to tell a multiple F1 champion they need to check their blind-spot. What the difference is between a helmet and a hat, and indeed a 'helmet-hat'. How to practise your champagne spray ahead of the big day. Why it is never, ever, under any circumstances a good idea to buy a yacht. And how to face down your team when you've just stacked their multi-million-pound car into a wall during practice.

But 'JB' (nicknames in F1 run the full range from initials to, well, just using first names) doesn't stop there. HTBAF1D (catchy) lifts the lid on the people, the places, the weird rituals, the motorhomes, the media, the cars, the perks and the disasters. Join Jenson as he reveals how not to race a stupid big truck, why driving Le Mans is like having five shots of tequila before lunch, and what to do when you finally hang up your helmet-hat. JENSON BUTTON is one of the greatest racing drivers of his generation. Since retiring from Formula 1 he's mostly been racing big trucks, winning Super GT championships, not winning Le Mans and taking driving lessons from a lovely man who insists on calling him Mr Bur-ton. He has also got engaged and become a dad, which means it really is time to start taking life seriously. Mostly. Jenson Button takes you on a funny and fascinating journey into the gilded world of Formula 1 Jenson Button is one of the greatest racing drivers of his generation. He has raced in Formula 1 for the last 17 years, winning 15 grands prix. In 2009 he won the World Championship for the unsponsored Brawn Racing team in one of the most incredible, against-the-odds sports stories of the century. Button is one of the the most popular figures in sport. He has over 2.7 million fans on Twitter, 1 million likes on Facebook and over 600,000 followers on Instagram Formula 1 is a sport that resonates with book buyers. Fellow British World Champion Lewis Hamilton sold over 300,000 copies of his book, while books by Damon Hill and Mark Webber have sold over 50,000 copies each in the last two years. Jenson's first book, which wasn't an autobiography - A Championship Year - sold over 70,000 copies through TCM. Jenson's second book is packed with exclusive insights and unknown stories, delivering behind the scenes access to life in Formula 1. It was the bestselling sports book of 2018 and sold 133k copies through TCM. A riotous romp through the hedonistic corners of the F1 circuit Very funny. This is Button unchained A brilliant, flowing read Button writes candidly and with great charm - with any luck we haven't seen the last of him either on track or in print Fascinating. Jenson reveals how he swapped the "sticky floors" of rural Somerset nightclubs for glitzy Monaco. Revealing. A fun and lively look at what it is to be an F1 driver

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