How To Be An F1 Driver

by Jenson Button

Overview

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 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781788702652
Publisher:	Bonnier Books UK
Publication date:	09/01/2021
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Driving Lessons 1

1 Don't Call It A Comeback 7

2 Monaco 13

3 Being A Selfish Bastard (And Other Essential Skills) 23

4 Driving Like A Pro … Even When You're A Beginner 51

5 How Not To Buy A Yacht (And Other Lifestyle Choices) 61

6 Doing The Job 93

7 Big Trucks 147

8 The Swag 157

9 Champagne Spraying Is All In The Thumb 187

10 Finding An Edge 233

11 How To Not Quite, Not Nearly, Win Le Mans 255

12 Faces And Places 275

13 The Perfect Lap 301

14 How To Be A Normal Joe 315

Acknowledgements 330

Index 331

Bonus Content

Inside the F1 Cockpit 340

Jenson's 10 Dream Cars 342

Editorial Reviews

A riotous romp through the hedonistic corners of the F1 circuit - Daily Telegraph

Very funny. This is Button unchained - Motorsport A brilliant, flowing read - Daily Express on Life to the Limit

Button writes candidly and with great charm - with any luck we haven't seen the last of him either on track or in print - Classic Cars on Life to the Limit

Fascinating. Jenson reveals how he swapped the "sticky floors" of rural Somerset nightclubs for glitzy Monaco. - The Sun

Revealing. A fun and lively look at what it is to be an F1 driver - Autosport

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