"Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing."
Lewis Hamilton
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Bruce Jones, Carlton Books, 2007 and 2016. ISBN9781780978222
The A4 size book gives a year by year account of the career of Lewis Hamilton from karting to triple world-champion. The race by race narrative will enthral many but may be too detailed for others.
Hamilton comes across as an engaging character, who is quoted as saying: “I realise that while I get to enjoy driving an F1 car this is really a platform for me to inspire young people never to give up from there dreams “
The claim that is “to motor racing what world beater Tiger Woods was to golf” does seem a little exaggerated.
There are two references to faith: “I prayed: ‘just finish, just finish!’ and “Lewis kept on course by relying on his strong religious faith that things happen for a reason”.