The psychology of the fastest men on earth: sex, danger and everything else.

You’ve seen them drive – now meet them as human beings. In a unique examination of what Grand Prix drivers think and feel, this authoritative book, updated and expanded in paperback, explores the world behind the PR-speak.

Drivers talk with rare frankness of their hopes and fears. Christopher Hilton discusses the precision of Michael Schumacher and the passion of Ferrari team-mate Rubens Barrichello, hears how three former Grand Prix drivers abandoned the egotism of single-seater racing and, amid the dozens of in-depth interviews, probes the harsh environment that a new generation of drivers – Ralph Firman, Antonio Pizzonia – have had to face.

Paperback 384pp