I knew a lot of his F1 stuff - from 2005-onwards, his Championship winning year, the McLaren years, because I've been there, seen that. Life to the Limits, in Jenson's own words, isn't just about his F1 glory days - it's about the trials and tribulations it took to get there. Even I still miss seeing John at races, so I totally understand why, after his death, Jenson just didn't have the heart for it. Everything about Jenson and John's relationship shines through each and every page, when F1 was but a pipe dream for the Buttons. And while Life to the Limits may well be Jenson Button's story, it's mostly about John Button. He was at all the races, you couldn't see one without the other being somewhere nearby (except when Jenson was ACTUALLY racing, and John was obviously in the garage). But most of all I remember John Button, Jenson's dad. I remember his first race win (Fernando was leading until his car broke), I remember the Brawn-era. One of the drivers I've always admired is Jenson Button. Rest assured, I will watch the next race.
There's something about the sport that keeps me coming back, even when I get furious and say I'm never going to watch another race, ever. I have been watching since mid-2005, and despite the fact Fernando Alonso hasn't won a thing for what seems like donkeys years, and I hate the fact only one team seems to win at the moment (or one driver *side eyes at Bottas*), I still watch it. My GoodReads folks may not know this, but I am a massive Formula 1 fan. Above all, he puts you right inside the cockpit, in the driving seat, travelling at over 200 miles per hour, battling the fear of death, showing you what happens when it goes wrong at high speed and allowing you to experience the euphoria of crossing the line first. He reveals his relationships with some of the biggest names in Formula 1- Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso as well some of the most colourful characters like Bernie Ecclestone, Ron Dennis, Frank Williams and serial winner Ross Brawn. Jenson's book lifts the lid on the gilded and often hidden world of Formula 1. Jenson's World Championship victory for the unsponsored and unfancied Brawn GP team is one of the most extraordinary against-the-odds sports stories of the century. From growing up as part of a motor-racing-mad family under the guidance of his father, John, to arriving at Williams as a fresh-faced 20 year-old, to being written off by some as a playboy and his fight back to the very pinnacle of his sport. Here, Jenson tells his full story for the first time in his own honest, intelligent and eloquent style.
His seventeen years in Formula 1 have seen him experience everything the sport has to offer, from nursing underpowered cars around the track to winning World Championships and everything in between. Jenson Button is one of the greatest racing drivers of his generation.
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