Product Description
From his World Championship victory in 1988 to his controversial disputes the following year and finally to his recapture of the title in 1990, Ayrton Senna has regularly made the headlines. Yet many regard him as a shy and introverted personality. This biography offers a portrait of the man who has been described as the most talented motor-racing driver since Jim Clark. Senna is seen through his own eyes and those of the people who have been close to him. Here is t… More >>
#1 by Anonymous on July 2, 2010 - 6:24 pm
With Chris Hilton’s characteristic meld of insight and panache, “The Hard Edge of Genius” captures the many aspects of a man born with supreme gifts to bend a car to his will and deftly explores the many conflicting emotions Senna stirred in himself and the millions who followed his extraordinary F1 career. Updated to cover the fateful end at Tamburello, Hilton’s work spares neither criticism nor compliment, achieving a balance of the two that mirror’s Senna’s uncanny ability to hold his machine on the edge of adhesion. Senna himself called it “a book you can rely on.” Rare praise from a man who relied on little outside of his own skills.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Anonymous on July 2, 2010 - 7:03 pm
Wonderful insight into the career of the misunderstood racing genius.Will leave you in awe of the man’s talent and prove once and for all who was the greatest ever!!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by M. Rodrigues on July 2, 2010 - 9:06 pm
I received my copy as a gift from my wife and I quickly consumed it as I consistently found it hard to put down. The writing is accessible and the narrative is well organized. Of course for those that know who Senna is, (he may no longer be with us but his spirit lives on in countless racing fans), the story of his rise to F1 supremacy is compelling. This book offers great detail into the people, places and circumstances that shaped Senna’s career. I felt myself developing a deeper appreciation for his talents and achievements chapter by chapter. As an amateur racer I found the stories of his early career in less dominant machinery and his legendary mechanical sympathy particularly interesting. For the uninitiated this book will likely have little meaning, but for those of us that vividly remember Portugal 85′, Monaco (well just about any year he competed in) and Brazil 93′, I highly recommend you spend some time with a copy.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Luis Felipe A. Holtz on July 2, 2010 - 11:29 pm
I have really enjoyed nearly all but few pictures about this pretty impressive report about the greatest genious F1 has ever seen: Ayrton Senna. I do wish people can know him somewhat better after having afforded to this compelling book which tries hard to track down good and fond memories of this great human being
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by A. C. A. Biasi on July 3, 2010 - 2:25 am
This is the most acurate Ayrton’s biography. It depicts facts and details from the beginning of his career that only people who personally knew him (as I have) could account for. This book information depicts the facts and moments of his life with such acuracy that reading it got me emotional tears.
Rating: 5 / 5