Staying on Track: The Autobiography

Nigel Mansell

Sep 2015 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

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After finishing as runner-up three times in the drivers' world championship, in 1992 Nigel Mansell finally secured the title. It was the crowning achievement of a hugely successful career, in which he won 31 Grand Prix, a record for a British driver that stood until Lewis Hamilton overhauled him in 2014. Always an aggressive driver, his exciting style meant he was hailed as a hero by his millions of fans in the UK and around the world. Out of the car, he was outspoken and charismatic, which merely served to enhance his reputation.

Now, 20 years after he retired from F1, Mansell looks back on a stellar career in which he battled against many legends of the sport, from Niki Lauda through the Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost years and on to Michael Schumacher. He provides vivid insights into what it was like to race against those greats in an era when the risks to drivers were enormous. He explains what motivated him to get to the top, and takes the reader behind the scenes to give an unrivalled insight into the sport and the key moments of his career. Still closely involved in Formula One, Mansell assesses how F1 has changed, and gives his authoritative verdict on the sport, the cars and the drivers. It is an unmissable account from one of Britain's greatest sporting heroes.

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Ratings and reviews

My favorite era of Formula One is the turbo years of the 1980s and I purchased this book for more insight into those years. Unfortunately there is little substance with mostly boastful anecdotes. The writing style is poor and repetitive to the extent that the same point is made on the same page or the next, sometimes multiple times. The main theme of the book seems to be how much more difficult racing was in his day and how the kids in F1 today have it so easy to the point of devaluing the achievement of current era drivers. He makes many boastful claims about people and events. I have read several biographies of other contemporary drivers and the relationships he describes don’t seem to be mentioned by those drivers. The last third of the book is about his life after racing which really doesn’t interest me so I skipped over it. If you are a diehard Mansell fan then this book is for you, though if you wait a while you will probably be able to find it in a bargain bin. Else, there are plenty of better F1 books out there.

I've enjoyed every minute of this 'chat' with Nigel. As a fan it brought back some wonderful memories of races I watched with him competing in F1, Indycar and BTCC. Also the recounting of life outside Motorsport was fascinating insightful reading. I still have a picture of his FW14 on my wall

An insight into Nigels racing career and personal life during and after his career. Well worth read.

About the author

Nigel Mansell was born in 1953 and drove in Formula One between 1980 and 1995, winning the World Championship in 1992, before taking the Indy Car World Series the following year, becoming the only man ever to hold both titles simultaneously. He is one of only three people ever to have won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year twice. Since retiring from racing, he has continued his association with motor sport, and now lives in Jersey.