Senna - Hardcover

by Bruce Hales-Dutton (Author)

Ayrton Senna grew from being a clumsy toddler who couldn't climb stairs into one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time. After early successes in his motorsport career, Senna was catapulted into the world's premier motorsport championship with the unfancied Toleman team - and straight away he was comfortable sharing a track with legends like Niki Lauda. Over the next eleven years, Senna won three Drivers' Championships and legions of fans thanks to his no-holds-barred driving style. Charting a journey from one-horsepower karts to 700-horsepower Formula 1 cars, Senna: The Legend uses 100 colour and mono photographs to tell the incredible story of a true champion: the flag-to-flag victories, the championship titles, but also the feuds and the tragic crash that claimed his life.

Author Biography

Bruce Hales-Dutton's professional involvement in aviation goes back a long way. Having started as a newspaper journalist in the 1960s he became a senior press officer at the Department of Trade and Industry, a role which involved him in the development of major news stories such as the start of Concorde services to North America and the debate about London's third airport. He has a lifelong interest in motorsports and has written many books including Lewis Hamilton Through the Lens.