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BOOK REVIEW
Independent, The (London), Aug 2, 2005 by Anne Keleny
Quite unexpectedly, in view of the vile jacket, this book has charm. That is also in spite of its hoary old pretext: 40-year-old suburban dad, goaded by wife, sets out to prove his male superiority at driving, pitting himself against the seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher, and making a fool of himself in the process, returning home, humbled, to resume normal life. Nevertheless his adventures are a delight. They are funny, in the same way a 12-year- old's account of his best school trip makes his mother both thrill with pride, and laugh. They are told in just that clumping grammar, with the same ludicrous comparisons, and the same cod James- Bondery, all devoid of irony.
But he is, actually, a talented interviewer, getting such Formula One gods as Rubens Barrichello, David Coulthard, Niki Lauda, Jody Scheckter and Jenson Button to reveal what makes them tick. It's quite clear he's not the idiot he pretends to be. So how does he brass-neck his way into such exalted company, sharing food, drink and training sessions at Monte Carlo, Vienna, Paris and Shanghai? That's what I'd really like to know.
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