taylorjam3s's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.5
disorderlydaydreams's review against another edition
3.0
This autobiography covers Mark Webber's career in motorsport up until the end of his Formula 1 career. I enjoyed listening to his journey but what I did not enjoy was Mark's whining about how all the reasons why he wasn't a champion could be blamed on others. And how much distain he has for Vettel really bleeds through here. Mark's story isn't unique in that he was the #2 driver to a more talented one and I hated hearing him complain so much. Could have been a better written and more compelling story about his humbleness in racing but instead it was a whine-factory about how everyone but himself were the reasons he didn't succeed as much as he thought he was entitled to. Mark was my favorite driver up until I read this book. Shame.
cats_coffee_chaos's review against another edition
3.0
This autobiography covers Mark Webber's career in motorsport up until the end of his Formula 1 career. I enjoyed listening to his journey but what I did not enjoy was Mark's whining about how all the reasons why he wasn't a champion could be blamed on others. And how much distain he has for Vettel really bleeds through here. Mark's story isn't unique in that he was the #2 driver to a more talented one and I hated hearing him complain so much. Could have been a better written and more compelling story about his humbleness in racing but instead it was a whine-factory about how everyone but himself were the reasons he didn't succeed as much as he thought he was entitled to. Mark was my favorite driver up until I read this book. Shame.
ninalem's review against another edition
4.0
books17's review against another edition
4.0
As someone who has only come into Formula One in recent years (2014 to be precise) and thus missed Mark Webber's up and down career, this was a very enjoyable book.
I was of course aware of the main dramas - Multi 21 (which the book actually starts with), Red Bull gives one wing and so on, and that a lot of the time he "Webbered" starts (to use a friend's nomenclature) but I knew very little about the guy other than he's Australian and has an odd accent then for one of us.
His journey to the cockpit is very impressive to follow, and I can only imagine how it felt to be rooting for him during his time in the sport, and his many disappointments. After this and Brundle's book I quite feel like reading some more F1 literature.
I was of course aware of the main dramas - Multi 21 (which the book actually starts with), Red Bull gives one wing and so on, and that a lot of the time he "Webbered" starts (to use a friend's nomenclature) but I knew very little about the guy other than he's Australian and has an odd accent then for one of us.
His journey to the cockpit is very impressive to follow, and I can only imagine how it felt to be rooting for him during his time in the sport, and his many disappointments. After this and Brundle's book I quite feel like reading some more F1 literature.
tuftymctavish's review against another edition
4.0
A very easy book to keep reading until it's waaay too late! Filled in a few gaps, quite eye opening at times (particularly Williams, the Red Bull cracked chassis, and that twonk at Red Bull, Marko), but needs some editing. There is an awful lot of repetition, sometimes in just a few pages, like the book was pasted together in segments written disconnected from the whole.
kathrinreads's review
5.0
I absolutely loved this biography. Mark Webber was always one of my favorite drivers and to hear about his journey and his struggles was very interesting.