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Nigel Mansell: the name is synonymous with speed, bravery, tremendous drive and sheer bloody determination. A fearless driver who frequently breaks the pain barrier in pursuit of the winner's podium, and whose career has been a roller coaster ride of exalted peaks and desperate troughs. But to many he is an enigma, and few within the sport or outside it have understood what fuels his obsessive desire to be No.1. Nigel Mansell is the most successful British Grand Prix driver in historyand, according to the recrd books, one of the all-time greats. Revered as "the people's champion", his presence on the grid guarantees a full house, while off circuit his candid opinions have often seen him on collision course with those who control the sport. In his autobiography, Nigel tells the extraordinary story of his breakthrough and rise to the summit of Formula One, a pressure cooker sport ruled by money, power and political intrigue. He reveals many false starts including the sale of the family home to stave off financial ruin and an excrciating test-drive with a broken back to seal his elevation to the big league. Providing a fascinating insight into the compelling spectacle of Grand Prix racing, where the difference between winnning and losing is measured in split seconds and millions of pounds, this is a frank and exhilarating account of the life of one of the great sporting heroes of our time.