A Life

Enzo Ferrari

The definitive biography of one of the towering figures of Formula One.

Fast cars, fanatical fans, glamour and the brilliant writing of the Guardian's sports sage

Absorbing and authoritative... this book's trove of anecdotes is a treat

Williams is clear and authoritative... he expertly unravels the myths from the facts

An engrossing read from start to finish - heartily recommended

Richard Williams is the Guardian's chief sports writer and is the author of two highly acclaimed books - The Death of Aryton Senna and Racers, which was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award.

For tens of millions of people around the world, a single name evokes the world of speed - Enzo Ferrari. Today's Formula One would be unthinkable without the presence of the Ferrari cars on the grid. Win or lose, Ferrari attract more fans than all the other teams combined. And the cars unique appeal - their mystique, their myth - has its origins in the story of one man with a dictator's will and the cunning of a Machiavelli. 
 
Going back to the origins of "The Old Man", tracing his remarkable rise to prominence, and using sources which have hitherto remained silent, Richard Williams tells the story of a man who was one of the key figures of sport in the twentieth century, and whose influence over his sport is undiminished today, more than a decade after his death.

Richard Williams

Instantly hailed as a classic ... a fitting elegy to a unique talent

A fascinating description of the machinations of Formula One and a tribute to a driver "so perfect nobody thought anything could happen to him"

Millions of people around the world watched in horror on that fateful day in Imola at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix when Ayrton Senna's car careered off the track at 190mph. The greatest driver in Formula One history was dead. 
In this classic sports book, reissued to tie-in with a new Working Title documentary film about Senna, Richard Williams explores the complex Brazilian who was a hero in his own country and an icon to everyone who loved not just motor-racing but sport itself. In his drive to win and his desire always to test himself to the limit, Senna embodied all that is best and most thrilling in sport.

Richard Williams

Praise for The Death of Ayrton Senna

Essential reading

Instantly hailed as a classic ... a fitting elegy to a unique talent

A fascinating description of the machinations of Formula One and a tribute to a driver "so perfect nobody thought anything could happen to him"

Essential reading

Instantly hailed as a classic ... a fitting elegy to a unique talent

A fascinating description of the machinations of Formula One and a tribute to a driver "so perfect nobody thought anything could happen to him"

Essential reading

Instantly hailed as a classic ... a fitting elegy to a unique talent

A fascinating description of the machinations of Formula One and a tribute to a driver "so perfect nobody thought anything could happen to him"

Books by Richard Williams

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