Deadly Obsessions : Life and Death in Formula One

Formula One pushes its drivers to the limits of endurance and skims the edges of death with every race. Even with every safety precaution in operation, the lives of the drivers still depend on their second by second concentration at speeds of over 200 miles per hour. What motivates men to risk injury and death for their sport? How do you cope when your friends have died in fatal crashes?
Journalist Phil Shirley probes the thoughts and emotions of the stars of Formula One in Deadly Obsessions. In this insight into international motor-racing, top drivers speak openly of their approach to the risks they take, and the personal and spiritual impact of driving so close to death. Among the drivers featured are: Michael Schumacher, Mika Hakkinen, Jacques Villeneuve, Damon Hill and Martin Brundle.