Heniz - Harold Frentzen: Fast road to success: Back on the Pace (Heroes on Wheels) [Paperback]

C. Hilton (Author)

Book Description

Series: Heroes on Wheels | Publication Date: February 19, 1998

This all-color work charts the brilliant young F1 driver's full racing history from his early years in Germany through the controversial signing with Williams for 1997 in place of World Champion Damon Hill. Filled with personal anecdotes, superb color photographs, and full race results.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Haynes Publishing (February 19, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1859604099
• ISBN-13: 978-1859604090
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,081,285 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Makes HHF Look As Good As He Is!, September 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Heniz - Harold Frentzen: Fast road to success: Back on the Pace (Heroes on Wheels) (Paperback)

I've always been a big fan of Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Even though he's 36 this year, he's still one of the top five drivers on the grid. It's unfortunate that he's been in a downward spiral since his shocking dismissal at Jordan in 2001 (Eddie shot himself in the foot!).

Hilton's book is very complementary of HHF. He gives some insight as to HHF's youth and family life, something that you don't find elsewhere. Hilton interviews a lot of people that have worked closely with Frentzen, including former mechanics, fellow drivers, and team managers. I think you get a good idea of HHF's personality and driving style from Hilton's book. He's truly a gem among F1 drivers, without the selfishness and complaining that you hear from most of them!

Hilton spends much of the book talking about Michael Schumacher in order to illustrate Frentzen's speed on the track, as well as his laid-back style in the pits. While there aren't any quotes from Schumacher himself, Hilton uses interviews with Alan McNish, Johnny Herbert, and Karl Wendlinger to illustrate his point. Frentzen was always faster than Schumi when they had equal equipment!

While it has a "cut and paste" quality to it (insert driver's name here), overall, I would recommend it to any F1 fan who wants to know more about one of the truly great drivers in Formula One today.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hilton on pole with this driver's biography!, August 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Heniz - Harold Frentzen: Fast road to success: Back on the Pace (Heroes on Wheels) (Paperback)

This book gave me all the statistics that I needed about this wonderful and versatile driver. Hilton has an amazing ability to recognise talent before it happens and he certainly has done so here. The author has managed to find some unpublished photos of this driver and it is enjoyable not to see the same old pictures that everyone else uses!I enjoyed the historical aspects and HHF's rise to glory, however I would have liked more 'in depth' dialogue with the racer himself: His thoughts on winning his first race, his thoughts on his team-mate's horrific accident at Monaco in 1994 and his stormy year with Williams. Perhaps as Frentzen's star rises Hilton will write a sequel and once more we will enjoy his easy, sometimes witty, thoroughly factual style.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very boring, July 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Heniz - Harold Frentzen: Fast road to success: Back on the Pace (Heroes on Wheels) (Paperback)

Mr. Hilton should stop to write cheap bigraphies about any racing drivers and focus only in real sucessful drivers, like he did with Ayrton Senna and Jacques Villeneuve. " Fast track to Glory"? Where? Of course anyone who arrives in F-1 is a very gifted driver, but reading about Frentzen's career adds nothing to an auto-racing fan.