Life in the fast lane - Eddie Irvine

Eddie Irvine is the most colourful, controversial and popular figure in Formula One motor racing and this season has been his finest as he battles with Hakkinen for the 1999 World Championships. This was the season, however, when Schumacher was expected to recapture the trophy for Ferrari, the most glamorous team in Formula One, but instead, it is the cavalier Irvine who has bought glory to the stable of the Prancing Horse. This book will tell the full, inside story on Eddie's years with Ferrari and his part in the resurgence of a team that inspires incredible passion throughout the world. Eddie will write openly of his relationship with Schumacher, an infamous rivalry between two very different characters, and give a fascinating, revealing insight into the inner sancturm of the most enigmatic team in Formula One and characters such as Jean Todt and Jean Bernard. Eddie will also talk frankly of his colleagues and friends like Hakkinen, Coulthard and Damon Hill, of the Formula One lifestyle and the driver's regime. Eddie has reached hero status through his talent and bravery but also because of his playboy lifestyle.