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Chequered Conflict is not an easy read; there are parts that flow quickly and others that require re-reading to gather the complete picture, and however such is the style of Maurice’s writing. Maurice requires that the reader consider the situation and outcome, and at times really question the situation.
What the book tends to show is that not every person reacts properly under pressure, and so where Lewis has kept his cool Alonso was made out to be the criminal in the eyes of the media, of the fans.
The failure to keep his cool, to become the villain, in the end has had the opposite effect because Alonso continues to race unaffected by the fallout of that 2007 chequered conflict, while McLaren followers still bear a grudge against the Spaniard. Where the seasons differ is that Piquet still remains bitter about that fateful season.
- Jackie Stewart – Winning is not Enough
- Author: Jackie Stewart
- Published in: 2007
Dyslexic, Champion, F1 safety promoter, F1 safety founder, father, Team Owner, F1 pilot, shooting champion, Ford test driver; the list of identifying factors can go on for several paragraphs, and these will all describe Jackie Stewart.
The Triple F1 champion has achieved much in his life, and each year the list of achievements stretches out further and further.
Reading Jackie Stewart – Winning is not Enough, is a learning experience; his book is an F1 book, but it is also much more. The book covers Jackie Stewart’s career prior to Motor racing, as well as involvement within and outside the sport since his early departure following tragedy.
The book is extremely well written and like its subject and author it is three dimensional in many aspects. Winning is not Enough demonstrates that the road to F1 is not a quick an easy path, and some of the difficulties in reaching this sport have remained constant since the fifties and sixties until today, while some have been truly eliminated in the twenty first century.
The book is far more than an autobiographical piece about one man’s F1 career; the lessons Jackie Stewart has learned in his career he attempts to pass on to the reader so as to apply towards every situation in life.
Jackie Stewart was the first F1 involved driver to realize that a successful champion must be successful in various aspects. In the book Jackie shows that a successful champion is not just concerned about winning, that there is something more too achieving victory, and that this formula can and should be applied to life itself.
Jackie addresses being able to communicate, understand, and much more. Jackie Stewart is proud of his achievements and while this pride is felt in his words that he has chosen for the book, he does not come across as an individual that is arrogant and full of himself.
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