Lights Out, Full Throttle

The Good the Bad and the Bernie of Formula One

By: Damon Hill, Johnny Herbert

Narrated by: Damon Hill, Johnny Herbert

Drawing on a lifetime of sniffing petrol fumes, Lights Out, Full Throttle stands large over the landscape of Formula One and takes the temperature of the good, the bad and the ugly of the petrolhead’s paradise.

Johnny Herbert and Damon Hill between them competed in 261 Grands Prix, amassing twenty-five wins, forty-nine podium finishes, one World Championship, 458 championship points, a Le Mans win, two smashed ankles, a broken arm, wrist and leg, sixty broken ribs, and two bruised egos.

Having retired from racing, Johnny and Damon have become the one constant for passionate English F1 fans in a rapidly changing landscape. They have earned cult status as commentators and pundits, with viewers loving their unerring dedication to the sport’s greatness.

It offers F1 fans a tour of the sport – from Monaco to Silverstone; Johnny’s crowd surfing and Bernie’s burger bar; the genius of Adrian Newey and Colin Chapman; why Lewis Hamilton will never, ever move to Ferrari (probably); getting the yips; money; safety; what it’s like to have an out-of-body experience while driving a car in the pouring rain at 200 mph; and the future of the sport in the wake of Covid-19 and Black Lives Matter.

Whether you’re a fan of Nigel, Niki, Kimi or Britney, pine for the glory days of Brabham, Williams, Jim Clark and Fangio, or believe that Lewis is one year away from retiring as the GOAT, Lights Out, Full Throttle is the oily rag for the petrolhead fan to inhale while waiting for the racers to line up on the grid.

If you like F-1

Great book if you a fan of F-1 racing. Tons of insight into what a driver thinks. L liked it!

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Bernie

A must read for every F1 fan. Humor and pathos. And yes, Bernie sucks! LOL

just as entertaining as on the US feed of Shy

quite entertaining. some new stories. some old ones. but a great read and or listen. I would love to go back 20 years from and and listen again just to see how close the predictions.

A fantastic journey through F1 history!

Such an amazing book. Damon and Johnny take us on a journey through the history of F1 as well as their careers by tackling some of the biggest questions facing F1 and it's evolution. A must read for any F1 fan.

Funny, yet good insight.

this book was hilarious. It's also very cheap. Damon and Johnny have great chemistry.