Mark WebberAussie Grit: My Formula One Journey

As an F1 and Mark Webber fan, I really appreciated this book. Mark is a Sportsman (with a capital S), and this book is an honest version of his unlikely story. The description of sitting in the car prior to a race at the book's beginning is amazingly vivid and worth the price alone. He is honest about his relationship with Sebastian Vettel, including "21" and acknowledges that Seb was better given the direction F1 went. His insights on other drivers is honest and respectful. I doubt that Helmut Marko is a fan of the book...and it makes sens that RBR doesn't and shouldn't have a driver that doesn't come through Red Bull's development program...or, in Max's case that isn't recruited by Marko.

Mark Webber is probably as good a writer as he is a driver. I think the casual F1 or WEC fan would be surprised at some of the things Mark reveals about his personal life. Aussie Grit is a non-stop flow of funny, touching, and intriguing stories and anecdotes that left me a bit sad when I reached the last chapter. Hopefully he has a lively career in the World Endurance Championship so he can write another one of these before he retires.

It's pretty good for a sports autobiography. Webber admits in the introduction that he, like most, had a ghost writer. That's OK. Webber tells his story, warts and all (mostly), but the writing is pedestrian. He's a guy with great passion for the sport and, I think, for like. Happy to have read it as he was one of my favorite drivers to watch.Recommended, but buy a used copy if you can.

Having seen Mark racing and being interviewed over the years, always had respect for his direct and open approach. To read what had gone on behind the scenes was an awesome glimpse at the life race drivers lead. To see the sacrifice, effort, ego, success and failure over the years certainly shows how driven he and the other drivers are. Most normal folks would have given up or washed out after the first setback.

A must read to any motor sports fan! Such an inspirational story, extremely well detailed, honest, very pleasant to read.I was already a fan of Mark, but after this book, my admiration grown exponentially. Such a humble, hard worker, talented and loving person.Recommended even for those who do not follow motor racing!

Mark Webber does a nice job of conveying his competitive passions and telling the right bits of his story to provide a good read and to leave me feeeling respect for both his accomplishments and how he went about it. He was also clearly blessed by many of his relationships, and it is great to have someone conveying the value of that. Thank you, Mark!

Excellent read. I was very interested in his POV on the time he spent at Red Bull. Definitely didn't get a fair deal. Great F1 career. He seems to have ended with satisfaction and moving on to Porsche with more time on his hands. Surprised about the Ferrari situation. Especially Bernie's take on it. Great "rags" to riches story.

To a man, I have liked all the Aussies I have met, mainly because of their wholehearted embrace of the "work hard, play hard" concept. Webber fits this mold perfectly. Hard work has carried him to the top of his profession, compensating when natural talent has been wanting, and though not what I would call a truly great F1 ace, there have ben times when greatness visited him.The book is written in narrative style, and there is a strong emphasis on his very Australian-ness. At times my comprehension was defeated by what I feel was over use of the vernacular. This very down home approach, to me at least, detracted from the story he is trying to tell.There are nonetheless many interesting no-punches-pulled discussions about his fellow drivers, and icons of the F1 scene. For example, his time at Williams, and his analysis of his employment there will surely resonate powerfully with Nigel Mansell and Damon Hill!The one thing that comes across very strongly is Webber's brutal honesty - about himself, his ability, and the ability of others. This alone makes the book worth reading.

I've so enjoyed this book !! I made sure and kept it for an off-season read while I suffer my F1 withdrawal symptoms. Mark's always been a particular favourite of mine as well, although not THE driver I ever picked to follow. However, I have been so bloody mad on his behalf so often at the way Horner The Liar treated him and favoured Vettel (and again how it happened with Ricciardo, who is MY driver and Verstappen) and I will never forgive Vettel for the Multi 21 debacle, either. I wouldn't have minded if it occurred near season end but it didn't and there will never be excuse enough for me for his disobeying the instruction and never being penalised by the team. I had no idea till I read this book about the winner's bonus and how that panned out......most interesting, that is. I think Horner The Liar totally misjudged the public as well, who always preferred Mark over Vettel. I liked Mark's loyalty to Briatore as well after THAT Singapore incident. I miss Flavio in F1, actually.I greatly enjoyed reading about Mark's love for his dogs, too, and the great relationship he's had for so many years with Ann as well. Time he married that lady, if you ask me. She's been there for him all his life. The only time I cried reading the book was reading her account of his Brazil 2014 crash, along with some sniffles reading about Milo....(I had myself a Milo as well).....I'm just pleased Mark is now part of Channel 4's great coverage and we still get to see him regularly. I've always loved the earthy way he speaks and the way he doesn't play the F1 politics' game.I did spot the odd error, though I doubt he writes them like this and it's a crappy formatting thing again. Like putting a rogue hyphen in Walkin-shaw or writing k new or a re......the publishers should've picked these up. I also learnt what a furphy is, not a word I've heard of before !!A terrific read I so enjoyed as it was so interesting and many incidents feature that I remember so very well.

I had followed Mark Webber's career pretty much since F3000. I was very interested to read this book as part of the monthly deals and it did not disappoint. It is a very open and honest account of his career. I was particularly interested to read about his Red Bull years and the relationship with Sebastian Vettel. It is only Webber's view but is very interesting. I have read several F1 autobiographies and this is amongst the best.

I can remember watching Mark when he raced in Formula Ford and Formula 3, and, while not a huge fan of his, I decided to buy his book. It is a good read and just reaffirmed my belief of how political (and very, very boring) formula 1 has become. Like Mark I much preferred the days when drivers could, and did, speak their minds, before everything became boringly politically correct. I would recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of motor racing, even though real motor racing is dead.

As a fan of F1 I always thought that Mark Webber had a raw deal at Red Bull with Seb, this makes very interesting reading! Pleased I wasn’t wrong in my feelings towards Sebastian! This is a really well written book, he was a good driver and still is, miss him in the pits and on track. The book was a Mother’s Day gift and was greatly appreciated, hope he doesn’t give up racing altogether! A really good read for any race car fan

I was expecting an honest look back on his career, but it was all to nice and sat on the fence, especially his time at Redbull. Maybe Mark doesn't want to upset anyone as he is still involved in the sport as a journalist.If you want a real warts and all, tell it as it is F1 book, then I recommend Alan Jones book.