It Is What It Is: David Coulthard

David Coulthard’s life story is an extraordinary one. He got his breakthrough into Formula One after the tragic death of Ayrton Senna in 1994 and quickly established himself as one of the best drivers on the circuit. From 1996–2004, he drove for McLaren, one of the leading teams throughout the entire period, before moving to Red Bull for 2005–07. Taking the reader from his early days when he first became hooked on racing karts at the age of 11, through to the high-speed world of Formula One he now inhabits, Coulthard has written one of the most honest and powerful sports autobiographies of recent years. In the book, he talks about his ups and downs at McLaren, the reputation he gained for his playboy lifestyle and how hard this has made it for him to settle down. Throughout it all he seeks to answer the questions about himself that anyone might ask and so to reveal what it is that really motivates him. His struggle to understand himself makes for a remarkable memoir.