Have you ever watched racing riders and drivers dice with death at high speeds and wondered: ‘Why?’ Have you ever pondered how these modern-day heroes put crashes, injuries, illness and personal loss behind them to return to the track? In this fascinating volume, popular MotoGP medic Dr Claudio Marcello Costa and former Formula One and Champ Car star Alex Zanardi attempt to answers those questions, and many more.
Dr Claudio Costa, a crucial member of the MotoGP community and a paddock personality since the 1970s, today got a first-hand taste of the performance of the latest MotoGP bikes. The Italian doctor, who runs the Clinica Mobile which looks after all aspects of riders' health, rode one lap of Catalunya aboard the Ducati Marlboro Team two-seater behind former GP winner Randy Mamola. Costa ended the outing with his hands trembling and described his ride with his usual philosopher's turn of phrase.