: Lauda provides insight into his championship-winning years in 1975, 1977 (with Ferrari), and his 1984 comeback title (with McLaren). Business and Aviation
The 1977 season marked a remarkable comeback for Lauda, who claimed the World Championship with Ferrari. This achievement was all the more remarkable given the physical limitations he still faced. Lauda's courage and perseverance had taken him to hell and back, and his triumph was a testament to the human spirit's capacity for resilience.
The book’s climax occurs during the German Grand Prix. Lauda’s Ferrari crashed into an embankment, burst into flames, and was hit by another car. He was trapped in the inferno for nearly a minute. He inhaled toxic fumes that scorched his lungs and blood, and suffered third-degree burns on his face and head.