Descrizione
Foreword by Nigel Mansell
“Elio De Angelis, piano player and gentlemen” were words that always seemed to go hand in hand in the late 70s/early 80s whenever journalists wrote about this young Italian driver. However there was so much more to Elio. Not only was he a concert standard pianist, he was also a very talented artist often producing very complex designs and had he not followed his passion to become a racing driver, he would probably have been an architect in the family’s construction business. He loved speed and from a very young age could be seen riding with his brothers in the back of his father’s speed boat. Soon his mother taught him to drive and he would frequently ‘borrow his father’s car and take it up to the hills above Rome. He liked to fish, could Issac
knock up a mean pasta and had read the entire collection of Asimov books. golis This book follows Elio from his school years, through his racing career to his tragic and needless death in 1986. It gives an insight into the fun loving man that was always getting into trouble as a result of his love of life. Close friends and family, as well as drivers and team members have shared many stories that will make you both laugh and cry. With a foreword by Nigel Mansell, this detailed account of a young mans life and racing career has been written with the full help and support of the De Angelis family.
