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GOD AND FORMULA ONE: BEYOND THE ZONE

"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience."

- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.

"Aim at heaven and youll have earth thrown in. Aim at earth and youll hit neither."
- CS Lewis, English poet, essayist and novelist

Whenever (or perhaps rather if ever) you arrive in heaven, let faith, hope and love be the wings that carried you there.

- craig (as adapted from the words of Jonathan Edwards, a former minister in Massachusetts (New England)

(THE FASTEST BOOK IN THE WORLD)

A look into the spirituality of Grand Prix drivers, their religious beliefs - what faith means to them and what part it plays in their successes, their failures and in their lives.

As originally published by Amazon kdp BEFORE its was written! #

If you have God on your side, everything becomes clear.
- Ayrton Senna

"I am able to experience Gods presence on earth. If I go to church, I go on my own and I like to be there alone. I find more peace that way."

- Ayrton Senna

From The Death of Ayrton Senna by Richard Williams

(Publisher Viking, Part of the Penguin Group, first published 1995)

"Ayrton has a small problem. He thinks he cant kill himself, because he believes in God... and I think thats very dangerous for the other drivers."

- Alain Prost on his great rival, Ayrton Senna

from FORMULA 1: The Autobiography

Edited by Gerald Donaldson (and first published in the UK in 2002 by Wedenfeld and Nicolson). Thanks for the great gift, dad.

I see the human being as an incredible machine, totally undiscovered in many ways. Every one of us has a hidden tank of energy that comes out when it is needed.

- Alex Zanardi (former F1 and Indycar driver, who lost both legs in a horrific accident in Germany in 2001)

From the book (fascinating) Overdrive: Formula 1 In the Zone by Clyde Brolin

"There are only three sports: bullfighting, mountain climbing and motor racing; all the rest are merely games."

-Ernest Hemingway

Grand Prix racing is primarily a mental contest its a battle of strength of wills by the combatants and a magnificent contest, the arena to display and share unique gifts and talents. Perhaps in this theatre of speed, F1 is a metaphor for life itself

- craig

Key words (tags): God, Spirit, motor racing, champions, Ayrton Senna, faith, religious faith, mind, mind-power, the zone, in the zone, beyond the zone, empowerment, religion (enough there now, craig!)

25th October in the year 2011

"The greatest mountain we need to climb lies in our own minds". Its not the highest mountain that we conquer, but ourselves, our own mentality. Overcoming perceived limits to reach (attain) the pinnacle of our own minds."

- craig (as inspired by the words of Sir Edmund Hillary, conquerer of Mount Everest (1919-2008)

"Aim at heaven and youll have earth thrown in. Aim at earth and youll hit neither."
- CS Lewis, English poet, essayist and novelist

Whenever (or perhaps rather if ever) you arrive in heaven, let faith, hope and love be the wings that carried you there.

- c (as adapted from the words of Jonathan Edwards, a former minister in Massachusetts (New England)

Rugby World Cup winners 2011

"To beat the All Blacks, you have to close your eyes and, depending on your religion, pray and hope that the good Lord will come to your assistance." - French star rugby player, Jean-Pierre Rives, who played in the 24-19 victory in New Zealand in 1979

Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

- Hebrews 12:1

Writing here in under the hot Kiwi sun about God and FI (in the zone).

Heavenfor me at least!

PPS

Dont worry about the world ending today...its already tomorrow in little scenic and tranquil New Zealand

...

God and Formula 1

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