Will with Penske Racing president and strategist Tim Cindric (left) and engineer Dave Faustino after practice at Pocono in 2013. The trio worked hard to improve the No. 12 car’s performance. “We made a lot of strides in how to get a quick car on ovals,” notes Faustino. (Photo: Steve Swope)
Power won the second Houston race in 2013 and was congratulated by team owner Roger Penske. Over 2013, says Will, “I became a better driver by sharpening all my racing skills by just going for it.” (Photo: Steve Swope)
Will started from pole position at Milwaukee in 2014 and led for most of the race to bring home his first victory on a short oval. “That win was awesome,” says engineer Dave Faustino. (Photo: Steve Swope)
Will being congratulated by his mother, Marg Power, after he clinched the Verizon IndyCar championship at Fontana, California, in 2014. It was the first time Marg had attended any of Will’s IndyCar races. (Photo: Steve Swope)
Will raising the Astor Cup at Fontana. “I’m proud to represent Australia and I’m proud to represent Toowoomba, my home town,” he told interviewers. (Photo: Steve Swope)
Will and Liz at the post-championship IndyCar banquet in Los Angeles in 2014, flanked by Billy (left), Kathy and Matt Cannon. “Now,” says Will, “I want to win the Indy 500, then I want to win the championship again, and I want to keep doing that.” (Photo: Steve Swope)
Will relaxing at home in Charlotte, North Carolina. Says former boss Derrick Walker, “[Will’s] quite a complicated guy out of the cockpit, but in the car, very uncomplicated: all he wants to do is win and show the world what he’s made of.”
About the Author
DAVID MALSHER is US editor for Motorsport.com. Between 1994 and 2005, he held the posts of features editor, deputy editor or editor at Autosport Special Projects, TRMG (another racing-related publishing company), Motor Sport and then Autosport magazine. In 2005 he went freelance to become Autosport’s US editor and Champ Car correspondent for that series’ final three seasons, and then held the position of editor at RACER for almost eight years. He lives in California.
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National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data:
Power, William, 1981– author.
The sheer force of Will Power / Will Power with David Malsher.
ISBN: 978 1 4607 5102 2 (hardback)
ISBN: 978 1 4607 0544 5 (ebook)
Power, William, 1981–
Automobile racing drivers – Australia – Biography.
Automobile racing.
IndyCars.
Malsher, David, author.
796.72092
Cover design by Darren Holt, HarperCollins Design Studio and Sam Williams
Front cover images: Will Power © Libero A. Di Zinno;
IndyCar – Grand Prix of Indianapolis © Jeff Brown/Corbis
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