50 Years Formula One World [Hardcover]

Carlton Books (Author), Bruce Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 28, 2002

From the ecstasy of victory to the anguish of defeat, the horrific tragedies and the bitter controversies, this book captures every moment of life in the fast lane.

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From the Back Cover

FROM THE ECSTASY of victory to the anguish of defeat, the horrific tragedies and the bitter controversies, 50 Years of the Formula One World Championship captures every moment of significance as the world's most glamorous and most-watched sport roars towards the end of its first competitive half century. Through a stunning gallery of photographs and with specially commissioned interviews from some of the sport's biggest names, if there was ever a book that focused the reader's mind on what life is really like in the fast lane, then this is it.

About the Author

Bruce Jones, director of the Center for International Cooperation at New York University and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, recently served as deputy research director for the United Nations High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Carlton Books (October 28, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1858687217
• ISBN-13: 978-1858687216
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #734,132 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Very Good Book on the History of F1 Racing . . .but. . ., September 30, 2000

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paul_cheng "K.F." (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 50 Years Formula One World (Hardcover)

This is one of the few books in the book store which tells you how it all started back in 1950. You can find a lot of rare F1 photographs (B/W and Colour) from 1950 to 1999 in this book. For each year's championship, there is about 1 to 2 pages of text depicting the highlights of that year. All in all, I found this a very good book. Whether you are a F1 fan or not, you will enjoy reading it.

Unfortunately, I also bought "Autocourse : 50 Years of World Championship Grand Prix Motor Racing" by Alan Henry and I gave that book 5+ stars. In most parts, these two books are on par but on subjective preferences, I found the photographs in Alan's book more attractive and give more depth into F1. If you are a serious F1 fan and your buget allows, get both books. If you have to pick just one due to whatever reason, I'll recommend Alan Henry's over Bruce Jones'. Sorry Bruce!!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 50 years of magic!, January 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: 50 Years Formula One World (Hardcover)

Comprehensive but not exhaustive review of the 1st 50 years of the sport.

Loads of fabulous photos I never saw before. The 60's are especially well covered. Very good year by year synopses, plus insightful re-caps of the decades written by such greats as John Surtees.

I cannot put this book down!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a must-read for the F1 fan, less one star for bias, December 6, 2000

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Tina Morris "schultheiss" (Rockville, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 50 Years Formula One World (Hardcover)

This is overall a very good and comprehensive history of the past 50 years in F1. In a year-by-year fashion the reader is able to follow how the world's fastest sport has evolved. A fascinating read in general and a must for every true F1 fan. Every decade is covered by a different expert guest writer, all of them great past and current champions of the sport, and this adds personal color, but also bias. David Coulthard of the McLaren-Mercedes Team covers the 90ies and of course gives his very personal perspective on the most recent seasons. The downside of the guest-writer format is a general loss in homogeneity that can't be avoided with this system. While the pictures are carefully selected and in part very stunning and excellent, some true gems of the past are sorely missed. It is very, very clear that this is a british book, and some of the other great European and South American drivers are not covered in as much depth.