Alpine & Renault: The Development of the Revolutionary Turbo F1 Car 1968-1979 [Hardcover]

Roy P Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 2008

This is a study of how the first Turbo Grand Prix car came to be a reality. From its earliest beginnings starting way back with a brief history of Renault, the development of Jean Redeles company, Alpine. The reasons for the first experimental car in 1968 that was so nearly raced in the French GP of that year but who’s development was stopped by Renault. The creation of a Turbo engine for the Alpine sports car that was to lead to the idea of a Grand Prix car powered by a Turbo charged 1500cc engine. The dedication of Grand Prix driver Jean Pierre Jabouille to develop the car on the track is graphically described and demonstrates the huge technical challenges that awaited the team. The book is stunningly illustrated and is completed by a full record of the developments and races during the Turbo era. With personal input from interviews with the men of the time. Transcript of first public test, Race reports on every race, over 200 photos and special illustrations.

Editorial Reviews

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Octane, January 2009
UK magazine
 
Subtitled 'The Development of the Revolutionary Turbo F1 Car 1968 to 1979' (deep breath), Smith's hardback does what it says on the cover: it's essentially a technical treatise intervened by lots of color photography. One for engineers more than race fans, although the cars' race histories are properly documented, too.

"... a book no fan of The Regie should be without." – Vintage Racecar

 

"If you are an avid follower if this period, and of the Renault and Alpine partnership that introduced turbos to F1, you'll be delighted with this book. Photographically, the behind-the-scenes stuff and technical details are the work's biggest strength ..." – Motor Sport

This is a must-have for students of Formula 1, French race cars, Alpine, Gordini and Renault. A huge gap, filled." – velocetoday.com

Book Description

This is a study of how the first Turbo Grand Prix car came to be a reality, from the first ideas to the final ultimate success of a Grand Prix victory of a group of people whose great enthusiasm and engineering genius overcame the huge technical challenges and the initial skepticism of the board of the mighty company Renault. The story features the history of the first Alpine Grand Prix car that never raced. Then the development and exciting technical achievements that created the first Turbo-charged Formula one car.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Veloce (November 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1845841778
• ISBN-13: 978-1845841775
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 10.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,358,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great coverage of a subject that saw little attention, January 17, 2011

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This review is from: Alpine & Renault: The Development of the Revolutionary Turbo F1 Car 1968-1979 (Hardcover)

This is a really good book. It has lots of pictures that I haven't seen anywhere else and great anectdotes about the engineering and corporate politics that made up this racing program. A must have for anyone interested in F1 history and technology.