This richly illustrated photographic essay captures the human drama and technical ingenuity that have characterized Grand Prix racing ever since the first event in 1906. Many of these photographs have never been published before, including wonderful images from early glass-plate negatives. The book graphically tells the story of the iconic cars that changed the sport over the past 100 years and the men who raced them- the greatest drivers including Felice Nazzaro, Tazio Nuvolari, Rudi Caracciola, Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Jim Clark, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, and many more. Dramatic and beautiful photographs of the key drivers, entrants, cars, and venues combine with highly informative captions to present a vivid and often intimate picture of the first century of Grand Prix racing.
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[The author] writes captions for the 241 fascinating photographs as if he were there, throughout the century, in person. --Auto Week
American publisher David Bull has cherry picked a fabulous range of images. . . the action shots are mixed with wonderful pit studiens and driver groups to capture the social history of the sport. Beautifully printed. --Classic & Sports Car
American publisher David Bull has cherry picked a fabulous range of images. . . the action shots are mixed with wonderful pit studiens and driver groups to capture the social history of the sport. Beautifully printed. --Classic & Sports Car
About the Author
Quentin Spurring missed the first 60 years of Grand Prix racing but has been writie about it since joining Autosport in 1966. He later served as the editor of Competition Car and then as the press officer of Graham Hill's Embassy Racing Formula 1 team. He returned to Autosport in 1976 and was the editor or executive editor of more than 600 issues of the famous British weekly. In 1988 he formed Q.ED, a successful contract publishing company, and subsequently launched Racecar Engineering magazine. He has since worked in digital media, including Autosport Professional, and in the gentler world of books.
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The entry for the first Grand Prix in June 1906 justified the ACF's assessment of the importance of the French automobile industry and its decision to abandon the Gordon Bennett Cup. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
auto union, engine piston displacement, fuel cell volume, race promoters, road circuit, naturally aspirated, pit lane Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Grand Prix, Alfa Romeo, World Championship, Grands Prix, Formule Libre, Juan Manuel Fangio, Graham Hill, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Scuderia Ferrari, Michael Schumacher, Jack Brabham, Tazio Nuvolari, Team Lotus, Jackie Stewart, Rudi Caracciola, Enzo Ferrari, Stirling Moss, Alberto Ascari, Mika Hakkinen, Vanderbilt Cup, Nelson Piquet, Alfa Corse, Colin Chapman, Vittorio Jano Browse Sample Pages:
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The entry for the first Grand Prix in June 1906 justified the ACF's assessment of the importance of the French automobile industry and its decision to abandon the Gordon Bennett Cup. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
auto union, engine piston displacement, fuel cell volume, race promoters, road circuit, naturally aspirated, pit lane Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Grand Prix, Alfa Romeo, World Championship, Grands Prix, Formule Libre, Juan Manuel Fangio, Graham Hill, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Scuderia Ferrari, Michael Schumacher, Jack Brabham, Tazio Nuvolari, Team Lotus, Jackie Stewart, Rudi Caracciola, Enzo Ferrari, Stirling Moss, Alberto Ascari, Mika Hakkinen, Vanderbilt Cup, Nelson Piquet, Alfa Corse, Colin Chapman, Vittorio Jano Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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