Grand Prix Showdown!: The Full Drama of the Races Which Decided the World Championship 1950-92 [Hardcover]

Christopher Hilton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1992

This book details every race which has decided the Grand Prix World Championship from 1950 to 1992. The book catalogues the determination of the drivers including one who actually pushed his car uphill over the finishing line to win and another who only won posthumously. All the great drivers are included, such as Farina Fangio, Hawthorn, Lauda, Hunt, Clark, Stewart, Piquet, Prost, Senna and Mansell.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl (October 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1852604174
• ISBN-13: 978-1852604172
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,920,529 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, October 20, 2000

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This review is from: Grand Prix Showdown!: The Full Drama of the Races Which Decided the World Championship 1950-92 (Hardcover)

In talking about the crucial races that decided F-1 World Championships since 1950 until 1992, the reader get a good general view of the F-1 evolution through the years. Very good. Includes also the ridiculous tittle by Nigel Manseell in 1992, when he drove a car that was almost guided by remote control, so high was his technoly !!!

3.0 out of 5 stars A book as fast as the cars!, January 4, 1999

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This review is from: Grand Prix Showdown!: The Full Drama of the Races Which Decided the World Championship 1950-92 (Hardcover)

Mr. Hilton wrote a book which covers all drama and excitment of the races which decided F-1 World Championships. In doing so, he fulfilled a space which was empty in automobile literature. He remembers all the details, the technical aspects of the vital races ad, as his strong point as a writer, the human side of the drama. Congratulations, mr. Hilton!

4.0 out of 5 stars Chris Hilton's unique look at F1 champions in the making!, November 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Grand Prix Showdown!: The Full Drama of the Races Which Decided the World Championship 1950-92 (Hardcover)

Every season in Grand Prix racing there is a moment of consummation when a World Champion is made. This unique book focuses on the races which decided each of the F1 titles, from Ascari in 1950 to Mansell in 1992. As Hilton writes, these stories demonstrate "how difficult the World Championship is, how elusive, how maddening, how delicate, how starkly dangerous." In that sense, Mansell is "linked by an almost umbilical cord to an enigmatic Italian and 3 September 1950." This amazing book is a full of riveting drama, of absolute joy for the winners and crushing disappointment for the losers. A real gem!