50 Years Formula One World (Hardcover)

by Bruce Jones (Author), Bruce Jones (Author) "Compare the machinery assembled on the grid for that first World Championship at Silverstone with those gracing the tracks as the twentieth century gives way..." (more)
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Product Description
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.

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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Carlton Books LTD. (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.com Sales Rank: #1,364,020 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 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

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

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!!

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

By	Tina Morris "schultheiss" (Rockville, MD USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars 50 years of magic!, January 8, 2000

By A Customer

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!