Description

A timely celebration of motoring racing, dating back to its origins in 1906.

Each spread will show a facet of the sport from those pioneering days juxtaposed with a similar one of recent times. Complementing these images are reflections on the situations then and now. The structure of the book allows today’s F1 fan to see just how much things have technically changed over the years but paradoxically how many of the fundamentals of motor racing have remained unaltered.

Times may change, but Grand Prix remains the compelling spectacle that it always was. Contents – Drivers – Victory waves; Podium celebrations; Team talks; Hitching a lift; Recovering in hospital; Signing for a new team; Funerals & Monuments. Cars and Equipment – Exhaust pipes; Tyres; Cockpits; Steering wheels; Race suits; New cars. Trackside – On the grid; In the pit garage; In the pitlane; In the paddock. Fans – Monaco yachts; Pit babes; Royalty; Celebrities; Tifosi; Traffic jams. Rest of the Crew – Bosses; Patriarchs; Designers; Engineers; Mechanics; Physios; Medics; Photographers. Life in the Fast Lane – Race starts; Pit stops; Crashes; Rescues; Rounding a hairpin; Overtaking; Safety car; Pit boards; Black flag; Chequered flag; Laps of honour.

Hardback in almost mint condition.