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Books: The History & the Drivers

Formula One Unseen Archives Item #F804 - $29.95
	Motor racing was born along with the internal combustion engine. In its infancy there were the Gordon Bennett races and the Indianapolis 500; its formative years spawned Le Mans and the Mille Miglia; but the sport came of age with the inception of the Formula One World Drivers' Championship In 1950. The ingredients for an utterly compelling spectacle were already there: speed, excitement, dramatic donfrontation; galdiatorial combat in which the victors took the laurels and the glory, while the losers all too often paid the ultimage price. What was missing was a pinnacle of achievement, a blue riband event. That final piece of the jigsaw was slotted into place at Silverstone, on 13 May, 1950. Since that inaugural year, the world championship has grown exponentially. Today's F1 circus criss-crosses the globe; sponsirship and commercialism have mad it a huge business enterprise; the stars of the modern era are multi-millionaires, feted like film stars. But the essential appeal remains the same: man and machine operating on the limit in a competitive cauldron, with the imperfections of both making for spectacular sporting theater. It applies as much to the present battle beween Schumacher and Hakkinen as it did to the great rivalry between Fangio and Moss half a century ago. Using over 800 photographs selected from the archives of the Daily Mail, many of which have never been published, this book tells the story behind the glorious successes. It also chronicles the many agonies, disappointments and tragedies that triumph has left in its wake. By Tim Hill Parragon Book - 2002 Hardbound, 8¾" x 11" / 22cm x 28cm 384 pages. 375+ black & white and 85+ color illustrations.
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