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Formula One: The Pinnacle, Volume 3 - The pivotal events that made F1 the greatest motorsport series (Hardcover)
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Formula One: The Pinnacle, Volume 3 - The pivotal events that made F1 the greatest motorsport series (Hardcover)
Series: Formula One
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As Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc battle it out
head-to-head in the most hotly contested championship in years,
this in-depth book, with a foreword from Haas team principal
Guenther Steiner, tells the story of how the sport evolved into the
exhilarating high octane spectacle it is today. The new rules
introduced in 2022 signal the greatest change to F1 in a
generation, cracking the field wide open and seeing some of the
most compelling and competitive races in the last 25 years.
Technical changes aimed at levelling the playing field for the
teams combined with the sport's tightening budget cap have made the
races closer than ever. There will be more sprint races - trialled
in 2021 - and greater fan interest driven by Netflix's hugely
successful 'Drive to Survive' series. So, how did we get here? How
did F1 become the acknowledged 'Pinnacle of Motorsport'? Simon
Arron and Tony Dodgins have identified the 100 most significant
changes to the series since its inception in 1950. Formula One is
unrecognizable from its debut season, where drivers raced around on
old bomber training aerodrome in Northamptonshire with oil drums to
mark the corners and straw bales the only concession to safety. New
fans will welcome a complete and highly illustrated guide to the
history of F1, while older fans will be able to compare their own
views of what were the pivotal moments of change, in a book written
by experienced motoring writers with two lifetimes worth of
knowledge of the sport. The book will link technical progress with
the personalities involved, indeed many of the swiftest changes
have come about as a result of accidents or tragedies - the death
of Roland Ratzenberger at Imola in 1994, the same weekend as Ayrton
Senna, could have been avoided by the HANS safety device. The
introduction of the halo saved Romain Grosjean's life in Bahrain
last year, but only came about because of the tragic accident that
claimed Jules Bianchi in Japan. Along with changes to circuits and
the technology of the cars, this book highlights the commercial
changes and the controversies that threatened to split the sport
apart - such as the threat of breakaway series proposed at various
times by teams. A must-read for completists or for those new to the
sport, F1: The Pinnacle is a fascinating insight into one of the
most exciting and dangerous sports in the world.
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