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This instalment in Evro’s decade-by-decade series covering all Formula
1 cars and teams is devoted to a period when some normality seemed to
return after the ground-effect and turbo excesses of the 1980s, except
for one terrible weekend in the spring of 1994. The tragic deaths of
Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna led to immense change with new
emphasis on safety, including measures to slow down the cars and
improve their structural strength, and numerous changes to circuits. In
many ways Formula 1 became more as we recognise it today, especially as
the decade’s dominant teams, McLaren and Williams, remain familiar.
Besides the winning cars, there is always much fascination for fans in
unsuccessful and obscure efforts, such as Andrea Moda and Venturi, and
this authoritative and comprehensively illustrated book covers them all.
This book is the second in a multi-volume, decade-by-decade series
covering the entire history of Formula 1 through its teams and
cars. This instalment covers the 1970s, when the sport gained big
new sponsors and grew into a television spectacle, with battles
between Ferrari and Cosworth-powered opposition a continuing theme.
As well as the big championship-winning teams - Lotus, Ferrari,
McLaren and Tyrrell - this was a period when small teams and
privateers continued to be involved in significant numbers and they
are all included, down to the most obscure and unsuccessful. This
book shines new light on many areas of the sport and will be
treasured by all Formula 1 enthusiasts.
The definitive reference to the lives and achievements of 2,500
international racing drivers The World Encyclopaedia of Racing
Drivers is a remarkable work of precedented scale that charts the
lives and achievements of over 2,500 racing drivers from 1894 to
the present day, from all eras and countries. As well as featuring
the many great champions who have graced the world's circuits, this
three-volume set also highlights numerous obscure and little-known
characters who have made the sport so compelling. The result of
many years of endeavour by a dedicated author, this work breaks new
ground in motor racing research and will be treasured by anyone
interested in the history of the sport.
This book is the first in a multi-volume, decade-by-decade series
covering the entire history of Formula 1 through its teams and
cars. The series launches with the 1960s, when the British came to
predominate after the rule of Italian and German manufacturers in
the previous decade. All ten World Champions of the decade came
from the English-speaking world - Britain, the USA, Australia and
New Zealand - and most of the successful cars were British-built
too, from Cooper, BRM, Lotus and Brabham. This was an era when
small teams and privateers were involved in significant numbers and
they are all covered, all the way to the most obscure and
unsuccessful. This book shines new light on many areas of the sport
and will be treasured by all Formula 1 enthusiasts.Year-by-year
treatment covers each season in fascinating depth, running through
the teams - and their various cars - in order of importance.Works
teams form the core of the book: BRM, Ferrari and Lotus
participated throughout the decade, while Cooper, Porsche, Honda,
Brabham, Eagle, McLaren and Matra were the other winning
marques.Privateer teams in all their colourful diversity are a
special dimension of this book, topped by Rob Walker Racing, the
finest privateer operation in Formula 1 history, and a winner in
this decade with Stirling Moss and Jo Siffert. Privateers range
from well-known names to one-race wonders long forgotten by even
the most dedicated enthusiasts.Over 400 photos - in colour wherever
possible - show every type of car raced by every team, presenting a
comprehensive survey of all participants.The sweep of the decade
covers rapid technical development, including monocoque chassis,
ever-wider tyres and aerodynamic wings.Detailed text includes car
specifications and technical essentials.
Year-by-year treatment covers each season in fascinating depth,
running through the teams - and their various cars - in order of
importance. Over 600 photos from the superb archives of Motorsport
Images show every type of car raced by every team and driver,
presenting a comprehensive survey of all participants. The
formative years of the 1950s are explored in this next instalment
of Evro's decade-by-decade series covering all Formula 1 cars and
teams. When the World Championship was first held in 1950, red
Italian cars predominated, from Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Maserati,
and continued to do so for much of the period. But by the time the
decade closed, green British cars were in their ascendancy, first
Vanwall and then rear-engined Cooper playing the starring roles,
and BRM and Lotus having walk-on parts. As for drivers, one stood
out above the others, Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio becoming World
Champion five times. Much of the fascination of this era also lies
in its numerous privateers and also-rans, all of which receive
their due coverage in this completist work.
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