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The Playboy and the Rat - The story of James Hunt and Niki Lauda  - Also from the UK

Roy Calley/Paperback/June 2013

James Hunt and Niki Lauda defined an era in Formula 1 in the 70s. Their battle for the 1976 World Championship is still regarded as one of the most exciting and dramatic in the sport's history. This is the story of that season and much more. With Lauda's return from life-threatening injuries the stuff of legend and Hunt's last gasp title success bringing a whole new generation of followers previously immune to the sport, the Playboy and the Rat brings that story to life once more. After that remarkable season, their careers, and their lives, went in almost polar opposite directions, with Lauda becoming the respected elder statesman of the sport. Hunt died at an unseemly age after a life that typified the image of a racing driver. 'The Playboy and the Rat' tells their story from ambition-filled beginnings to the culmination of their dreams and beyond.

Art of the Formula 1 Race Car

Formula 1: All the Races: The World Championship Story Race-By-Race: 1950-2011 

Martin Brundle, Roger Smith/ Paperback/Aug 2012

Now available in paperback, this meticulously researched book described by The Sun as incredible outlines each of the 858 World Championship races held since the beginning of Formula 1 in 1950. Each entry highlights the key events of a Grand Prix from qualifying through to the final outcome as well as spotlighting those incidental happenings so unique to F1 that influenced a race or an unfolding championship battle. Nothing is missed. Every significant happening is recorded. As TV commentator Martin Brundle states in his foreword, this is a comprehensive yet condensed record for posterity .

The Complete Encyclopedia of Formula One - ITV Sport

ITV Sport Complete Encyclopedia of Formula One

Bruce Jones / Hardcover / Published September 2010

The ITV Sport Complete Encyclopedia of Formula One; is the lavishly illustrated story of the world's most thrilling motor sport, from the first motor race in France back in 1894 to today's super-powerful vehicles driven by world superstars such as Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton, men who exchange paint with one another at incredible speeds on circuits all round the world. This book tells you everything you need to know about F1, with information not only on the top teams and legendary drivers, but also on the great races, the most testing circuits and the rise and fall of all the big names. Technology is another area covered in depth, allowing the reader to appreciate the incredible capabilities of the modern racing car. Part of Carton's highly successful and market-leading; Complete Encyclopedia Sporting Reference Books Series;The ITV Sport Complete Encyclopedia of Formula One" is an authoritative and fact-packed celebration of the glamorous world of Formula One, as well as an essential purchase for fans of this fastest-moving sport.

Art of the Formula 1 Race Car

Art of the Formula 1 Race car Also from the UK - Stuart Codling, James Mann / Hardcover / April 2010

For Art of the Formula 1 Race Car, master automotive photographer James Mann brings a selection of these spectacular machines into the studio, and through his lens we see not just the engineering brilliance of these cars, but also their inherent beauty: They are works of art, the fascinating results of Formula 1’s mix of competition, creativity, and human ingenuity. With historical and technological profiles by noted F1 journalist Stuart Codling and commentary from championship-winning car designer Gordon Murray, this book is the ultimate homage to the ultimate breed of race car.

Art of the Formula 1 Race Car

The Complete Book of Formula One (Complete Book Series) [Hardcover]

Mark Hughes, Simon Arron/Hardcover/Aug 2008

Now available in paperback, this meticulously researched book described by The Sun as incredible outlines each of the 858 World Championship races held since the beginning of Formula 1 in 1950. Each entry highlights the key events of a Grand Prix from qualifying through to the final outcome as well as spotlighting those incidental happenings so unique to F1 that influenced a race or an unfolding championship battle. Nothing is missed. Every significant happening is recorded. As TV commentator Martin Brundle states in his foreword, this is a comprehensive yet condensed record for posterity .

The Great Encyclopedia of Formula 1: 2007 Edition

The Great Encyclopedia of Formula 1: 2007 Edition Also from the UK - Pierre Menard / Hardcover / February 2007

The book in itself is a milestone in motorsport books history. It required 14 years of work from his author, who not only wrote all the texts, but also did more than 400 drawings representing all the cars from all the significant teams having entered the Formula One championship in the past 54 years! This unique feature allows the readers to see at a glance the evolution of all the Williams cars, for instance, since the creation of the team. This huge and heavy (more than 10 pounds) box, with two volumes in fabric-style covers also features more than 1200 photographs, some of them exclusive from the collection of Bernard Cahier, the famous photographer from the '50s. In its last section, the book also gives comprehensive results of all the Grands Prix of the history of F1, from 1950 until today. It features all the lap charts of all the races - despite the fact that the FIA (the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile) itself thought that these lap charts did not exist before 1958! This third edition is entirely updated after the end of the 2006 season.

Grand Prix Data Book: A Complete Record of the Formula 1 World Championship from 1950-2005

Grand Prix Data Book: A Complete Record of the Formula 1 World Championship from 1950-2005 (UK)
David Hayhoe, David Holland / Hardcover / Published January 2006
Also from the USA, Canada, France, Germany

This long-standing reference work is rightly regarded as the 'Wisden' of Formula 1. The meticulously researched data contains everything the enthusiast needs to know about Formula One events and personalities, from the first World Championship Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1950, to the end of the 2005 Formula One season. Every driver, team, circuit and race is scrutinised in detail, providing an invaluable and accurate reference source. From the reason for Lance Macklin's retirement from the 1954 French Grand Prix to the full record of Michael Schumacher's career, every imaginable statistic is included.

55 Years of Formula One - Bruce Jones

55 Years of Formula One
Bruce Jones / Hardcover / Published October 2005
Also from Amazon in the USA, Canada, France, Germany

Outline In 2005, the Formula One World Drivers' Championship reaches a landmark and 55 Years of Formula One is published to celebrate this anniversary. Through stunning photographs and with a report on each year, every moment of significance is recorded complete with all the drama and passion. Complementing this is a series of specially commissioned interviews with half a dozen of the leading protagonists from Formula One's first six decades. From Juan Manuel Fangio's dominance in the 1950s to the era of Michael Schumacher, 55 Years of Formula One is a glorious celebration of the pinnacle of motor sport and essential reading for any Formula One fan.

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50 Years of Formula One World Championship - Also from the UK
Bruce Jones / Hardcover / Published October 1999

 

The Formula 1 Young Guns

The Formula 1 Young Guns - Also from the UK
Nick Garton / Hardcover / Published July 2004

The 2003 Formula 1 season proved to be one of the closest-fought for many years, having seen the established stars being challenged by a hungry pack of young, little-known drivers. These ‘young guns’ are rapidly making names for themselves with exciting displays of sheer speed and audacious overtaking moves against their more experienced rivals. This extensively illustrated book offers in-depth biographies of these rising stars, revealing their backgrounds, their personalities, and how they have risen to prominence to win a place in motorsport’s premier league

The Pits: The Real World of Formula 1

The Pits: The Real World of Formula 1 - Also from the UK
Beverley Turner / Hardcover / Published June 2004

With 20 drivers, 10 teams and 17 races per year, the Grand Prix championship is a small, tightly-controlled world in which sponsors – including track owners, tobacco advertisers and automobile multinationals – battle for maximum exposure. In The Pits, ITV F1 presenter Beverley Turner examines closely the murkier aspects of the sport, including: how venues are chosen (and why they are dropped); the (often) extraordinary power of sponsors and the controversial rule changes that deliver more audience-friendly races. She also explains precisely why, because of the way access to F1 is restricted, no book of this kind has ever been written before.

 

The Complete Book of Formula One

The Complete Book of Formula One: All Cars and Drivers Since 1950Also from the UK
Simon Arron, Mark Hughes / Hardcover / Published November 2003

The ultimate guide to the world of Formula One at a critical moment in the sport's history. Every car and all the drivers since 1950 are described and illustrated in this stunning new book. The Complete Book of Formula One is the first ever encyclopedia covering all the cars and drivers that have raced in Formula One. The author has had the exclusive co-operation of the Haymarket LAT Archive, a collection of nine million outstanding motorsport images dating back to 1896. No other archive is as comprehensive, and many of the images in this book have never been seen before. 

Formula One Racing for Dummies

Formula One Racing for Dummies - Also from the UK
Jonathan Noble, Mark Hughes / Paperback / Published October 2003

Get to know what Formula One racing is all about
This book delves into the strategy, technology, and spirit needed to win a Formula One race. Every angle of a race weekend is covered in detail, from scrutineering to pitstops to podium. You’ll also read about the rivalries and politics that have turned the sport into a global televised drama. 
Illustrated with colour photographs, Formula One Racing For Dummies will serve the die-hard spectator or armchair fan alike.

The Power Brokers: The Inside Track on the Controllers of Formula 1

The Power Brokers: The Inside Track on the Controllers of Formula 1 - Also from the UK - Alan Henry / Hardcover / Published September 2003

The world's major car makers decided in February to seize the reins of Formula 1 from its controllers, Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley. This resulted in an an epic struggle and the focus of interest for many years. There is no one better qualified than Alan Henry to reveal how Ecclestone and Mosley did it: how they bent the world's largest corporations to their will and made personal fortunes along the way. Formula 1 has the biggest global audience of any spectator sport. It is by far the best read sub-sector of the motor titles. There is an appetite for this book in all the countries where Formula 1 races are held, and all the countries which Formula 1 teams represent

Flat Out, Flat Broke: Formula 1 the Hard Way!

Flat Out, Flat Broke: Formula 1 the Hard Way! - Also from the UK
Perry McCarthy / Paperback / Published September 2003

This is the autobiography of Perry McCarthy, who decided at the age of 18 that he wanted to reach the top in the world's most expensive sport. With no racing experience, no cash and little going for him except a passion for speed, the exuberant Cockney shouldn't have stood a chance. He never gave up, however, and his relentless search for backing and recognition led the man "The Times" dubbed "the world's unluckiest driver" to heroic, hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking efforts to make it in Formula 1.

Formula One: Made in Britain: The British Influence in Formula One

Formula One: Made in Britain: The British Influence in Formula One - Also from the UK
Clive Couldwell / Hardcover / Published September 2003

Seventy-five per cent of the world's single-seater racing cars are designed and built in Britain. Thanks to this technical know-how, most Grand Prix teams are based in the UK, and many of them have British managers and designers. Through interviewing the sport's key figures, Clive Couldwell is able to reveal what makes this intriguing industry tick and how UK research and development is leading the world.

Formula One Paddock Side: Behind the Scenes of a Grand Prix

Formula One Paddock Side: Behind the Scenes of a Grand Prix
Jean-Francois Galeron / Hardcover / Published August 2003

Everyone wonders what's going on behind the closed doors of the Formula One paddock, where the public is not admitted and where a proper electronic pass is required to enter. This book unveils all the details of this closely guarded area. It features more than 600 photographs (some of them showing how paddocks looked as far back as the 1950s), which allow the reader to understand what the 3000 plus people working there are doing. It shows how motorhomes are mounted, what is inside these luxury rolling apartments, how the media centre works, what the press officers are doing, how the television compound works and so on. The book also features dozens of interviews with key personalities who explain their lives

The Complete Encyclopedia of Formula One

The Complete Encyclopedia of Formula OneAlso from the UK
Mark Hughes / Hardcover / Published February 2003

The most prestigious and high profile motor-racing sport is brought to life in this fully illustrated full-colour guide to Formula One. Written by a field expert and lifelong enthusiast it is jam packed with insider knowledge and up-to-the-minute information. An historical account of every decade from the early years to the present day is covered. Two separate A-Z guides of past and current teams and drivers are included from heroes to obscure bit players. Racetracks are also featured - even those that are no longer in use - with their history and developments. 

The Power Game

The Mechanic's Tale: Life in the Pit Lanes of Formula OneAlso from the UK
Steve Matchett / Paperback / Published July 2002

A top Grand Prix mechanic’s firsthand account of the personalities and performances that make or break a Formula One racing team, featuring 60 color photos

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World Motor Racing Circuits - A Spectator's Guide - Also from the UK
Peter Higham, Bruce Jones / Hardcover / Published July 2001

What is the fastest corner in the world? Where will you find Maternity Bend? What g-force is experienced around Monza¹s Parabolica? 
World Motor Racing Circuits answers these questions and many more in an illustrated tour of 72 of the most important motor racing venues in the world. Readers are offered insights into the challenges faced by the drivers, the atmosphere at the great events, and the heroes of the past who inspired the drivers of today. Entries on all current circuits include track plans, major incidents, gear and speed data, race-result tables, and elevation changes around the track. 

The Power Game

The Power Game : The History of Formula 1 and the World Championship - Also from the UK - Ivan Rendall / Hardcover / Published May 2000

Formula One is widely seen as the pinnacle of motor racing. It's a valuable business, a powerful, glamorous global brand inextricably intertwined with worldwide television, sponsorship, merchandising, advertising, publishing, video, and movies. Take a no-holds-barred look at the public and private face of Formula One and see how it's changed over 50 years

Autocourse : 50 Years of World Championship

Autocourse : 50 Years of World Championship Grand Prix Racing - Also from the UK

Alan Henry / Hardcover / Published May 2000

 

Chasing the Title

Chasing the Title: 50 years of Formula 1 - Also from the UK

Nigel Roebuck / Published December 1999

In 1999, the Formula 1 World Championship is 50 years old. Here Nigel Roebuck, rated by many fans as the finest F1 writer in the world, presents his personal selection of highlights from the past half century, filled with his own memories and colorful anecdotes. Roebuck looks at key events including the first World Championship GP at Silverstone in 1950; the arrival of Lotus in F1 in 1960; Ferraris year of trauma in 1982; Damon Hills heavy weather championship in 1996; Ayrton Sennas tragic death at Imola in 1994; Mika Hakkinen vs Michael Schumacher in 1998; and much more.

Strictly Off the Record

Strictly Off the Record : Grand Prix Controversy and Intrigue
Louis T. Stanley / Hardcover / Published July 1999

This candid insight into motor racing spans 1905 to the present day. Author Louis Stanley was the owner of the BRM racing team from the late 1950s through the late 1970s, and was also instrumental in instituting stricter safety codes and developing the idea mobile emergency medical units at tracks. Of course, his duties as a team owner also brought him in direct contact with many of the greatest drivers and race personalities ever. Never one to pull punches, Stanley's candid recollections are illustrated with more than 350 photographs from his personal collection.

A Centruy of Grand Prix Motor Racing

A Century of Grand Prix Motor Racing - Also from the UK
Anthony Pritchard / Hardcover / Published March 1999

This panoramic overview offers race fans a look back at the highest echelon of motor sports, from the last years of the 19th century to the colorful and sophisticated spectacle that is modern Formula 1. Two hundred fifty rare or seldom-seen photographs depict 100 years of the sport's most significant cars, drivers and races, in support of classic contemporary writing about Grand Prix racing

Formula 1 : Creating the Spectacle

Formula 1 - Creating the Spectacle - Also from the UK
Alan Henry / Paperback / Published November 1998 

 

A - Z of Fomula Racing Cars

A-Z of Formula Racing Cars - Also from the UK
David Hodges / Paperback / Published November 1998

 

Through the Lens

Formula One Through the Lens : Four Decades of Motorsport Photography - Also from the UK - Nigel Snowdon / Hardcover / Published July 1998

This is a special limited version of this book, produced for The Klemantaski Collection, one of the principle archives of the Snowdons' photography. This version is signed on a bookplate by Nigel Snowdon and Diana Burnett and is limited to only 200 copies. With a subtitle of Four Decades of Motor Sport Photography, this book provides a wonderful pictorial review of the Formula 1 circus, as presented to the cameras of this world-famous husband and wife photographic team.

As well as a portfolio of stunning action shots, this book provides an intimate glimpse behind the scenes, showing the human side of the sport. There are reminders of the tragedy that has so often overshadowed the glamor and excitement of Formula 1 racing, together with glimpses of the humorous moments that relieve the tension of a Grand Prix weekend. 

Grand Prix Circuits

Grand Prix Circuits : A Tour of Formula 1 Circuits from Starting Grid to Chequered Flag - Also from the UK

Alan Henry / Hardcover / Published February 1998

This is a collection of profiles of 20 of the major international Formula One Grand Prix circuits. Each profile includes a detailed circuit map, useful data on circuit lengths, lap records and a history of the circuit, focusing on memorable races, high spots and disasters.

The Complete History

The Complete History of Grand Prix Motor Racing - Also from the UK

Adriano Cimarosti / Hardcover / Published September 1997 

Chronicles every grand prix motor race from 1894 onwards, including profiles of the cars, the drivers, and the racetracks; traces the development of motorcar racing; and presents, in chronological order, all the cars and models.

The Ultimate Encyclopedia

The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Formula One : The Definitive Illustrated Guide to Grand Prix Motor Racing - Also from the UK

Bruce Jones, Damon Hill / Hardcover / Published September 1996

Foreword by Damon Hill. This top-quality reference covers every aspect of Grand Prix racing, from the start of the modern-day F1 World Championship in 1950 to the present day. Filled with detailed chronicles of the efforts of driving greats Fangio, Moss, Mansell, Senna, Hill and Schumacher, plus season by season accounts with statistics, essential data on the top teams, classic races, the great cars, ground-breaking technology, and the world's top race circuits.

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