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Autocourse 60 Years of World Championship Grand Prix Motor Racing

Autocourse 60 Years of World Championship Grand Prix Motor Racing
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Author:

Alan Henry

Format: Hardcover, 400 Pages
Item: 194000
ISBN: 9781905334568
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Illustrations: 500 color ill
Size: 9.0 x 12.25 x 1.1
Weight: 5.563 lb.
Published: October 1st 2010
DC: AE
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This book tells the story of the globally successful FIA Formula 1 World Championship from its roots before the Second World War to the present day.  Early chapters cover the growth of motor sport from the first recorded race in 1894 through the 1990s. Despite the credit crunch and worldwide recession Formula 1 has still managed to retain its position as a powerful global sport as the calendar heads towards a twenty race season.

Written by Alan Henry, the internationally respected motor racing correspondent.  He has attended more than 500 World Championship races and is one of the few journalists to have the inside line with some of the sport’s most powerful figures. His first-hand knowledge and unique perspective combine to bring an unrivalled authority to this magnificent history.

"This 400-page book is a lot more than a coffee table picture book. In-depth text is by British motoring journalist Alan Henry. Wonderful photos, many of them utterly new to me, are by Bernard and his son Paul-Henri Cahier" - Road & Track

"Autocourse: 60 Years of World Championship Grand Prix Motor Racing, new from Motorbooks / Icon Publishing, is a lavishly-illustrated account of the globally successful FIA Formula 1 World Championship from its roots before World War II to the present day. After the war came the glamorous era of the winning Alfa Romeos, followed by stunning victories from Ferrari and Maserati in the 1950s maintaining the Italian tradition before mighty Mercedes captured the crown; along the way technological advances causing several re-inventions. The book follows the action in over 500 images evoking the drivers - the great Michael Schumacher gets his very own chapter – cars, circuits, personalities and issues of each era. The back of the book contains a useful compendium of statistics, champions and more. With more and more countries vying with each other to gain the right to stage a Formula 1 contest, and as the calendar heads towards a twenty-race season, the book also looks forward to the megabucks sport's seventh decade as new teams arrive to take on the established giants." - Luxist.com

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February 18,2011
Autocourse 60 Years of World Championship Grand Prix Motor Racing was featured in the March edition of Road & Track Magazine. Learn More.
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