Real Racers: Formula 1 in the 1950s and 1960s: A Driver's Perspective. Rare and Classic Images from the Klemantaski Collection - Hardcover

Codling, Stuart

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760338914 ISBN 13: 9780760338919

Publisher: Motorbooks, 2011

Synopsis

The visceral sensations of driving a Formula 1 race car in the 1950s and 1960s are brought to life through the extraordinary images of the Klemantaski Collection (one of the world’s largest and finest archives of motorsports photography) and first-person accounts from the drivers who experienced them. Original commentary from F1 legends Sir Stirling Moss, Sir Jackie Stewart, Sir Jack Brabham, John Surtees, and Sir Frank Williams and carries the reader through a Grand Prix weekend, from arrival at the track, practice and setup, the start of the race, and the race itself. A must-have for all Formula 1 aficionados.

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About this title

About the Authors

Stuart Codling is a respected motorsport journalist and broadcaster who covered sports car racing in the United States before joining F1 Racing, the world's biggest-selling Formula 1 magazine, in 2001. He has appeared as an F1 expert on TV and radio, hosted for Renault F1, and contributes to F1 Racing, Autosport, Autocar, and the Red Bulletin. Codling is the author of several Motorbooks titles, including Formula 1 Drive to Survive The Unofficial Companion, Real Racers: Formula 1 Racing in the 1950s and 1960s, Art of the Formula 1 Race Car, Art of the Classic Sports Car, and The Life Monaco. Stuart lives in Farnham, Surrey, England.

Thirteen-time Grand Prix winner David Coulthard amassed more points in his fifteen-year Formula 1 career than any British driver and is seventh on the list of all-time F1 point-scorers. Born in Dumfries, Scotland, he made his Grand Prix debut in 1994 for Williams, before moving on to McLaren for nine successful seasons, finishing a career-best second in the championship in 2001. After four years driving for Red Bull Racing, Coulthard retired from F1 following the 2008 season, and now works as a commentator for the BBC's Formula 1 television coverage while also driving in the DTM. He lives in Monaco.

Darren Heath is one of the world's top motorsports photographers; his work covering the Formula 1 World Championship has won him numerous awards, and in 2005 the British Royal Photographic Society awarded Heath their prestigious Honorary Fellowship in recognition of his contributions to the art and science of photography in his chosen field. He lives in London, England.

From the Back Cover

There are very few real racers in the world, as opposed to mere racing drivers. They re the people who have a ruddy good go . . . really take it to a higher level.

Stirling Moss

Racing cars went fast and made a lovely noise. Formula 1 drivers were starting to make the newspapers. The whole thing was burgeoning.

Frank Williams

Step back in time to the golden age of Formula 1, to a world inhabited by a rare breed of men who lived and often died chasing the thrill of speed, the buzz of competition, and the glory of victory. Real Racers combines first-person commentary from legendary figures with some of the finest photography of the era to bring the first two decades of the sport to life in vivid detail, taking the reader on a journey through a race weekend, from arrival at the track to podium celebration. An inimitable glimpse of Formula 1 s classic era, Real Racers is a must-have for every F1 aficionado s library.

Featuring commentary by Sir Stirling Moss * Sir Jack Brabham * Sir Jackie Stewart * John Surtees * Sir Frank Williams

From the Inside Flap

Combining rare and classic black-and-white and color photography with first-person reminiscences from several of the sport s greatest legends, Real Racers offers a unique view of the golden age of Formula 1 racing. Focusing on the driver s point of view, each chapter explores a different event or aspect of a Grand Prix weekend, from arrival at the track, practice, and the start, to the many elements of racing racecraft, finesse, the sensation of speed, concentration, the inevitable complications and the joy of victory or the dismay of defeat. An exciting and fresh look at the golden age of Formula 1.

Edition details

• Publisher: Motorbooks
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760338914
• ISBN 13: 9780760338919
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208