Formula One (Facts Trivia) - The Concise Encyclopedia Of Formula One - A Complete Guide to the Fastest Sport in the World.

Tremayne, David and Hughes, Mark.

ISBN 10: 0752530283 / ISBN 13: 9780752530284

Published by Parragon Plus, 1999

About this Item

A large, colourful, pictorial, hardback book. The book is in really good condition, hardly used or read. Normal wear and marks apply, consistent with use and age. Dust jacket included. 256 pages all intact, all pages, text and illustrations are in really good, clean, readable order. Please note this is a large, heavy book therefore postage/shipping cost may increase from listed price, depending on final destination. The Formula One World Championship is the most exciting and glamourous competition in the world today. For over fifty years the racers and their teams have reeled from venue to venue leaving a trail of high-octane fuel around the circuits and spilt champagne over the rostrums. Some of the fastest and most exciting of the world's drivers have risked life and limb in their pursuit of the ultimate automotive trophy. This timely book is a celebration of half a century of blood, sweat, tears and, of course joy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Formula One (Facts Trivia) - The Concise Encyclopedia Of Formula One - A Complete Guide to the Fastest Sport in the World.
• Publisher: Parragon Plus
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0752530283
• ISBN 13: 9780752530284
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

An account from the fifties to the computerised nineties of Formula One motor racing.

Review

F1 50 is a glossy celebration of the glamorous world of Formula One.

The book, edited by David Tremayne, guides you through the first five decades of the F1 world championship with quality black-and-white and colour pictures reflecting the ever-changing direction and pace while also capturing the mood of the sport. Tremayne's obvious knowledge and love of the ever-growing global sport puts the reader in pole position and gives them an insight into the many different behind-the-scenes players who help to put the cars on the grid. The occasional Sunday racing viewer, as well as the die-hard pit-lane enthusiast, will not be disappointed in this publication, which represents money well spent, and all will find many sections to educate or jog their memories from days gone by.

Key moments of each decade are described in detail and are complemented by the use of action photographs, which bring the pages alive.As well as the battles for the drivers' and constructors' titles, the personalities of every decade are pinpointed to complete the Formula One jigsaw of every decade.

Ground-breaking innovations have come and gone in the first 50 years and the book explains the impact in easy-to-understand terms without the technical jargon that can so easily be lost on the reader. Many books have been written on the sport, but this one is no back number and certainly warrants a place on the front-row grid.