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Formula 1 - The Official History

Experience the legendary history of Formula 1 in this definitive illustrated book. It is an electrifying account of the F1 phenomenon, telling the complete story of one of the world's most popular, thrilling, and glamorous sports.
Bringing together a superbly written account of the history of the sport by acclaimed author Maurice Hamilton, and an exceptional selection of stunning images from across seven decades of F1 racing, the book charts the FIA Formula One World Championship, decade by decade, from its first race at Silverstone in May 1950 right through to the present day.

Each chapter tells the fascinating stories behind the greatest drivers and teams, important personnel, famous and infamous incidents, as well as key changes to the rules on design, safety and competitiveness.
These tales are accompanied by more than 250 exceptional photographs featuring icons past and present, including Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.

Accessible and entertaining for any F1 fan, and with a foreword by Ross Brawn, Managing Director of the FIA Formula One World Championship, this is the definitive visual history of the sport.

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Formula 1

Since its first world championship in 1950, Formula 1 has held racing fans enthralled around the globe. In this book, motorsport historian, photographer, and collector Peter Nygaard opens his exclusive archives for the first time to tell the stories of this race's illustrious history.
Moving decade by decade, and illustrated with more than four hundred images, Formula 1 celebrates and illuminates more than seventy years at the pinnacle of motor racing.

Nygaard highlights the legendary champions - and their biggest victories, famous on-track incidents through the years, and the technological developments that have propelled this famed race to new heights during its rich history.

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Formule 1

The year 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of Formula 1, created in 1950.
Since its creation in 1950, every year around the world, motor racing enthusiasts have been drawn to Formula 1 races. In addition to the fans who go to the Grand Prix, there are now nearly 1.8 billion viewers who follow each F1 season in cumulative audience; the Monaco Grand Prix alone brings together more than 100 million spectators.

In this monumental book, Peter Nygaard, historian, photographer and collector of motor sports, opens his exclusive and unpublished archives to tell the story of Formula 1, from the first Grand Prix of the 1950s to the high-tech, ultra-publicized races of today.

In 480 pages organized chronologically by decade, he evokes through images and text the legendary champions - Fangio, Stewart, Lauda, Prost, Senna, Schumacher, Hamilton -, the greatest victories, the racing incidents, the evolution of the machines, the hard work of the mechanics in the paddocks and in the pits.
The book, of extraordinary richness, offers detailed technical sheets on the racing cars as well as the list of drivers and manufacturers, from 1950 to 2020. Large double-page infographics offer numerous anecdotes and unusual information for each decade.

Rich in more than 400 images, most of them unpublished, from the author's personal collection, this exceptional opus offers all Formula 1 fans a new perspective on the object of their passion.

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F1, la course au sommet

All the fundamental milestones that mark the history of Formula 1 and have propelled it to the pinnacle of motorsport. Formula 1 is undergoing its most significant evolution in more than a generation with the new 2022 regulations designed to narrow the gaps between teams while imposing budgetary limits.
Simon Arron and Tony Dodgins have explored the entire history of F1 to identify the most significant changes since the creation of the world championship in 1950. It is difficult to imagine today the atmosphere of the first race on a former military airfield in England, with its turns formed of petrol drums and bales of straw.
Since then, huge progress has been made, particularly in terms of safety, often following tragedy. In 2020, the introduction of the halo saved Romain Grosjean's life in Bahrain, a response to Jules Bianchi's fatal accident in 2015.

By linking technical developments to the decisive action of a few key figures in the competition, this book traces a series of fundamental stages, from the advances in cars to those in circuits, without forgetting the controversies and scandals that have shaken the world of motorsport.
Connoisseurs and neophytes will make fascinating discoveries, at a time when F1 is reaching new heights of competitiveness.

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30 F1 de légende

Discover the stories surrounding thirty Formula 1 cars of the modern era: from Fangio to Lewis Hamilton, including Ascari, Clark, Lauda, Prost, Senna, Schumacher...
Thirty single-seaters that tell seventy years of history: the first steps of the big brands (Ferrari, Mercedes), the arrival of the English garages (Cooper, Lotus...) as Il Commendatore nicknamed them, the time of the adventurers (Ligier, Tyrrell...), the arrival of the big manufacturers (Renault, Ford, Honda...).

Each of these thirty cars tells the story of a feat, a drama, a technological innovation, a long domination, a racing event. Each one tells above all of an era and a sum of human challenges in this obsessive quest for speed.
From the Alfa Romeo Alfetta 158 to the Ferrari SF90, via the Ligier JS5 and the Mercedes AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+, these thirty Formula 1 cars are represented by a new and realistic illustration, drawn by Dominique Donné (Archimède).

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