- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Willow (5 Sep 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007212798
- ISBN-13: 978-0007212798
- Product Dimensions: 29.8 x 26.8 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 765,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is the complete and definitive illustrated book of grand prix motor racing but, unlike previously published Formula 1 books, Speed Addicts narrates the history of the sport in the form of a human story.
This is a book that delves into the psyche of motor racing, the drivers (from modern day heroes like the late Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher to legends of the past such as Stirling Moss and Jack Brabham) as well as the designers and team owners that have played such an important part in the great races from different eras.
Speed Addicts includes chapters on:
Bloody Heroes: the post-War years and the foundation of F1 and the world drivers’ championship; how Enzo Ferrari and his cars epitomised this era.
From Matadors to Test pilots: how the likes of Stirling Moss and Jackie Stewart revolutionised the sport and wrenched it away from the grasp of factory car producers.
From black and white to colour: the advent of commercial sponsorship in the sixties and how this changed the sport’s horizons for good.
The Movers and Shakers: the way the sport grew up into a business thanks to the likes of Bernie Ecclestone.
Written by the sport’s most gifted interpreter, the book is the first to combine every facet of the incredibly complex world of grand prix motor racing: the psychological, technical, political, romance and business.
About the Author
Mark Hughes, described as 'F1's Hemingway', is consultant F1 Editor of Autosport and travels to every Grand Prix to relay the story to its readers. His analysis is informed not only by an encyclopaedic knowledge of the sport, but also by his extensive racing experience behind the wheel.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Mark Hughes is one of the more literate and enlightened journalists covering contemporary F1 and in this book he casts his eye over the history of the sport from the inception of the World Championship in 1950. The focus is on the men at the top and the background and atmosphere of the sport, the narrative and photographic captions giving a lot of insight into the history. Hughes writes with his usual wit and economy, telling the tale in broad brushstrokes that won't disappoint both F1 experts and the more general reader.
The book is primarily photographic though, drawing heavily on the Sutton Images catalogue - it's not quite up with Schlegelmilch's illustrated books but the selection and repro is of a very high standard.
One of the better one-volume F1 books, with enough mordant wit in the narrative to keep me coming back for more than just the pictures.
The book is primarily photographic though, drawing heavily on the Sutton Images catalogue - it's not quite up with Schlegelmilch's illustrated books but the selection and repro is of a very high standard.
One of the better one-volume F1 books, with enough mordant wit in the narrative to keep me coming back for more than just the pictures.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The perfect gift to F1 fans who are interested in the human side of formula one's glorious history
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Wow, what a book!!! I got this book as a gift for Christmas, and I couldn't put it down. The entire scope of Grand Prix racing is covered, from it's beginnings to the end of the 2004 season. Great writing, and spectacular photographs. This book will definitely occupy a place on my bookshelf.
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