Autocourse: 50 Years of World Championship Grand Prix Motor Racing

by Henry, Alan

• ISBN13: 9781874557784
• ISBN10: 1874557780
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl

Summary

Since 1950, F1 racing has evolved into one of the grandest sporting spectacles on earth. A vast base of F1 writing and photography is presented in this golden anniversary chronology, capturing the flavor of all eras and identifying the technical achievements and drivers that characterized each.

Table of Contents

Foreword	13	(4)
Luca di Montezemolo
Introduction and Acknowledgements	17	(4)
Before the War	21	(6)
Professor Porsche and the Auto Union	22	(3)
Raymond Mays and the Contribution of ERA	25	(1)
Great Drivers: Dick Seaman, Bernd Rosemeyer	26	(1)
The Post-War Scene	27	(5)
France's Uncrowned Champion	30	(2)
Jean-Pierre Wimille
Italian Mastery (1950--53)	32	(18)
The First Champion	37	(1)
Giuseppe Farina
Juan Manuel Fangio: a tribute	38	(2)
Denis Jenkinson
Racing for Britain: The BRM	40	(1)
The Saviour of the BRM	40	(7)
Fl's Last Loner	47	(3)
Enzo Ferrari
The 2.5-Litre Formula (1954--60)	50	(52)
Charles and John Cooper	71	(31)
The 1.5-Litre Formula (1961--65)	102	(34)
Jimmy Clark and Colin Chapman	114	(22)
The Heyday of the Cosworth DFV (1966--74)	136	(40)
Safety and Security: The Biggest Leap Forward of All	154	(3)
The Great Survivor	157	(17)
Ken Tyrrell
The Lotus 72: The Most Enduring Fl Car of All Time?	174	(2)
Ferrari Fights Back (1975--79)	176	(19)
Britain's Lost Fl Generation	186	(5)
Lauda Offers an Insight	191	(4)
The Turbo Wars (1979--82)	195	(13)
Lotus Loses Battle Against FISA	200	(8)
If You Can't Beat Them...(1982--87)	208	(34)
Senna Win Might Have Helped Prost to '84 Title	217	(10)
Brain Baffles Bravado	227	(15)
Nelson Piquet
Senna Versus Prost (1988--93)	242	(31)
A Glittering Career Tarnished by Controversy	246	(7)
Alain Prost
Senna on Technique	253	(7)
FI's Holy Warrior	260	(3)
Ayrton Senna
Britain's Most Successful FI Driver	263	(10)
Nigel Mansell
The Schumacher Years (1994--99)	273	(36)
Champion of Champions	288	(9)
Michael Schumacher
Playing the Long Game	297	(5)
Ron Dennis
Tobacco Wars Fund FI Expansion	302	(5)
The Rise of Bernie Ecclestone	307	(2)
The Final Word: Grand Prix Racing in the New Millennium	309	(8)
The World Champions 1950--99	317	(1)
Grand Prix Results 1950--99	318