Grand Prix Yesterday & Today

by Jones, Bruce; Moss, Sir Stirling

• ISBN13: 9781780976068
• ISBN10: 1780976062
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2016-04-01
• Publisher: Carlton Publishing Group

Summary

Within the pages of this timely celebration of motor racing are spreads showing a facet of the sport from those pioneering days of more than 100 years ago, juxtaposed with a similar one of recent times. Complementing these experly chosen images are reflections on the situations then and now. The structure of the book allows current Formula One fans to see the technological changes over the years and, paradoxically, how the fundamentals of motor racing have remained largely unaltered. Times may change, but Grand prix motor racing remains the compelling spectacle that it always has been.

Author Biography

 Bruce Jones, a former editor of Autosport magazine, is one of the world's most respected commentators and reporters on the motor racing scene. As well as the bestselling yearly Formula One Guide, Bruce has written numerous other books, including 60 Years of Formula One, The Treasures of Formula One, and the annual World Formula One Records (all published by Carlton).
 
Sir Stirling Moss is generally recognized as the greatest driver never to be World Champion. He won 16 of 66 starts in the World Driver's Championship, and was runner-up for the title in four consecutive seasons, 1955–58, then third 1959–61. He suffered serious injuries in a 1962 crash effectively ending his Formula One career, but he continued to compete until 2011, by which time he was 81 years old.