Grand Prix Motor Racing Yesterday & Today is a timely celebration of motor racing. Each spread will show 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 expertly chosen images are reflections on the situations then and now. The structure of the book allows today's Formula 1 fan to see just how much things have technically changed over the years but, paradoxically, how many of the fundamentals of motor racing have remained unaltered. Times may change, but Grand Prix motor racing remains the compelling spectacle that it always was.
Grand Prix Motor Racing Yesterday & Today is a timely celebration of motor racing. Each spread will show 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 expertly chosen images are reflections on the situations then and now. The structure of the book allows today's Formula 1 fan to see just how much things have technically changed over the years but, paradoxically, how many of the fundamentals of motor racing have remained unaltered. Times may change, but Grand Prix motor racing remains the compelling spectacle that it always was.
Drivers: Victory waves; * Podium celebrations; * Team talks; * Hitching a lift; * Recovering in hospital; * Signing for a new team; * Funerals & Monuments. Cars and Equipment: Exhaust pipes; * Tyres; * Cockpits; * Steering wheels; * Race suits; * New cars. Trackside: On the grid; * In the pit garage; * In the pitlane; * In the paddock. Fans: Monaco yachts; * Pit babes; * Royalty; * Celebrities; * Tifosi; * Traffic jams. Rest of the Crew: Bosses; * Patriarchs; * Designers; * Engineers; * Mechanics; * Physios; * Medics; * Photographers. Life in the Fast Lane: Race starts; * Pit stops; * Crashes; * Rescues; * Rounding a hairpin; * Overtaking; * Safety car; * Pit boards; * Black flag; * Chequered flag; * Laps of honour.
Bruce Jones, a former editor of Autosport magazine, is one of the most respected commentators and reporters on the motor racing scene around the world. As well as the best-selling yearly BBC Sport Formula One Guide, Bruce has written numerous other books, including 60 Years of Formula One, The Treasures of Formula One, and the yearly BBC Sport World Formula One Records.
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