- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Carlton Publishing Group (Oct 28 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1858687217
- ISBN-13: 978-1858687216
- Product Dimensions: 28.8 x 23.9 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.8 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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- #90 in Books > Sports > Miscellaneous > Sports Events
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From the ecstasy of victory to the anguish of defeat, the horrific tragedies and the bitter controversies, this book captures every moment of life in the fast lane.
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FROM THE ECSTASY of victory to the anguish of defeat, the horrific tragedies and the bitter controversies, 50 Years of the Formula One World Championship captures every moment of significance as the world's most glamorous and most-watched sport roars towards the end of its first competitive half century. Through a stunning gallery of photographs and with specially commissioned interviews from some of the sport's biggest names, if there was ever a book that focused the reader's mind on what life is really like in the fast lane, then this is it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Lovely high quality book belongs on your bookshelf,
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This review is from: 50 Years Formula One World Championship (Hardcover)
This review is for the hardcover edition measuring 11 1/2 X 9 1/2 with 303 pages and absolutly FILLED with georgeous photographs from the inception of F1 up to Mika Hakkanin's 1999 second win.Incitefull commentary and lovely photos fill this high quality coffee-table style book. With contributions from Tony Brooks, John Surtees, Jackie Stewart, Nigel Mansell and david Coultard all the bases are covered in terms of expert viewpoints of the races, racers and tracks. This is a great addition to any F1 entheusiast's collection and is worth it just for the pictures. Please take the time to rate my review so I can know if it is helpfull.
4.0 out of 5 stars
a must-read for the F1 fan, less one star for bias,
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This review is from: 50 Years Formula One World Championship (Hardcover)
This is overall a very good and comprehensive history of the past 50 years in F1. In a year-by-year fashion the reader is able to follow how the world's fastest sport has evolved. A fascinating read in general and a must for every true F1 fan. Every decade is covered by a different expert guest writer, all of them great past and current champions of the sport, and this adds personal color, but also bias. David Coulthard of the McLaren-Mercedes Team covers the 90ies and of course gives his very personal perspective on the most recent seasons. The downside of the guest-writer format is a general loss in homogeneity that can't be avoided with this system. While the pictures are carefully selected and in part very stunning and excellent, some true gems of the past are sorely missed. It is very, very clear that this is a british book, and some of the other great European and South American drivers are not covered in as much depth.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Very Good Book on the History of F1 Racing . . .but. . .,
By paul_cheng "K.F." (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 50 Years Formula One World Championship (Hardcover)
This is one of the few books in the book store which tells you how it all started back in 1950. You can find a lot of rare F1 photographs (B/W and Colour) from 1950 to 1999 in this book. For each year's championship, there is about 1 to 2 pages of text depicting the highlights of that year. All in all, I found this a very good book. Whether you are a F1 fan or not, you will enjoy reading it.Unfortunately, I also bought "Autocourse : 50 Years of World Championship Grand Prix Motor Racing" by Alan Henry and I gave that book 5+ stars. In most parts, these two books are on par but on subjective preferences, I found the photographs in Alan's book more attractive and give more depth into F1. If you are a serious F1 fan and your buget allows, get both books. If you have to pick just one due to whatever reason, I'll recommend Alan Henry's over Bruce Jones'. Sorry Bruce!!
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