The Complete Book of Formula 1: All the Cars and Drivers 1950 to Today (Complete Book Series)

Dive into 65 years of the world's premier racing cars and their drivers.

Formula 1 is the pinnacle of motor racing, offering the most challenging courses, the highest speeds, the most exotic locales and the most technologically advanced racing weapons on the planet. With top speeds in excess of 200 mph and a shrieking 18,000 rpm redline, there are few spectator sports more exciting and engaging.

The Complete Book of the Formula 1 offers all of the historic and contemporary information F1 fans want on the world's most prestigious and exciting motorsport. It includes a profile of every car ever to compete in a grand prix race since 1950--noting the car's driver, team, and the races in which it competed. The winners for each race and for each season are tabulated in a summary table for each year.

Author Mark Hughes, one of the most highly respected and authoritative writers in contemporary motor sport, writes stirringly about these thousands of cars and drivers. He combines an acute understanding of present-day Formula One with an intuitive feel for the past, so you feel almost as if you are at each race, in person. This makes The Complete Book of the Formula 1 an essential gift or buy for every F1 fan.