Formula One: The Legends
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Formula One: The Legends

Cult drivers and their legacies

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 31 Dec |Learn more

Formula One: The Legends

Cult drivers and their legacies

About this book

Celebrate Formula One’s most iconic drivers with this exploration of their triumphs and tragedies. Featuring high-quality photography and insight from renowned F1 journalist Tony Dodgins.

At the heart of Formula One lies the triumphs and tragedies of the sport's greatest stars. The drama, personality and thrill of the sport are all tied to the cult drivers who have made racing so great to watch. Only the fastest and bravest survive!

With a foreword by Christian Horner, Team Principal of Red Bull Racing, Formula One: The Legends profiles 32 of F1’s iconic drivers from the 1950s to the present day. As well as examining the racers of the past, such as Jackie Stewart, Alain Prost and Aryton Senna, the text profiles modern-day legends such as Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and legend-in-the-making Max Verstappen.

Uniquely, this book also features stars of the sport who tragically died or were terribly injured before they could realize their true potential, but nevertheless left a lasting legacy.

Decade by decade since the championship was founded, this book profiles the following legends of F1: Ascari, Fangio, Moss, Hawthorn, Brabham, Graham Hill, McLaren, Gurney, Surtees, Clark, Stewart, Rindt, Andretti, Fittipaldi, Lauda, Hunt, Jones, Gilles Villeneuve, Piquet, Prost, Mansell, Senna, Häkkinen, Schumacher, Damon Hill, Button, Alonso, Räikkönen, Rosberg, Vettel, Hamilton, Verstappen. 

This is a unique exploration of Formula One racing, with a focus on the most revered Formula One drivers of all time. A standout gift for fans of the sport, this collection includes expert photography to highlight the greatest moments of these drivers’ careers. Fascinating and insightful, with informed voices from the sport, this is a collection not to be missed.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Foreword
  5. Introduction
  6. Alberto Ascari
  7. Juan Manuel Fangio
  8. Stirling Moss
  9. Mike Hawthorn
  10. Jack Brabham
  11. Graham Hill
  12. Bruce McLaren
  13. Dan Gurney
  14. John Surtees
  15. Jim Clark
  16. Jackie Stewart
  17. Jochen Rindt
  18. Mario Andretti
  19. Emerson Fittipaldi
  20. Niki Lauda
  21. James Hunt
  22. Alan Jones
  23. Gilles Villeneuve
  24. Nelson Piquet
  25. Alain Prost
  26. Nigel Mansell
  27. Ayrton Senna
  28. Mika Häkkinen
  29. Michael Schumacher
  30. Damon Hill
  31. Jenson Button
  32. Fernando Alonso
  33. Kimi Räikkönen
  34. Nico Rosberg
  35. Sebastian Vettel
  36. Lewis Hamilton
  37. Max Verstappen
  38. Index
  39. Picture credits
  40. Copyright