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PublisherQuarto Publishing Group USA

ISBN-100760362211

ISBN-139780760362211

eBay Product ID (ePID)248466076

Product Key Features

Book TitleF1 Mavericks : the Men and Machines That Revolutionized Formula 1 Racing

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMotor Sports, Automotive / History, Automotive / General, Automotive / Pictorial

Publication Year2019

IllustratorYes

GenreTransportation, Sports & Recreation

AuthorGeorge Levy, Pete Biro

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight50.8 Oz

Item Length11.3 in

Item Width9.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2019-017363

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Taking a look at the period from 1960 to 1982, the book gives as much weight to the brains -- Colin Chapman, Gordon Murray, Mauro Forghieri -- as it does the brawn behind the wheel, all while translating the era's advances in aerodynamics, engine tech, tires, and beyond into a language that doesn't require an MIT degree to appreciate." -- motorsport.com, The book's afterword by the late champion Niki Lauda, which offers a blistering take on the current state of F1, is alone worth the price of admission.

Afterword byLauda, Niki

Dewey Decimal796.7209

Table Of Content6 Introduction 9 Foreword by Mario Andretti 15 CHAPTER 1: 1958-1961 PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE 27 CHAPTER 2: 1962-1964 SIMPLIFY, THEN ADD LIGHTNESS 35 CHAPTER 3: 1965 IT WAS A VERY GOODYEAR 43 CHAPTER 4: 1966 ALL HAIL THE DRIVER-CONSTRUCTOR 67 CHAPTER 5: 1967 GAME OVER 97 CHAPTER 6: 1968-1969 WINGS OF CHANGE 121 CHAPTER 7: 1970-1971 FORWARD, MARCH 139 CHAPTER 8: 1972-1973 THE QUINTESSENTIAL F1 CAR 161 CHAPTER 9: 1974-1976 RED TEAM RISING 181 CHAPTER 10: 1977 SOMETHING FOR NOTHING 193 CHAPTER 11: 1978 MARIO'S YEAR AT LAST 207 CHAPTER 12: 1979 PARLEZ-VOUS TURBO? 213 CHAPTER 13: 1980 SUDDENLY IT'S 1962 221 CHAPTER 14: 1981-1982-? END OF AN ERA 233 Afterword by Niki Lauda 236 About the Photographer 238 Index

SynopsisTake a lap through one of Formula 1's most exciting and influential eras with F1 Mavericks , featuring the photos of veteran motorsports photographer, Pete Biro., F1 Mavericks is the story of the grandest, most influential, and most fondly remembered era in Formula 1 racing as seen through the lens of master motorsports photographer, Pete Biro. The period from 1960 to 1982 saw the greatest technological changes in the history of Formula 1 racing: the transition from front engines to rear engines , narrow-treaded tires, massive racing slicks , zero downforce, and neck-wrenching ground effects--and, of course, a staggering increase in performance and reduction in lap times. In short, the period saw the creation of the modern Formula 1 car . This is also the time when legendary names who defined F1 were out in full force: Jim Clark, Jack Brabham, Dan Gurney, Sir Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill, Niki Lauda, James Hunt, Bruce McLaren, Jody Scheckter. We'll see and meet all of them . But F1 Mavericks also focuses on the designers and engineers behind the cars--men like Colin Chapman, Sir Patrick Head, Maurice Philippe, Franco Rochhi, Gordon Murray, and many others. We'll hear directly from many of them, including a foreword from 1978 F1 World Champion, Mario Andretti. Every chapter is a photographic account of key races throughout the period, supplemented with sidebars featuring key designers and technologies, like wings, ground effects, slick tires, turbochargers, and the Brabham "fan" suction car. F1 Mavericks is an international story, and includes loads of information on designs from Japan (Honda), Britain (McLaren, Tyrrell, Cooper, BRM) Italy (Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo), France (Matra, Ligier, Renault), Germany (Porsche, BMW) and the United States (Eagle, Shadow, Penske, Parnelli). Strap yourself in for the story of the greatest era in Formula 1 racing--it's all here in F1 Mavericks ., " F1 Mavericks is the story of the grandest, most influential, and most fondly remembered era in Formula 1 racing as seen through the lens of master motorsports photographer, Pete Biro. Take a lap through one of Formula 1's most exciting and influential eras with F1 Mavericks, featuring the photos of veteran motorsports photographer, Pete Biro. The period from 1960 to 1982 saw the greatest technological changes in the history of Formula 1 racing: the transition from front engines to rear engines, narrow-threaded tires, massive racing slicks, zero downforce, and neck-shredding ground effects-and, of course, a staggering increase in performance and reduction in lap times. In short, the period saw the creation of the modern Formula 1 car. This is also the time when legendary names who defined F1 were out in full force: Jim Clark, Jack Brabham, Dan Gurney, Sir Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill, Niki Lauda, James Hunt, Bruce McLaren, Jody Scheckter. We'll see and meet all of them. But F1 Mavericks also focuses on the designers and engineers behind the cars-men like Colin Chapman, Sir Patrick Head, Maurice Philippe, Franco Rochhi, Gordon Murray, and many others. We'll hear directly from many of them, including a foreword from 1978 F1 World Champion, Mario Andretti. Every chapter is a photographic account of key races throughout the period, supplemented with sidebars featuring key designers and technologies, like wings, ground effects, slick tires, turbochargers, and the Brabham ""fan"" suction car. F1 Mavericks is an international story, and includes loads of information on designs from Japan (Honda), Britain (McLaren, Tyrrell, Cooper, BRM) Italy (Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo), France (Matra, Ligier, Renault), Germany (Porsche, BMW) and the United States (Eagle, Shadow, Penske, Parnelli). Strap yourself in for the story of the greatest era in Formula 1 racing - it's all here in F1 Mavericks. "

LC Classification NumberGV1029.15.B495 2019