1982: The Inside Story of the Sensational Grand Prix Season
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (778 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1844254046 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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His recent books include biographies of James Hunt, Ayrton Senna and Murray Walker, and Inside the Mind of the Grand Prix Driver. He lives at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. . Christopher Hilton, who in 1982 began covering F1 for the Daily Express, is one of Haynes’s top authors
The extraordinary events of the 1982 Formula One season are still hard to believe 25 years on. Most memorable of all was the thrilling fight for the title -- the 16 races were won by 11 different drivers -- and the controversy surrounding the deaths of three men, two of them Grand Prix icons. Packed with fresh insight from interviews and new research, this superbly illustrated all-color book captures all the drama of a remarkable year.. There were also ominous subcurrents, not least the FOCA-FISA war, the struggle between the turbo and normally aspirated teams, and the driver rebellion over super licenses
His recent books include biographies of James Hunt, Ayrton Senna and Murray Walker, and Inside the Mind of the Grand Prix Driver. About the AuthorChristopher Hilton, who in 1982 began covering F1 for the Daily Express, is one of Haynes’s top authors. He lives at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire.
A Great Book about an unforgettable year 1982 was a year of highs and lows in Formula 1 racing. It was a year of tragedy with the loss of Gilles Villeneuve and the end of the career of Didier Pironi who probably would have been champion but for his accident. But the book also brings out the often forgotten tra. Peter Monks said Evocative account of a dramatic F1 season. 198"Evocative account of a dramatic F1 season" according to Peter Monks. 1982 was the year that - as an impressionable ten year old - I first developed an interest in Formula One racing that has waxed and waned over the years. While I certainly was in no position at the time to grasp all of the intricacies of the FISA-FOCA wars, drivers stri. was the year that - as an impressionable ten year old - I first developed an interest in Formula One racing that has waxed and waned over the years. While I certainly was in no position at the time to grasp all of the intricacies of the FISA-FOCA wars, drivers stri. Wonderful book for any formula 1 fan Patrick Neale The only reason I don't give five stars to this beautiful book (good story, incredible photographs) is because I think Didier Pironi (the traitor??) the controversial driver of Ferrari, should had been the central attraction of this book, not Keke Rosberg who I consider