Formula One: The Pinnacle: Volume 3

Auteur
When the realities of funding a racing career in Lotus Cortinas and Van Diemens became apparent, Tony Dodgins opted for the typewriter. He won the Sir William Lyons award for young motoring journalists in 1979 after interviewing Frank Williams at Silverstone the day before Williams won its first grand prix. Tony joined Autosport in 1985 and became their grand prix editor. He has also been the grand prix editor for Motoring News, F1 Racing magazine (now GP Racing), On Track, and has been a regular columnist for Autosport Japan for more than 20 years. He is the editor of the renowned Autocourse yearbook, which has been published since the World Championship began in 1950. After BBC radio work, Tony became the Channel 4 race analyst working on F1 coverage alongside commentator Ben Edwards and now Alex Jacques. Originally from Altrincham, Simon Arron grew up near Oulton Park, writing and photographing club races for the local newspaper and subsequently Motoring News, until he was taken on as a full-time reporter in 1982. He has written about and photographed motor sport ever since, covering events at more than 100 venues across six continents, from Phillip Island in Australia to Le Mans, Indianapolis, Kyalami, Interlagos, Suzuka and Curaçao. He has edited several publications, including Motor Sport, Motoring News and the long-running motorsport yearbook, Autocourse. He still finds time to photograph at his beloved Oulton Park and is Motor Sport's 'Editor at Large'. Guenther Steiner is a motorsport engineer and team manager who is the current team principal of the Haas Formula One Team, and the previous managing director of Jaguar Racing and technical operations director of its subsequent incarnation, Red Bull Racing. He has led the Haas F1 team since its inception, debuting in F1 in the 2016 season, and since then has also gone on to appear in the hit Netflix show Drive to Survive.

Texte du rabat
New fans will welcome a complete and highly illustrated guide to the history of F1, while older fans will be able to compare their own views of what were the pivotal moments of change, in a book written by a current F1 journalist with a lifetime's knowledge of the sport.

Résumé
Formula 1: The Pinnacle tracks a history of the changes which have taken F1 from its rudimentary beginnings to the exhilarating high octane spectacle it is today, with a foreword by Guenther Steiner - Team Principal of the Haas Formula One Team.

Contenu

Chapter 1 Sporting
The World Championship Begins
‘Garagistes’: Britain overtakes Italy
World Championship for Constructors
National Racing Colours
Grids: Lining up 2 x 2
F1 Timing
Return of Refuelling
Two-Car Teams
The Evolution of Qualifying
Spare Cars
The End of Tyre Wars
Points Finishes
When F1 Survived Covid
Sprint Qualifying
Chapter 2 Circuits
Monaco Grand Prix
Spa-Francorchamps
Monza
Silverstone
Nürburgring Nordschleife
Hermann Tilke
F1 Night Races
Chapter 3 Technical
The Demise of Front-Engined Cars
Customer Engines: Coventry Climax
Monocoque Construction
Engine Changes
The Cosworth DFV
Skyscraper Wings
Slick Tyres
Ground Effect Cars
Telemetry
The Turbo Era
Carbon Fibre
Team Radio
Active and Reactive Suspension
Steering Wheel Evolution
Driver Aids
Reintroduction of Grooved Tyres
Wind Tunnels to CFD
The Rise of Simulators
Drag Reduction System
The Hybrid Engine Era
Chapter 4 Controversies
Driver Strike
Benetton’s Fuel Fiasco
Adelaide and Jerez
Team Orders
US Grand Prix Furore
Spygate
Crashgate
Hamilton vs. Verstappen
Chapter 5 Safety
GPDA: The drivers find their voice
Permanent Barriers
Seat Belts
Fire Protection
Sid Watkins Becomes Chief Medic
Safety Cars
The Halo
Chapter 6 Personalities
Enzo Ferrari
Juan Manuel Fangio
Colin Chapman
Jackie Stewart
Jim Clark
Bernie Ecclestone
Ron Dennis
Niki Lauda
Max Mosley
Frank Williams and Patrick Head
Alain Prost
Ayrton Senna
Michael Schumacher
Ross Brawn
Jean Todt
Lewis Hamilton
Chapter 7 Commercial
Stretching the Season
Title Sponsors
FOCA vs.FISA: The battle for F1
F1 Tobacco Ban
Manufacturers Exit
Teams Threaten a Breakaway Series
Liberty Media Buy F1
Netflix: D riv e to S urv iv e
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