Death arrived early at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Two years before the track hosted its first 500-mile event, five drivers and spectators were killed during inaugural races on the Speedway. Death has lingered around the oval ever since. Over the past century, fatalities have mounted and a total of seventy-three drivers, mechanics, and ......
Hesketh Racing was a Grand Prix phenomenon. In a time of increasing commercialisation and cars that had forsaken national racing colours in favour of sponsors’ logos, the team was privately funded by Lord Hesketh – a patriotic 22-year-old who was determined to take his promising young driver, James Hunt, to World Championship glory. Their car ......
Whether you are a new or longtime F1 fan, here is your ultimate armchair companion to the popular Netflix series Formula 1: Drive to Survive, providing deeper insight into all the shows plot points.
F1 expert Stuart Codling is your guide to all things F1. The Formula 1 Drive to Survive ......
A jaw-dropping account of a year inside Formula 1, from Haas team principal and breakout star of the wildly successful Netflix series Drive to Survive, Guenther Steiner. This is the first ever behind the scenes record of a full Formula 1 season from the perspective of an acting team principal. People talk about football managers being under ......
Formula One 2023, the worlds bestselling Grand Prix handbook, is the essential resource for the season ahead.
Formula 1 fans will be kept fully up to speed with detailed examinations of all the teams racing in 2023 (from Ferrari and Red Bull to Mercedes and Aston Martin), every driver in the competition ......
The Australian Grand Prix is the crown jewel of local motorsport, its also the gold standard by which Formula One GPs are judged. Each year since 1985 the Formula One circus has pitched its tent in Australia for an annual round of the World Championship.
Formula One was an immediate hit in Adelaide, spawning a golden era of 11 ......
Contrary to popular opinion, the automotive industry is not a mans world! Since the early days of General Motors, there have been women-known and unknown-who have had vital roles in design, engineering, manufacturing, and administration. In this follow-up to Damsels in Design, her book on women automotive designers from 1939-1959, Constance ......
This book contains many, many stories surrounding the subject of classic car ownership. With vehicles from around the world and from many marques, youll find stories that will feed your interest generally, plus find that something about a car that you love.
The stories are great and include detailed photographs that are sure to delight ......
She’s a Beauty! is back in print – but with a difference. Now in two volumes, this lavishly illustrated first volume documents the Holden story from 1934 to 1948. Volume Two will continue the story from 1949 to 1953, and in subsequent decades. Volume One, rich with new stories, photographs and facts, includes not only material from the 2006 ......
Discover the story behind the company and cars created by the visionary Carroll Shelby, who put Ford and, by extension, the United States on the international motorsports map.
Formed in 1962 with the creation of the Ford-powered AC Cobra, Shelby American then worked with Ford Motor Company to stun the ......
Gran Turismo races have played a key role in the history of the Monza Autodrome. In the 1970s, the Coppa Intereuropa was one of the most popular events at the circuit. Interest in GT racing then waned over the years and it was only in 1992 that an Italian GT Championship was created, marking the rebirth of the category. From that moment growth ......
As F1 enjoys one of its fiercest and most hotly contested rivalries in decades, this book delves into some of the blistering contests and feuds which have lit up the sport over the years.
The rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen is one of the fiercest we have seen in Formula One in ......
A candid and comprehensive overview of the work of a modern design master.
One of Italys most prolific designers in any field, Paolo Martin is a name perhaps best known to automotive aficionados. The visionary behind some of the most important cars of the 1960s and 70s--such as the Fiat 130 Coupe, the Lancia Beta ......
Throughout the history of the sports car, no marque has epitomized the excitement and passion of driving like Porsche. The Saratoga Automobile Museum, in collaboration with architect Steven Harris, presents 22 of the marques rarest air and water-cooled cars. This remarkable collection highlights the manufacturers past seven decades of ......