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Formula 1 - Car by Car 1960-69

This book is the first in a multi-volume, decade-by-decade series covering the entire history of Formula 1 through its teams and cars. The series launches with the 1960s, when the British came to predominate after the rule of Italian and German manufacturers in the previous decade.

Year-by-year treatment covers each season in fascinating depth, running through the teams - and their various cars - in order of importance.Works teams form the core of the book: BRM, Ferrari and Lotus participated throughout the decade, while Cooper, Porsche, Honda, Brabham, Eagle, McLaren and Matra were the other winning marques.
Privateer teams in all their colourful diversity are a special dimension of this book, topped by Rob Walker Racing, the finest privateer operation in Formula 1 history, and a winner in this decade with Stirling Moss and Jo Siffert.

Over 400 photos - in colour wherever possible - show every type of car raced by every team, presenting a comprehensive survey of all participants.The sweep of the decade covers rapid technical development, including monocoque chassis, ever-wider tyres and aerodynamic wings.
Detailed text includes car specifications and technical essentials.

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Author:	Peter Higham
Details:	300 pages, 11.4 x 9.7 x 0.94 in (29 x 24.5 x 2.4 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	400 b&w and color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Evro Publishing (GB, 2016)
ISBN:	9781910505182

Formula 1

Since its first world championship in 1950, Formula 1 has held racing fans enthralled around the globe. In this book, motorsport historian, photographer, and collector Peter Nygaard opens his exclusive archives for the first time to tell the stories of this race's illustrious history.
Moving decade by decade, and illustrated with more than four hundred images, Formula 1 celebrates and illuminates more than seventy years at the pinnacle of motor racing.

Nygaard highlights the legendary champions - and their biggest victories, famous on-track incidents through the years, and the technological developments that have propelled this famed race to new heights during its rich history.

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Author:	Peter Nygaard
Details:	480 pages, 11.8 x 9.1 x 1.61 in (30 x 23 x 4.1 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	438 b&w and color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Dalton Watson Fine Books (USA, 2022)
ISBN:	9781854433206

Formula 1 - Car by Car 1950-59

The formative years of the 1950s are explored in this next instalment of Evro's decade-by-decade series covering all Formula 1 cars and teams. When the World Championship was first held in 1950, red Italian cars predominated, from Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Maserati, and continued to do so for much of the period. But by the time the decade closed, green British cars were in their ascendancy, first Vanwall and then rear-engined Cooper playing the starring roles, and BRM and Lotus having walk-on parts.
As for drivers, one stood out above the others, Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio becoming World Champion five times. Much of the fascination of this era also lies in its numerous privateers and also-rans, all of which receive their due coverage in this completist work.

This year-by-year treatment covers each season in fascinating depth, running through the teams - and their various cars - in order of importance. Over 600 photos from the superb archives of Motorsport Images show every type of car raced by every team and driver, presenting a comprehensive survey of all participants.

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Author:	Peter Higham
Details:	304 pages, 11.4 x 9.7 x 0.71 in (29 x 24.5 x 1.8 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	600+ b&w and color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Evro Publishing (GB, 2020)
ISBN:	9781910505441

Formula 1 - Car by Car 1970-79

This book is the second in a multi-volume, decade-by-decade series covering the entire history of Formula 1 through its teams and cars. This instalment covers the 1970s, when the sport gained big new sponsors and grew into a television spectacle, with battles between Ferrari and Cosworth-powered opposition a continuing theme.

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As well as the big championship-winning teams - Lotus, Ferrari, McLaren and Tyrrell - this was a period when small teams and privateers continued to be involved in significant numbers and they are all included, down to the most obscure and unsuccessful.

Over 600 photos - in colour wherever possible - show every type of car raced by every team, presenting a comprehensive survey of all participants.

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Author:	Peter Higham
Details:	300 pages, 11.2 x 9.7 x 0.94 in (28.5 x 24.5 x 2.4 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	630 b&w and color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Evro Publishing (GB, 2017)
ISBN:	9781910505229

Formula 1 - Car by Car 1980-89

This book is the third in Evro's multi-volume, decade-by-decade series covering the entire history of Formula 1 through its teams and cars. This instalment examines the 1980s, when the sport moved into its spectacular turbo era, first with Renault, Ferrari and BMW-powered Brabham, then with sustained periods of success for McLaren with Porsche-made TAG engines and Williams with Honda power.
After the last win for the evergreen Ford Cosworth DFV in 1983, turbos prevailed until regulation change for 1989 brought back normally aspirated engines, now of 3.5 litres.

Besides Formula 1's high achievers, this book also covers the entire supporting cast, where much curiosity lies in discovering the travails of obscure and unsuccessful cars. This wide-ranging, colourful and authoritative book will be treasured by all Formula 1 fans

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Author:	Peter Higham
Details:	304 pages, 11 x 9.25 in (28 x 23.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	600 b&w and color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Evro Publishing (GB, 2018)
ISBN:	9781910505236

Formula 1 - Car by Car 1990-99

This instalment in Evro's decade-by-decade series covering all Formula 1 cars and teams is devoted to a period when some normality seemed to return after the ground-effect and turbo excesses of the 1980s, except for one terrible weekend in the spring of 1994. The tragic deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna led to immense change with new emphasis on safety, including measures to slow down the cars and improve their structural strength, and numerous changes to circuits.
In many ways Formula 1 became more as we recognise it today, especially as the decade's dominant teams, McLaren and Williams, remain familiar. Besides the winning cars, there is always much fascination for fans in unsuccessful and obscure efforts, such as Andrea Moda and Venturi, and this authoritative and comprehensively illustrated book covers them all.

Year-by-year treatment explores each season in fascinating depth, running through the teams - and their various cars - in order of importance. Over 550 colour photos from the incredible archives of Motorsport Images show every type of car that raced or attempted to qualify for a race, presenting a comprehensive survey.

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Author:	Peter Higham
Details:	304 pages, 11.2 x 9 x 0.75 in (28.5 x 24 x 1.9 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	550+ color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Evro Publishing (GB, 2021)
ISBN:	9781910505625

Formula 1 - Technical Analyisis 2013/2014

For the fourth consecutive year, Sebastian Vettel has won the Formula 1 World Championship for drivers. He did so with 13 victories out of the season's 19 races, from the Grand Prix of Belgium to the Brazilian GP. Only Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were able to get the better of the great German champion with their sporadic wins.
And Vettel's string of successes also enabled Red Bull to confirm once again it is still the top constructor. On the technical front, the 2013 world championship acquired a certain stability, even if there was no lack of new elements, like the abolition of the cars' nose step, the elimination of the double DRS and Ferrari's adoption of faired half-axels by.

All aspects are carefully explained by Giorgio Piola in his latest book in the "Technical Analysis" series, which is now a must-have for all enthusiasts. This edition also includes over 400 colour illustrations, which unveil all the secrets of the cars that battled for the 2013 world title; and then there is an early look ahead to the principal changes of 2014, when the cars go back to being powered by a turbocharged engines of 6-cylinders and 1600 cc instead of the classic normally aspirated V8.

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Author:	Giorgio Piola
Details:	127 pages, 10.8 x 9 x 0.51 in (27.5 x 24 x 1.3 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	400 photos and drawings in color
Language:	English
Publisher:	Giorgio Nada Editore (I, 2014)
ISBN:	9788879115971

Formula 1 - Technical Analysis 2012-2013

One of the hardest fought Formula 1 World Championships of recent years ended in Brazil, where Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull won the drivers' and constructors' world titles respectively for the third consecutive year. Ferrari, competitive until mid-season, had to be content with Fernando Alonso's second place in the end.
On the technical front, the 2012 world championship will be remembered for the large air intakes in the noses of many of the cars, their purpose to recover aerodynamic load; then there were the sophisticated F-Ducts created by Mercedes-Benz and the pull rod front suspension layout designed by Ferrari.

In this well-established publication, author, designer and television commentator Giorgio Piola analyses the various development phases of the different teams during the world championship. Brief but exhaustive texts illustrated with hundreds of technical designed in full colour are the main elements of this book, which concludes with a section on the cars that will be the protagonists of the 2013 season.

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Author:	Giorgio Piola
Details:	120 pages, 11.6 x 9 x 0.31 in (29.5 x 24 x 0.8 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	400+ drawings in color
Language:	English
Publisher:	Giorgio Nada Editore (I, 2013)
ISBN:	9788879115797

Formula 1 - Technical Analysis 2015-2016

As with previous years, 2015 was one in which Mercedes-Benz dominated both the drivers' and constructors- championships. The German manufacturer confirmed the technical advantage it had derived from the introduction of the revolutionary power unit, which first appeared in 2014.
In place of Red Bull, which fell into disgrace after a media conflict with engine supplier Renault, it was Ferrari that attempted to stand up to the Silver Arrows.

Side issues were the stories of a Williams wanting to come back and battle for the title; McLaren with a new but not very effective Honda engine, which touched the lowest point in the Japanese manufacturer's long history in F1; and the other leading teams of a season that ended with the official announcement of Renault's return, having acquired Lotus.

Offering a precise analysis of this latest F1 championship, especially from the technical point of view, there is once again Giorgio Piola.
A hundred or so all-colour illustrations document the development of the various cars throughout the Formula 1 World Championship, and offer - as always - a wealth of information anticipating the 2016 season.

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Author:	Giorgio Piola
Details:	144 pages, 10.8 x 9.7 x 0.43 in (27.5 x 24.5 x 1.1 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	100+ b&w and color photos, drawings
Language:	English
Publisher:	Giorgio Nada Editore (I, 2016)
ISBN:	9788879116565

Formula 1 - Technical Analysis 2016-2018

The last edition of an automotive literary classic: the technical analysis of Formula 1 penned by Giorgio Piola. After 25 years of publication, the historic draughtsman is bringing the curtain down on this experience with a volume that examines the last three seasons, from 2016 to 2018, as always reviewing the principal technical innovations in the spheres of chassis and engine design.
This three-year analysis is appropriately completed with a retrospective of some of Piola's most important drawings from a 50-year career that began back in 1969.

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Author:	Giorgio Piola
Details:	208 pages, 10.6 x 9.7 in (27 x 24.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	866 technische drawings in color
Language:	English
Publisher:	Giorgio Nada Editore (I, 2017)
ISBN:	9788879116848

Formula 1 - The Official History

Experience the legendary history of Formula 1 in this definitive illustrated book. It is an electrifying account of the F1 phenomenon, telling the complete story of one of the world's most popular, thrilling, and glamorous sports.
Bringing together a superbly written account of the history of the sport by acclaimed author Maurice Hamilton, and an exceptional selection of stunning images from across seven decades of F1 racing, the book charts the FIA Formula One World Championship, decade by decade, from its first race at Silverstone in May 1950 right through to the present day.

Each chapter tells the fascinating stories behind the greatest drivers and teams, important personnel, famous and infamous incidents, as well as key changes to the rules on design, safety and competitiveness.
These tales are accompanied by more than 250 exceptional photographs featuring icons past and present, including Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.

Accessible and entertaining for any F1 fan, and with a foreword by Ross Brawn, Managing Director of the FIA Formula One World Championship, this is the definitive visual history of the sport.

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Author:	Maurice Hamilton
Details:	272 pages, 11.2 x 8.25 x 0.24 in (28.5 x 21 x 0.6 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	275 color photos and b&w photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Welbeck Publishing Group (GB, 2020)
ISBN:	9781787394964

30 F1 de légende

Discover the stories surrounding thirty Formula 1 cars of the modern era: from Fangio to Lewis Hamilton, including Ascari, Clark, Lauda, Prost, Senna, Schumacher...
Thirty single-seaters that tell seventy years of history: the first steps of the big brands (Ferrari, Mercedes), the arrival of the English garages (Cooper, Lotus...) as Il Commendatore nicknamed them, the time of the adventurers (Ligier, Tyrrell...), the arrival of the big manufacturers (Renault, Ford, Honda...).

Each of these thirty cars tells the story of a feat, a drama, a technological innovation, a long domination, a racing event. Each one tells above all of an era and a sum of human challenges in this obsessive quest for speed.
From the Alfa Romeo Alfetta 158 to the Ferrari SF90, via the Ligier JS5 and the Mercedes AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+, these thirty Formula 1 cars are represented by a new and realistic illustration, drawn by Dominique Donné (Archimède).

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Author:	Stéphane Cohen, Dominique Donné
Details:	160 pages, 11.4 x 9 in (29 x 24 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	200 color photos
Language:	French
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2021)
ISBN:	9791028304454

F1, la course au sommet

All the fundamental milestones that mark the history of Formula 1 and have propelled it to the pinnacle of motorsport. Formula 1 is undergoing its most significant evolution in more than a generation with the new 2022 regulations designed to narrow the gaps between teams while imposing budgetary limits.
Simon Arron and Tony Dodgins have explored the entire history of F1 to identify the most significant changes since the creation of the world championship in 1950. It is difficult to imagine today the atmosphere of the first race on a former military airfield in England, with its turns formed of petrol drums and bales of straw.
Since then, huge progress has been made, particularly in terms of safety, often following tragedy. In 2020, the introduction of the halo saved Romain Grosjean's life in Bahrain, a response to Jules Bianchi's fatal accident in 2015.

By linking technical developments to the decisive action of a few key figures in the competition, this book traces a series of fundamental stages, from the advances in cars to those in circuits, without forgetting the controversies and scandals that have shaken the world of motorsport.
Connoisseurs and neophytes will make fascinating discoveries, at a time when F1 is reaching new heights of competitiveness.

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Author:	Simon Arron, Tony Dodgins
Details:	240 pages, 12.4 x 10 x 1.06 in (31.5 x 25.5 x 2.7 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	120 b&w and color photos
Language:	French
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2022)
ISBN:	9791028305260

Formule 1

The year 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of Formula 1, created in 1950.
Since its creation in 1950, every year around the world, motor racing enthusiasts have been drawn to Formula 1 races. In addition to the fans who go to the Grand Prix, there are now nearly 1.8 billion viewers who follow each F1 season in cumulative audience; the Monaco Grand Prix alone brings together more than 100 million spectators.

In this monumental book, Peter Nygaard, historian, photographer and collector of motor sports, opens his exclusive and unpublished archives to tell the story of Formula 1, from the first Grand Prix of the 1950s to the high-tech, ultra-publicized races of today.

In 480 pages organized chronologically by decade, he evokes through images and text the legendary champions - Fangio, Stewart, Lauda, Prost, Senna, Schumacher, Hamilton -, the greatest victories, the racing incidents, the evolution of the machines, the hard work of the mechanics in the paddocks and in the pits.
The book, of extraordinary richness, offers detailed technical sheets on the racing cars as well as the list of drivers and manufacturers, from 1950 to 2020. Large double-page infographics offer numerous anecdotes and unusual information for each decade.

Rich in more than 400 images, most of them unpublished, from the author's personal collection, this exceptional opus offers all Formula 1 fans a new perspective on the object of their passion.

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Author:	Peter Nygaard
Details:	480 pages, 12.2 x 9.25 x 1.89 in (31 x 23.5 x 4.8 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	400+ b&w and color photos
Language:	French
Publisher:	Glénat (F, 2020)
ISBN:	9782344044988