{"product_id":"formula-1-the-controversies-the-champions-2-book-set","title":"Formula 1: The Controversies \u0026 The Champions 2 Book Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarring team-mates, cheating engineers, striking drivers, fake crashes, and avoidable tragedies—\u003ci\u003eFormula 1: The Controversies \u003c\/i\u003elooks at the scandals that have rocked motor sport’s top series.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning \u003cb\u003e75 years of racing drama\u003c\/b\u003e, this book explores the defining flashpoints of Formula One history, including \u003cb\u003eOscar Piastri’s contested move to McLaren\u003c\/b\u003e and the\u003cb\u003e power struggles within Red Bull.\u003c\/b\u003e You’ll revisit bitter team‑mate battles such as Prost vs Senna, cases of industrial espionage, race‑fixing, and even world champions attempting to game the qualifying process at Monaco. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou’ll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome of the craftiest attempts to \u003cb\u003ebypass the tech rules\u003c\/b\u003e from Benetton to Ferrari.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cb\u003espying revelations\u003c\/b\u003e that almost bankrupted McLaren.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA scandal that ended the reign of F1’s most\u003cb\u003e controversial boss\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe furious\u003cb\u003e team-mate battle at Ferrari,\u003c\/b\u003e when neither driver finished the season.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA grand prix in Spain where\u003cb\u003e teams fixed the crash barriers t\u003c\/b\u003ehemselves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA beloved \u003cb\u003eGerman driver who died \u003c\/b\u003eon the brink of world championship glory. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the son of a world champion\u003cb\u003e ‘fixed’ F1’s first night\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003erace.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe\u003cb\u003e modern-day tragedy of Jules Bianchi\u003c\/b\u003e—and how it almost happened again… \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhy James Hunt was wrong\u003c\/b\u003e to blame Riccardo Patrese for a tragedy at Monza.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Sebastian Vettel\u003cb\u003e flouted team orders to get payback\u003c\/b\u003e on his team-mate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eyears-long feud \u003c\/b\u003ebetween two of the greatest drivers in F1 history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Ferrari’s love of team orders spectacularly \u003cb\u003ebackfired \u003c\/b\u003e(at a cost of $1m). \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by an Autosport journalist whose career spans from the Villeneuve–Pironi era through the Senna–Prost rivalry and the explosive Schumacher–Hill season of 1994, this book offers\u003cb\u003e rare, first‑hand insight\u003c\/b\u003e. Gain fresh perspectives from \u003cb\u003ea writer who stood in the paddock\u003c\/b\u003e as these events unfolded, interviewing Villeneuve and Pironi, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill—and who still lends his expertise to TV commentary today. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a gripping insider’s account of Formula One’s most defining moments.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBask in Formula One glory with this 75th Anniversary edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Champions\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring exhilarating photography and expert commentary.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince the Grand Prix’s start in 1950, just 34 men have achieved the accolade of F1 World Champion. 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