{"product_id":"formula-one-the-champions-car-by-car-1990-99-2-book-set","title":"Formula One: The Champions \u0026 Car by Car 1990-99 2 Book Set","description":"\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. For the first time, \u003cb\u003elegendary F1 commentator Maurice Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eaward-winning photographers Bernard and Paul-Henri Cahier\u003c\/b\u003e bring the heroes of this iconic sport together, in a stunning photographic portrayal of the poise, skill and winning mindset that separates the fast from the furious, the elite from the talented.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormula One and its champions are \u003cb\u003ebrought to life with:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eexquisitely written profile of each of the 34 F1 World Champions\u003c\/b\u003e, with key details from the driver’s life and F1 career\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStunning photography of the drivers and their cars, both on and off the track\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHistoric interviews with the sport’s lost heroes\u003c\/b\u003e, including James Hunt and Ayrton Senna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExclusive quotes from icons such as Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA brand\u003cb\u003e new foreword\u003c\/b\u003e by Damon Hill, former F1 World Champion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebate has raged over \u003cb\u003ewhich driver is the best of the best\u003c\/b\u003e. It is impossible to say. But that will not deter energetic and informed discussion, usually predicated on a personal preference swayed by affection. Each of these champions will have experienced and delivered \u003cb\u003epulse-raising performances\u003c\/b\u003e many times over.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFully revised and updated\u003c\/b\u003e for the 75th Anniversary and with a \u003cb\u003enew foreword by F1 legend Damon Hill\u003c\/b\u003e, with this handsome homage to the most ferocious of sports and the incredible sportsmen who drive at the edge in pursuit of greatness, it is time to\u003cb\u003e choose your favourite F1 Champion\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\nThis 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. \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear-by-year treatment explores each season in fascinating depth, running through the teams — and their various cars — in order of importance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcLaren: success for this team bookended the decade, delivering back-to-back titles for both Ayrton Senna (1990–91 with Honda engines) and Mika Häkkinen (1998–99 with Mercedes engines).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilliams: as with McLaren, Renault-powered Williams cars brought four World Championship driver titles, for Nigel Mansell (1992), Alain Prost (1993), Damon Hill (1996) and Jacques Villeneuve (1997).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBenetton: mid-decade, this British-based team won two titles for a sensational new talent, Michael Schumacher, powered by Ford in 1994 and by Renault in 1995.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFerrari: the longest-established marque, a participant in the World Championship ever since its inception in 1950, concluded a lean decade on an upbeat — and prescient — note by becoming 1999 Constructors’ Champions, with six Grand Prix wins that year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther winning marques were few and far between, just Ligier (1996), Jordan (1998–99) and Stewart (1999).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBesides the winning cars, there is always much fascination for fans in unsuccessful and obscure efforts, such as Andrea Moda and Venturi.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e This authoritative and comprehensively illustrated book, which contains 475 color photos from the incredible archives of US-owned Motorsport Images, shows every type of car that raced or attempted to qualify for a race, presenting a comprehensive survey.","brand":"Midlife Classic Cars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50633057763608,"sku":"KIT9781836005650\/9781910505625","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/9813\/3831\/files\/kit97818360056509781910505625.jpg?v=1772255812","url":"https:\/\/www.midlifeclassiccars.com\/bs\/products\/formula-one-the-champions-car-by-car-1990-99-2-book-set","provider":"MidlifeClassicCars.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}