It's not just a nuts and bolts book, though. The technical evolution of
the cars and teams is examined in detail with reference to the context
of team management, the drivers involved, the racecourses upon which the
championships were contested and with an eye to what the competition was
up to meanwhile. Its appendix is just as impressive; it's a formidable
gallery summarizing the efforts of all of the others who have contested
for the big prize, with varying levels of success. This is a large
hardcover bound book, printed on thick, glosssy stock and includes many
black and white photographs of the cars in action, being worked on in
the pits and in the garages, their details and some archive photos from
the various manufacturers. There is a color center section with some
large, full page photographs taken at various venues. It offers a far
more comprehensive look at the sport and its history than contemporary
motorsports coverage's often tempered sound bites and superficial
exposes. I recommend it and its equally impressive companion volume
dealing with Grand Prix formula cars from 1966 to 1991 to the
technologically curious and die hard F1 fans as wonderful primers for
understanding and enjoying contemporary F1.
