CHASING THE TITLE: MEMORABLE MOMENTS FROM FIFTY YEARS OF FORMULA 1
Written by Nigel Roebuck
Published by Haynes Publishing Group
in 1999
ISBN: 1859606040
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CHASING THE TITLE: MEMORABLE MOMENTS FROM FIFTY YEARS OF FORMULA 1
Written by Nigel Roebuck.
Stock no. 1606120
1st.
1999.
Hardback.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
In 1999, The Formula 1 World Championship was 50 years old. Nigel Roebuck gives a personal selection of highlights from the past half-century, full of his own memories, colourful anecdtes and human interest, in the style of his highly popular Fifth Column in Autosport. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w & colour photos. 304 pages including index. ISBN: 1859606040. A few tiny foxspots to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased with a couple of tiny tears.
Front cover
Contents
- IMOLA, 1994 - The day everything changed
- JUAN MANUEL FANGIO - Maestro
- SILVERSTONE, 1950 - Players versus gentlemen
- TONY BROOKS - The unknown genius
- PHIL HILL - American in Maranello
- 1967 - The last simple year
- ROB WALKER - Profession: Gentleman
- SILVERSTONE, 1969 - A game for two players
- PLATE SECTION
- PIERS COURAGE - Frank's favourite driver
- JOCHEN RINDT - Working without a net
- MONZA, 1971 - This slipstreaming lark
- DENIS JENKINSON - The little man with the beard
- JAMES HUNT AND INNES IRELAND - Leaving the party early
- DIJON, 1979 - Second best
- 1982 - Season of turmoil
- COLOUR SECTION
- DALLAS, 1984 - Keeping a cool head
- ADELAIDE, 1986 - The great race
- ENZO FERRARI - His terrible joys
- NIGEL MANSELL - A problem for every solution
- PROFESSOR SID WATKINS - The Surgeon-General
- AYRTON SENNA - I race, therefore I am
- BERNIE ECCLESTONE - Absolute power
- MIKA HAKKINEN - New Age Champion