Formula 1: Car by Car: 1980-89 & 1990-99 2 Book Set

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 installment 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, colorful and authoritative book will be treasured by all Formula 1 fans. ·Year-by-year treatment covers each season in fascinating depth, running through the teams — and their various cars — in order of importance. ·Two teams dominated the decade, McLaren and Williams taking all but two of the drivers’ and constructors’ titles: McLaren’s World Champions were Niki Lauda (1984), Alain Prost (1985, 1986 and 1989) and Ayrton Senna (1988), while Williams’s were Alan Jones (1980), Keke Rosberg (1982) and Nelson Piquet (1987). ·The two other significant winning teams were Brabham, which took Nelson Piquet to two drivers’ titles (1981 and 1983), and Ferrari, which won two constructors’ titles (1982 and 1983). ·Other winning marques were Benetton, Ligier, Lotus, Renault and Tyrrell. ·

Over 600 photos — entirely in color and all from the magnificent archives of LAT Images — show every type of car raced by every team and driver, presenting a comprehensive survey of all participants. ·The sweep of the decade covers sustained technical advances, particularly in carbon-fiber construction and ever-increasing power outputs. ·Detailed text includes car specifications and technical essentials. This book, the third in a multi-volume reference series covering all Formula 1 cars, examines the 1980s, the spectacular turbo era in which the great drivers included Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna. This book, the third in a multi-volume reference series covering all Formula 1 cars, examines the 1980s, the spectacular turbo era in which the great drivers included Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna. The third title in a magnificent reference series for Formula 1 addicts. This Formula 1 series is similar in approach to Evro’s acclaimed decade-by-decade Le Mans history. This top-quality book packed with period photos has irresistible appeal to the Formula 1 ‘completist’. 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 installment 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, colorful and authoritative book will be treasured by all Formula 1 fans. ·Year-by-year treatment covers each season in fascinating depth, running through the teams — and their various cars — in order of importance. ·Two teams dominated the decade, McLaren and Williams taking all but two of the drivers’ and constructors’ titles: McLaren’s World Champions were Niki Lauda (1984), Alain Prost (1985, 1986 and 1989) and Ayrton Senna (1988), while Williams’s were Alan Jones (1980), Keke Rosberg (1982) and Nelson Piquet (1987). ·The two other significant winning teams were Brabham, which took Nelson Piquet to two drivers’ titles (1981 and 1983), and Ferrari, which won two constructors’ titles (1982 and 1983). ·Other winning marques were Benetton, Ligier, Lotus, Renault and Tyrrell. ·Over 600 photos — entirely in color and all from the magnificent archives of LAT Images — show every type of car raced by every team and driver, presenting a comprehensive survey of all participants. ·The sweep of the decade covers sustained technical advances, particularly in carbon-fiber construction and ever-increasing power outputs. ·Detailed text includes car specifications and technical essentials.

This book, the third in a multi-volume reference series covering all Formula 1 cars, examines the 1980s, the spectacular turbo era in which the great drivers included Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna. This book, the third in a multi-volume reference series covering all Formula 1 cars, examines the 1980s, the spectacular turbo era in which the great drivers included Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna. The third title in a magnificent reference series for Formula 1 addicts. This Formula 1 series is similar in approach to Evro’s acclaimed decade-by-decade Le Mans history. This top-quality book packed with period photos has irresistible appeal to the Formula 1 ‘completist’.

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.

• Year-by-year treatment explores each season in fascinating depth, running through the teams — and their various cars — in order of importance.
• McLaren: 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).
• Williams: 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).
• Benetton: 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.
• Ferrari: 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.
• Other winning marques were few and far between, just Ligier (1996), Jordan (1998–99) and Stewart (1999).
• Besides the winning cars, there is always much fascination for fans in unsuccessful and obscure efforts, such as Andrea Moda and Venturi.

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.