Formula 1: The Autobiography

By: Gerald Donaldson

""In one year Formula 1 can be so intensive it is more than the equivalent of five years for normal people."--Michael Schumacher, Driver " ""Sure it's exciting. But racing is very difficult,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0297843087
• ISBN13: 9780297843085
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 5.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.8" x 1.0" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

A cornerstone for any serious motor racing library

Gerald Donaldson has a reputation for penning Formula One books that are exaustively researched, beautifully written, and a pleasure to read. His biographies of the late Gilles Villeneuve and James Hunt fleshed out a very thorough, and human story of these extraordinary men. His 1990 release, "Grand Prix People" gave an incomparable snapshot of the F1 "circus", with remarkably candid interviews with all the principals of the sport at that time, from the drivers and engineers to the caterers and members of the governing body. In this latest book, Mr. Donaldson has co-ordinated and edited a massive tome, with various chapters being penned by some of Formula One's best journalists. It attempts what many have tried, but few have succeeded - a complete and compelling history of grand prix racing, from the late 1800s to the present day. Produced by the same publishing team that produced last year's "Beatles Anthology", this heavy coffee table book is packed with stellar photos, and tells the story of F1 through the words/quotes of the principal players of every era. It is an awesome achievement, and a treasure to all true lovers of the sport. Highly recommended.