Formula One Racing is motorsport at its highest level. Combining technological brilliance with glamor and extreme danger, it is the stuff of dreams and legend. The engineering may have become more advanced over the years, and demands on the teams more intense, but the attraction of Formula One remains what it always was: man and machine in the ultimate test of skill, speed and guts. The Unofficial Complete Encyclopedia of Formula One is the definitive guide to Formula On racing. Starting with how it all began, the book traces the story of the world's richest and most powerful sport back to the first true car race in 1895, and apans the landmark events from the inauguration of the World Drivers' Championship in 1950, right up to the 2005 season. Special features on the movers and shakers and construction developments through the eras give a snapshot view of progress as it happened. Next, in a line-up of the legendary teams and drivers we profile the talents and personalities whose influence on the sport has made it so addictive to its worldwide audience. There are profiles, too, of the Grand Prix circuits - scenes of triumph and tragedy, which are imbued with an aura unlike anything else in the sporting world. Finally, a statistical round-up records the fastest and the greatest over six decades of the sport. Written by one of Formula One's top writers, and illustrated on every page with color photographs and original archive material, The Unofficial Complete Encyclopedia of Formula One is the ultimate reference guide to Grand Prix racing. Book jacket.

モータースポーツの最高峰を紐解く本作は、単なる記録を超えた人間賛歌です。マーク・ヒューズは、最先端マシンと命を懸けて速度に挑む者たちの孤独な魂を鮮烈に描きました。栄光と悲劇が交錯する熱量を情熱的な筆致で綴ることで、読者は究極の人間ドラマの目撃者となるのです。 映像版が迫力ある音と映像を強調する一方、原典は歴史の深層に眠る個の哲学を補完します。文字だからこそ到達できる天才たちの葛藤は、映像体験を重層的なものへと昇華させるでしょう。知的な没入感と動的な興奮が溶け合い、サーキットの伝説はより鮮烈に完結するのです。