Grand Prix
Driver By Driver
“An
excellent and easy
to use reference book, Grand Prix Driver By
Driver, written by motoring
journalist Philip Raby,
gives you a bite-sized
guide to every driver
who has ever driven in
a Grand Prix...”
WITH AN AMPLE SUPPLY of great colour photographs and interesting statistics
of all the drivers who have driven in a Grand Prix, Grand Prix Driver By
Driver by Philip Raby provides fans with an instant reference to their heroes.
From the inaugural race in 1950 through to the amazing Grands Prix of today
— when the remarkable Lewis Hamilton became the youngest driver to score
a podium finish on his debut race — this book has Formula 1 drivers well
and truly covered.
The statistics include how many races each driver participated in, which teams
they raced for and the number of podium finishes. You will find well-known drivers
among the lesser-known; the talented and ambitious drivers who are dedicated
to Formula One. Names such as Fangio, Stirling Moss and Jackie Stewart.
Grand Prix Driver By Driver includes the fascinating stories behind each
driver: stories of bravery, glamour, skill and — more often than anyone
would wish — tragedy. A number of drivers have sadly lost their lives on
the track while pursuing their chosen sport — including the great Ayrton
Senna — but there are also those who were killed on the road: 29-year-old
Mike Hawthorn
was killed in 1959 when his Jaguar went out of control on the Guildford by-pass;
Argentinian Pablo Birger died in 1966 at the age of 42 in a car accident and
67-year-old Swiss Gianclaudio Guiseppe (Clay) Regazzoni died while travelling
in Italy in 2006.
Just a few months after announcing his retirement, Graham Hill — respected
father of Damon — died in 1975 at the helm of his Piper Aztec light aircraft
while he was struggling to land at Elstree Airfield in thick fog. Twenty-three-year-old
Tony Brise and four other members of the team were all killed. American Count
Lance von Haugwitz Hardenberg-Reventlow also died in a light aircraft crash,
in 1972. He was 36 and used to race with James Dean.Kenny
Acheson, from Northern Ireland, started three of the ten races he entered between
1983 and1985 bu failed to score points and the talented Italian Lorenzo Bandini
competed in 42 races and finished fourth in the World Championship in 1964 but
unfortunately only scored one win. Some drivers entered races but failed to
qualify to start.
More contemporary exploits include drivers Damon Hill, Nigel Mansell and Michael
Schumacher — not forgetting, of course, the recent emergence of young British
driver Lewis Hamilton. At the end of the book, Indianapolis 500 competitors
are listed.
Grand Prix Driver By Driver is a fantastic reference book with wonderful
colour photographs and each profile reveals the driver's standing, successes
and iconic moments. The changing face of Formula 1 is documented and, in the
past, before costs became prohibitive, it wasn't unusual to see privateer entrants
— individuals driving in their own cars or in a team that didn't construct
its own cars. Philip Raby has included entries for team or manufacturer, so
readers can see the type of car driven. Whether you're a Motorsport fan of today's
F1 events or if you prefer the 'old fashioned' races, this book is a must.
• Grand Prix Driver By Driver is out
now in hardback, with 240 pages and 450 photographs, at an RRP of £16.99.
“An
excellent and easy
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