BOOK. F1 WORLD CHAMPIONS, MEN AND CARS. FROM FANGIO… TO VERSTAPPEN!

“Superheroes”, “gladiators”, “magicians”, “aliens”…

There is no shortage of superlatives to describe them. You are free to choose the one you prefer because they each live up to what these 34 drivers represent who have succeeded in realizing their wildest dream: becoming Formula 1 world champion.

Some of them were only able to achieve it once but it was the right time to leave an indelible mark in the premier category of motorsport.

Others have achieved this feat of remaining at the top or reconquering this Holy Grail a little later in their career.

But all of them would never have succeeded without these engineers, true wizards of modern times, and these team bosses whose personalities will remain forever engraved in the legend of F1.

Sacred stories that Daniel Ortelli and Loïc Chenevas-Paule, both journalists and authors, but above all Formula 1 enthusiasts, tell in this work with a very particular construction where nostalgia and (re)discoveries intertwine with a series of portraits illustrated by remarkable photos signed by Jean-François Galeron and his colleagues.

All under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Gilou, conductor of this declaration of love to extraordinary champions, exceptional athletes, remarkable men. All.

In seven two parts, the 1^era that of collectors (17 drivers, 56 titles) and the second, entitled 'the soloists (17 drivers, 17 titles)

Chapter1 'The Incredibles:

Sir Lewis Hamilton – Michael Schumacher – Juan Manuel Fangio

Chapter2 'The sacred monsters:

Alain Prost -Ayrton Senna – Niki Lauda – Sir Jackie Stewart – Sir Jack Brabham – Graham Hill – Jim Clark

Chapter3 'The multi-starred:

Sebastian Vettel – Nelson Piquet – Max Verstappen – Fernando Alonso – Mika Häkkinen – Emerson Fttipaldi – Alberto Ascari

Chapter4 'The gold prospectors

Giuseppe Farina – Mike Hawthorn – Phil Hill – John Surtees – Deny Hulme

Chapter5 'The four of aces

Jochen Rindt – Mario Andretti – James Hunt – Jody Scheckter

Chapitre6 'The cowboys from Williams

Alan Jones – Nico Rosberg – Nigel Mansell – Damon Hill – Jacques Villeneuve – Sir Franck Williams et Patrick Head

Chapter7 'The opportunists in the conquest of the Grail

Kimi Räikkönen – Jenson Button – Nico Rosberg

In conclusion, the stories are well told and the photos are remarkable and sometimes even unpublished. This work is simply remarkable, exceptional… Yes, quite simply COLLECTOR!

Gilles GAIGNAULT

CASA Editions

Auteurs : Daniel Ortelli and Loïc Chenevas-Paule

Photos : Jean François Galeron

Prix : 36,95€