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Completed at the beginning of the month under the setting sun of Abou d'Abi, the 2024 Formula 1 season has barely delivered its verdict before numerous books have already invaded the bookstore shelves. HAS a little less than five days before the Christmas holidaysël, Warm-up F1 offers you a small selection of books to prolong the pleasure while waiting for the return to the track of the best drivers in the world next March.
The wait is already looking unbearable for all Formula 1 enthusiasts who enthusiastically experienced the finale in Abu Dhabi on December 8. If the implacable Max Verstappen had killed all suspense in the drivers' championship by securing a fourth world title on the night of Las Vegas, the fight between the legendary Scuderia Ferrari and the no less prestigious McLaren team in the constructors' championship kept fans in suspense. discipline until the last lap of the final event of this exciting 2024 F1 vintage. While a long winter break looms and no one knows who, Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari or Mercedes, will gain the upper hand over their rivals in 2025, Warm-up F1 invites you to keep in touch with your favorite sport through a selection of several books available for the end-of-year celebrations. Engine !
“The 2024 Formula 1 Golden Book”
A must-have for the end-of-year celebrations, “The Formula 1 Golden Book” has been back in bookstores since December 12 for a very beautifully crafted 2024 edition. Entrusted for the fifth consecutive year to the expert pen of Frédéric Ferret, this forty-ninth opus of the reference annual offers a particularly in-depth retrospective of the spectacular 2024 F1 vintage. In addition to the analysis of the different Grand Prix of the season (note, however, the absence in the book of the last two rounds contested at the beginning of December in Qatar and Abu Dhabi), the senior reporter for the newspaper L'Équipe also offers a fascinating focus on the man of the year and now quadruple world champion in the discipline Max Verstappen. Magnified, as always, by the splendid photos and infographics of the sports daily, the 128-page work also devotes a major interview to the French Pierre Gasly and Esteban, the Alpine drivers having achieved the feat despite a nightmarish start to the championship of sign a double podium during the very rainy Brazilian Grand Prix.
“The 2024 Formula 1 Golden Book”by Frédéric Ferret, preface signed Alain Prost, Solar éditions, 128 pages – €29.99.
“Grand Prix: History of Formula 1 from yesterday to today”
Arrived in bookstores on November 6, “Grand Prix: history of Formula 1 from yesterday to today” traces the crazy evolution of a sport once confined to a restricted circle of enthusiasts and today followed by millions of fans around the world. Designed as a guide that is both educational and resolutely accessible, Will Buxton's book presents the flagship discipline of motorsport in all its aspects, from its birth to the end of the Second World War to its multiple transformations over the decades, including its current format and its future challenges. With his rich experience in the paddocks, the author immerses the reader behind the scenes of F1, revisiting its fabulous history through the prism of its iconic drivers and its most emblematic teams. Original both in its format (halfway between a paperback and a large book) that in its iconography (the traditional photos give way here to illustrations of the most beautiful effect)the 240-page work offers an immersive and captivating look at a sport that is now 75 years old.
“Grand Prix: history of Formula 1 from yesterday to today”by Will Buxton, preface signed Stefano Domenicali, City éditions, 240 pages – €25.
“Formula 1 for dummies”
Released on June 6 in bookstores, “Formula 1 for dummies” takes up the concept of the famous collection launched almost a quarter of a century ago in France by devoting itself, for the first time, to the premier category of motorsport. Faithful to the original spirit of a work which wishes to make accessible a subject that is a priori difficult to access, Jonathan Noble's book presents the discipline in every aspect, thus allowing neophytes and purists alike to build their knowledge. depth of a sport as exciting as it is complex. Divided into 5 large parts and more than 22 chapters, the book addresses themes as varied as regulations, racing strategies, the profile of a high-level driver and the role of safety devices in F1. Particularly exhaustive in his account, the English journalist does not forget to enhance his work with a historical section in which he returns in particular to the ten greatest races in history and a very useful appendix for those wishing to decipher faster the thorny jargon of Formula 1.
“Formula 1 for dummies”by Jonathan Noble, First editions, 360 pages – €24.95.
“Formula 1: clashes at the top”
Available since April 3 in bookstores, “Formula 1: clashes at the top” offers to relive the greatest duels of a discipline whose genesis dates back to the 1950 season. Very nicely illustrated, Tony Dodgins' book dwells on 16 iconic rivalries in the premier category of motorsport, plunging the reader into a maelstrom merciless battles, psychological wars and other controversial skirmishes. Deliberately placed on the front page of the work, the legendary fight which pitted the immense Alain Prost against the unforgettable Ayrton Senna at the end of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s is logically highlighted in the work just like that who, more recently, saw His Majesty Lewis Hamilton fight (fiercely) against the formidable Max Verstappen. Particularly precise in its narrative, this beautiful 240-page book does not, however, avoid the other major clashes of F1, the author equally obviously allocating part of his fascinating work to the Hunt-Lauda, Schumacher-Hakkinen duels. or Villeneuve-Pironi.
“Formula 1: clashes at the top”by Tony Dodgins, preface signed Mark Webber, Sophia Éditions, 240 pages – €49.
Andrea Noviello
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