Now firmly established in its ninth year of publication, The Official Formula 1 Season Review 2012 is an essential Christmas gift for every fan of Formula 1. In a frenetic season that has seen eight different winners from six different teams, with Sebastian Vettel narrowly beating Fernando Alonso to the Driver s World Championship at a thrilling final-round title decider in Brazil, here is an unrivalled insight into the on-track action and behind-the-scenes details of the 2012 Formula 1 season, told by the drivers and team personnel involved. Each race is described in absorbing detail and supported by stunning colour photography. Drivers, team principals and technical directors throw new light on many of the season s headlines and incidents, presenting an exclusive insight into the on-track action and the race strategy for each round. Superb feature content supports the race coverage. Senior figures from the 12 teams candidly describe the development of their cars, explaining the setbacks as well as the successes. Every driver gives an appraisal of his own season, again with no holds barred. Finally, a round table of Formula One luminaries Red Bull s Christian Horner, Williams s Toto Wolff, TV commentator Martin Brundle and ace journalist Mark Hughes discuss and debate the big trends and topics of the year. The ninth year of publication of this now well-established annual, published in association with Haymarket Consumer Media, the world-leading publisher of motor racing magazines (F1 Racing, Autosport, Motorsport News, etc). Large format, lavishly designed. Produced at lightning speed after the Brazilian Grand Prix and in the shops well before Christmas.
Formula One racing is one of the most spectacular and talked about sports in the world and "The Official BBC Sport Guide: Formula One 2013" is the essential resource for the season ahead. It ensures that F1 fans are fully up to speed with detailed examinations of all 12 2013 teams (from Ferrari and Red Bull to McLaren and Lotus), all 24 drivers (from Hamilton and Vettel to Alonso and Button) and all 20 tracks (from Monaco and Silverstone to Interlagos and Buddh International). It also reviews the season past, highlights changes to the rules and regulations for 2013, and discusses the talking points of the exhilarating season to come. Complementing Bruce Jones' insightful text are 90 colour photographs and detailed circuit maps, statistics and a fill-in guide for the reader to complete as the season progresses.
It's go! Go! Go! For the thundering third edition of World Formula 1 Records 2014 - A massive, fully illustrated compendium of facts and stats about the world's premier form of motor sport. It features the all=time F1 record breakers and extended coverage of the sport's greatest drivers, most successful teams and most famous racetracks.
Jake Humphrey has one of the best jobs in the world. Flying around the world presenting Formula One to six million people is not a bad occupation. And there is plenty that the viewer doesn't get to see, quite a lot of it rather surprising too. Travelling around the globe in the F1 bubble, Jake brings you close to the action. With his unique access to the key characters in the sport, he reveals a side of figures such as Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton rarely seen before, as well as showing what it is like to work with F1 legends David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan. From techie heaven driving the Red Bull simulator to witnessing moments of great sporting triumph, Humphrey takes the reader behind the scenes in the paddock to unveil the changing face of F1, as well as recounting the pitfalls faced by a TV presenter permanently walking the tightrope of public humiliation.
For the first time, here is a complete guide to every circuit that has hosted Grand Prix racing since the Formula 1 World Championship began in 1950 - from volcanic Mount Fuji in Japan to the woodlands of Hockenheim, from turbulent Argentina to the Swedish tundra, from the Middle East deserts to the teeming streets of Monte Carlo. All 64 circuits are described in compelling detail, with graphics that allow both specialist and general readers to appreciate the character and history of the place.