The Art of the Formula 1 Race Car

Even more of the most beautiful and successful Formula 1 race cars in history presented in a way they have never been seen before. Formula 1: the pinnacle of motorsports. This is the worlds most popular form of racing featuring the worlds greatest drivers competing in the most technologically advanced cars ever created machines designed and built by some of historys most brilliant engineering minds. For the original edition of Art of the Formula 1 Race Car master automotive photographer James Mann brought a selection of these spectacular machines into the studio portraying not just their engineering brilliance but also their inherent beauty-- the fascinating results of Formula 1s mix of competition creativity and human ingenuity has made these vehicles into works of art. Now in this new and updated edition Mann has gone behind the lens once again to bring you even more of historys most astounding racing vehicles from the Alfa Romeo 158 that carried Giuseppe Farina to the first F1 world championship in 1950 all the way through to the present day with models from Maserati Mercedes-Benz Lotus Ferrari McLaren and all of racings premier Formula 1 engineers. With historical and technological profiles by Formula 1 writer Stuart Codling and insightful commentary from designer Gordon Murray creator of multiple championship-winning cars the revised and updated Art of the Formula 1 Race Car continues its tradition as the ultimate homage to the ultimate breed of race car. Discover what Road & Track magazine called "the perfect blend of pictures analysis and the racing history of these remarkable racing machines."