History of Formula One, Foundations and Frameworks Series

Formula One history, told in order and in plain language.

This book follows Grand Prix racing through the 1894 Paris to Rouen trial, the Silver Arrows, the turbo era, and modern power unit rules, so you understand why the sport looks the way it does today.

Eleven chapters move forward through time, and each one builds on the last. Once you reach the ground effect cars of the late 1970s, you already know the 1968 wing experiments that made them possible. When M…