Maurice Hamilton

The most comprehensive biography of Formula One legend Niki Lauda ever published, written with the full support of his family

Formulalegenda Niki Laudan uskomattoman elämäntarinan kertoo hänet yli 40 vuotta tuntenut Maurice Hamilton. Teoksessa pääsevät ääneen myös Niki Laudan perheenjäsenet, ystävät, kilpakumppanit ja työtoverit, joiden kertomukset ja anekdootit valottavat elävästi erikoislaatuista ja vaikuttavaa persoonaa. Lauda joutui vakavaan onnettomuuteen Nürburgringin osakilpailussa 1.8.1976. Palo- ja hengitystievammat olivat siinä määrin vakavat, että hänelle annettiin sairaalassa viimeinen voitelu. Lauda kuitenkin selvisi hengissä ja palasi takaisin radalle vain 42 päivää onnettomuutensa jälkeen. Niki Laudan ura on keskeinen osa F1-kisojen historiaa. Se alkoi 1970-luvulla James Huntin kanssa käydyistä kuuluisista kaksinkamppailuista ja päättyi 1984 saavutettuun kolmanteen maailmanmestaruuteen ja sen jälkeiseen toimintaan formulatallien johtoryhmissä.

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Experience the legendary history of Formula 1 in this definitive illustrated book. Foreword by Ross Brawn. Fully revised and updated, Formula 1: The Official History is an electrifying account of the F1 phenomenon, telling the complete story of one of the world's most popular, thrilling, and glamorous sports. Bringing together a superbly written account of the history of the sport and an exceptional selection of stunning images from across eight decades of F1 racing, the book charts the FIA Formula One World Championship, decade by decade, from its first race at Silverstone in May 1950 right through to the present day. Each chapter tells the fascinating stories behind the greatest drivers and teams, important personnel, famous and infamous incidents, as well as key changes to the rules on design, safety and competitiveness. These tales are accompanied by more than 250 exceptional photographs featuring icons past and present, including Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen. Accessible and entertaining for any F1 fan, this is the definitive visual history of the sport.

A blend of entertaining storytelling, brutal honesty and high drama, Irish racing driver Derek Daly’s memoir is a page-turner. His meteoric rise from a modest background in Dublin to the heights of Formula 1 is a story of relentless determination and unbridled talent, but when he reached motor racing’s pinnacle — ultimately with the top-notch Williams team in 1982 — his success story started to unravel, partly because of numerous and sometimes horrifyingly spectacular crashes often caused by car breakages. He made a clean break and went to America, where he raced Indycars and sports cars before metamorphosing into a hugely popular TV commentator, interviewer and pundit. Now, in his own words, he has put the entire rollercoaster of his life into a spellbinding autobiography that all racing fans will love. Key content • After starting out with a secondhand Formula Ford car bought from Eddie Jordan, Derek laboured in an Australian iron-ore mine for six months to earn the money to buy a more competitive racing car. • The plan worked and he became Irish Formula Ford Champion in 1975, then went to England and won numerous races in 1976, including the prestigious Formula Ford Festival. • Stepping up to Formula 3 in 1977, he continued his winning ways and became British Formula 3 Champion driving for larger-than-life Irish team owner Derek McMahon. • Two seasons in Formula 2 brought more successes, including three victories, but early attempts to break into Formula 1 were mired in frustration with teams that struggled, namely Hesketh and Ensign. • Tyrrell offered better prospects for 1980 but some big crashes — notably at the start of the Monaco Grand Prix — and numerous car failures blighted his season. • Derek finally landed a top seat for 1982, with Williams, only to find that sub-standard treatment and the team’s fading competitiveness prevented him from fulfilling his potential. • Making a dramatic change in his life, he went to race in America in Indycars, but a huge accident at Michigan in 1984 — his car crashed into the perimeter wall at 217mph and disintegrated — left him severely injured and facing a long recovery. • A racing swansong came in sports cars, with Jaguar at Le Mans and Nissan in America, the latter bringing consecutive victories in the 12 Hours of Sebring, in 1990 and 1991. • Staying in America, Derek went on to a decades-long career as a motorsport TV broadcaster alongside business ventures and keynote speaking.

Race through fun facts, stats and stories about your favourite drivers with F1 expert, Maurice Hamilton. Illustrated throughout by Cat Sims. Find out how Carlos Sainz became a racing legend! Covering his rise through the ranks, records and rivalries, this book tells you everything you need to know about the Spanish superstar. Easy to read and fun to share, Racing Legends: Carlos Sainz is perfect for fast and curious minds, whatever their reading ability. Check out the rest of the Racing Legends series for more books to speed through! Other racing legends in the series include Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri, Fernando Alonso and George Russell.

Race through fun facts, stats and stories about your favourite drivers with F1 expert, Maurice Hamilton. Illustrated in black and white throughout by Cat Sims. Discover how George Russell became a racing legend in this fun, illustrated, fact-filled book! Read about his wins, losses and find out about the history of Formula One. Easy to read and fun to share, Racing Legends: George Russell is perfect for fast and curious minds, whatever their reading ability. Check out the rest of the Racing Legends series for more books to speed through! Other racing legends in this series include Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri, Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz.

A visual and fact-filled feast for every true F1 fan. A stunning Formula One book with amazing photography showcasing 50 iconic F1 cars from 1950 to the modern day, highlighting engineering innovations, their impact on the automotive industry, historic races, drivers, pioneering engineers and teams who put them on the racing track. Maurice Hamilton covers the technical specifications of the cars and pulls out the amazing stories behind the pictures to appeal to every true Formula 1 fan and lovers of the Grand Prix and motor sport. Get the inside story on the teams, the designers, famous drivers and the memorable races they were involved in plus the amazing tracks they raced on.

Bask in Formula One glory with this 75th Anniversary edition of The Champions, featuring exhilarating photography and expert commentary. Since the Grand Prix’s start in 1950, just 34 men have achieved the accolade of F1 World Champion. For the first time, legendary F1 commentator Maurice Hamilton and award-winning photographers Bernard and Paul-Henri Cahier bring the heroes of this iconic sport together, in a stunning photographic portrayal of the poise, skill and winning mindset that separates the fast from the furious, the elite from the talented. Formula One and its champions are brought to life with:An exquisitely written profile of each of the 34 F1 World Champions, with key details from the driver’s life and F1 careerStunning photography of the drivers and their cars, both on and off the trackHistoric interviews with the sport’s lost heroes, including James Hunt and Ayrton SennaExclusive quotes from icons such as Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Nico RosbergA brand new foreword by Damon Hill, former F1 World Champion. Debate has raged over which driver is the best of the best. It is impossible to say. But that will not deter energetic and informed discussion, usually predicated on a personal preference swayed by affection. Each of these champions will have experienced and delivered pulse-raising performances many times over. Fully revised and updated for the 75th Anniversary and with a new foreword by F1 legend Damon Hill, with this handsome homage to the most ferocious of sports and the incredible sportsmen who drive at the edge in pursuit of greatness, it is time to choose your favourite F1 Champion.

Race through fun facts, stats and stories about your favourite drivers with F1 expert, Maurice Hamilton. Illustrated in black and white throughout by Cat Sims. Find out how Fernando Alonso became a racing legend! Covering his rise through the ranks, records, and rivalries, this book tells you everything you need to know about the Spanish superstar. Easy to read and fun to share, Racing Legends: Fernando Alonso is perfect for fast and curious minds, whatever their reading ability. Check out the rest of the Racing Legends series for more books to speed through!

Race through fun facts, stats and stories about your favourite drivers with F1 expert, Maurice Hamilton. Illustrated throughout by Cat Sims. Discover how Oscar Piastri became a racing legend in this fun, illustrated, fact-filled book! Read about his wins, losses and find out about the history of Formula One. Easy to read and fun to share, Racing Legends: Oscar Piastri is perfect for fast and curious minds, whatever their reading ability. Check out the rest of the Racing Legends series for more books to speed through!

Experience the legendary history of Formula 1 in this definitive illustrated book. Foreword by Ross Brawn. Fully updated for 2024, Formula 1: The Official History is an electrifying account of the F1 phenomenon, telling the complete story of one of the world's most popular, thrilling, and glamorous sports. Bringing together a superbly written account of the history of the sport and an exceptional selection of stunning images from across seven decades of F1 racing, the book charts the FIA Formula One World Championship, decade by decade, from its first race at Silverstone in May 1950 right through to the present day. Each chapter tells the fascinating stories behind the greatest drivers and teams, important personnel, famous and infamous incidents, as well as key changes to the rules on design, safety and competitiveness. These tales are accompanied by more than 250 exceptional photographs featuring icons past and present, including Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen. Accessible and entertaining for any F1 fan, this is the definitive visual history of the sport.

Race through fun facts, stats and stories about your favourite drivers with F1 expert, Maurice Hamilton. Find out how Charles Leclerc defied the odds to become one of the world's most exciting RACING LEGENDS! Following him as he rises up the ranks of Formula 1 racing, this book shows just how legendary Charles Leclerc is, while also celebrating other key members of his racing team. Easy to read, fun to share and packed full of illustrations, Racing Legends: Charles Leclerc is perfect for fast and curious minds, whatever their reading ability. Check out the rest of the Racing Legends series (Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris) for more books to speed through!

Race through fun facts, stats and stories about your favourite drivers with F1 expert, Maurice Hamilton. Find out how Lando Norris has become one of the world's youngest ever RACING LEGENDS! Covering his super fast rise to fame and his first Grand Prix win, this book shows how legendary Lando Norris is, and just how far he might go. Full of facts and stories about Lando's career as well as a look at the history of McLaren Racing and the Singapore Grand Prix. Easy to read, fun to share and packed full of illustrations, Racing Legends: Lando Norris is perfect for fast and curious minds, whatever their reading ability. Check out the rest of the Racing Legends series for more books to speed through!

Race through fun facts, stats and stories about one of your favourite drivers, Max Verstappen, with F1 expert Maurice Hamilton. Find out how Max Verstappen went from go-karting to becoming one of the world's best RACING LEGENDS! Detailing his super-fast rise to fame this book shows just how much of a legend Max Verstappen is, as well as shedding light on the team that helped him become number 1 in F1. Easy to read, fun to share and packed full of illustrations, Racing Legends: Max Verstappen is perfect for fast and curious minds, whatever their reading ability. Check out the rest of the Racing Legends series for more books to speed through: Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris, and Fernando Alonso.

Race through fun facts, stats and stories about one of your favourite drivers, Lewis Hamilton, with F1 expert Maurice Hamilton. Find out how Lewis Hamilton went from playing with remote-controlled cars to becoming one of the world's greatest ever RACING LEGENDS! Covering speed records and epic rivalries, as well as Hamilton's heroes and charity work, this book shows just how legendary Lewis Hamilton is, on and off the track, and celebrates the unsung heroes of racing, from the pitstop crew to the engineers. Easy to read, fun to share and packed with illustrations, Racing Legends: Lewis Hamilton is perfect for fast and curious minds, whatever their reading ability. Check out the rest of the Racing Legends series for more books to speed through: Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Fernando Alonso.