Formula 1 in Camera 1980-89

by Quentin Spurring

Following the success of its sister volume, which covered the 1970s, this book features another classic era as Formula 1 - attracting growing interest via TV - became a mainstream sport. The 1980s saw the emergence of McLaren and Williams as the dominant teams. Normally aspirated engines gave way to more powerful turbocharged units, before the regulations changed in 1989 to favor non-turbo motors again. The defining drivers were Gilles Villeneuve, Alan Jones, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna. The 1980s saw the demise of the privateer entrants as technology and costs escalated.

Genres: Nonfiction

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Tony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Prost, Senna, Piquet, Mansell, Lauda, Rosberg, Villeneuve…. what a decade.

[Nnikkoss · Rating 5 out of 5]

Από τα καλύτερα του είδους. Πολύ καλή παρουσίαση με εκπληκτικές φωτογραφίες για τα τελευταία "χρυσά χρόνια" της ιστορίας του σπορ. Η τρίτη συνέχεια μετά από τις δεκαετίες του '60 και '70.

[Emilio Vazquez · Rating 5 out of 5]

the story definitely excellent.

[Juan · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's hard to rate this book so low because the photographs are very good. However as a photographic book I was waiting for a good treatment of the photographs. I was wrong. As an amateur photographer I just can't understand why they printed this book with such low quality. Color balance is wrong, exposure is wrong and hue is just ridiculous wrong.
This also applies to other auto racing books from this publisher.