Monaco: Inside F1s Greatest Race
By (Author) Malcolm Folley
Cornerstone
Arrow Books Ltd
2nd July 2018
3rd May 2018
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Sporting venues
Social and cultural history
History of sport
796.720944949
Paperback
368
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 23mm
316g
The only definitive inside account of the world's greatest race - full of exclusive interviews with Niki Lauda, Nico Rosberg, Alain Prost, Damon Hill, David Coulthard, Ross Brawn and Bernie Ecclestone **THE ONLY DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST RACE - FULL OF EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH NIKI LAUDA, ROSS BRAWN, DAMON HILL, DAVID COULTHARD, SIR JACKIE STEWART, OLIVER PANIS AND 2016 WORLD CHAMPION NICO ROSBERG** Circuit de Monaco. Monte Carlo. The ultimate race in the Formula One calendar. When you think of Formula One, you think of Monaco. Once a year, yachts jam the harbour, celebrities fill the stands and luxury sports cars litter the streets as of thousands of people gather from across the world to watch the greatest, and one of the oldest, races in motorsport. Monaco is glamorous, prestigious and seductive. But for the drivers, it is the most demanding race of the year. The narrow streets, tight corners and sharp elevations make it the ultimate test of driving skill. It is physically draining and mentally exhausting. Proposed today, the race would not exist but it remains the jewel in the crown for every Formula One driver. There is simply no other race like it. Win at Monaco and your name is etched in history. You will join the likes of Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton. With exclusive interviews and insight from drivers and a wealth of F1 insiders, award-winning sportswriter Malcolm Folley goes behind the scenes to discover what it's really like to drive and live and breathe this iconic circuit. He reveals along the way a unique and definitive portrait of the circuit, and recreates in thrilling detail its most extraordinary weekend, when only three cars finished.
On no other modern circuit can the skill and commitment of a Grand Prix driver be observed at such close quarters and Malcolms book brings to life the most memorable exploits of our champion drivers and heroes from the Jazz Age to Modern Times in the delightful Springtime setting on the Cote dAzur. -- Design and Development Director, McLaren Racing * Neil Oatley *
A gripping evocation of glamour and danger and champion drivers -- Jonathan McEvoy * Sports Journalist Association *
a true portrait of the iconic race * Sunday Sport *
If youre an F1 fan this book is a must read. But even if youre just an occasional watcher and you tune-in just once a year to look at the boats and the apartments that youd need a racing drivers salary to afford, Monaco: Inside F1s Greatest Race is more than worthy of its cover price * On Magazine *
A wonderfully entertaining window into the history of F1s greatest race * Monaco *
Malcolm Folley is an award-winning sports writer who was Chief Sports Reporter for the Mail on Sunday for over twenty two years. With over thirty-nine years' experience as a staff writer on national newspapers, he has travelled the world reporting tennis, football, formula one, rugby, and thirteen Olympic Games. He has written six books, including Senna versus Prost, a chronicle of the greatest rivalry in F1 history. He lives in Surrey with his wife Rachel and has two daughters, Si n and Megan.