Gilles Villeneuve: the Life of the Legendary Racing Driver

Author: Gerald Donaldson
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0753507471
Category : Automobile racing drivers
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
Gilles Villeneuve became a legend in his own time, a driver whose skill and daring personified the ideals of Grand Prix racing, the pinnacle of motor sport. With his flamboyantly aggressive, press-on-regardless style in his scarlet Ferrari, he captured the imagination of a vast international audience as no other driver has in recent times. His tremendous fighting spirit and pure passion for driving produced so much high drama and deeply felt emotion that Villeneuve became one of the greatest sporting heroes. His enduring legend owes much to its classic elements of tragedy, for he was a charming young man of humble origins who achieved undreamed of fame and fortune by givign his all to the sport that ultimately took his life.

Gilles Villeneuve: The Life of the Legendary Racing Driver

Author: Gerald Donaldson
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0753546302
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Wow Gilles!

Author: Giorgio Terruzzi
Publisher: Skira Editore
ISBN: 9788857236056
Category : SPORTS & RECREATION
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Villeneuve is still racing across our imaginations. Courage, fury and heart-rending tenderness. Gilles Villeneuve died on 8 May 1982 on the Zolder track, in Belgium. Since then thirty-five years have passed. A long time, or the blink of an eye, if we come to terms with the intensity of memories, with the colours of passion. Above all, red, the red of his Ferraris, stumbled upon by chance and ultimately brought into a firmament that amazed us, worried us, gave us absolute joy and fear. Even though he never obtained a world title, he won all our hearts. A collective emotion with a painful premonition. A true, great sports story, with a protagonist transformed into an immortal legend. Wow Gilles! covers, year after year, the "reckless" life of Gilles Villeneuve through the photographs of Ercole Colombo and texts by Giorgio Terruzzi. The voices of these two exceptional narrators (both were eye-witnesses to the Canadian race driver's over- the-top life) guide us along a journey that begins in 1977 and ends in 1982. From his F1 debut to his tragic accident in Belgium, this spectacular photo album will allow readers to relive the romanticism of the sport that characterized those years, of which Villeneuve was a key player.

Formula One

Author: John Smailes
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1761063197
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 407

Book Description
Since 1950, fifteen Australians and nine New Zealanders have raced in world championship Formula One, the pinnacle of motor racing. Three - Jack Brabham, Denny Hulme and Alan Jones - have won the world title. Two have died in the attempt without ever facing the world championship starters' lights. So few drivers make it to Formula One. Ever fewer succeed in the fastest and most challenging four-wheeled sport of all. Now John Smailes, author of the bestselling Climbing the Mountain, Race Across the World, Mount Panorama and Speed Kings, gives us the definitive story of our involvement with Formula One, from the pioneer days in the aftermath of World War II, to the championship glory of Brabham, Hulme and Jones, the grit and determination of Mark Webber, and Australia's current Formula One star, the irrepressible Daniel Ricciardo, all the way to potential champions of the future like Oscar Piastri. With over 150 stunning photographs, and interviews with drivers past and present, as well as the engineers, managers and team owners behind the scenes, this is the must-have book for every Australian and New Zealand fan of Formula One.

Ferrari Formula 1 Car by Car

Author: Stuart Codling
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 0760367779
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 230

Book Description
Ferrari Formula 1 Car by Car is the complete guide to every Ferrari Formula 1 car that has competed since 1950.

James Hunt

Author: Gerald Donaldson
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0753546329
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386

Book Description
James Hunt was a towering personality with a commanding presence, a hugely glamorous public figure who brought Formula One motor racing to the attention of a whole new audience. Triumphing against all odds to become World Drivers' Champion with McLaren in 1976, Hunt sank into a period of decadence and depression, only to be rejuvenated as he found true love for the first time. With that came personal contentment and a renewed zest for living, so that one of the most colourful and controversial figures in Grand Prix racing is best remembered by those close to him as a fun-loving, caring man who had a genuinely uplifting presence - qualities that shine through in Gerald Donaldson's compelling and moving account of his life.

Gilles Villeneuve

Author: Nigel Roebuck
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780905138701
Category : Automobile racing drivers
Languages : en
Pages : 109

Book Description

Life At The Limit

Author: Sid Watkins
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447241010
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
It's pretty rare to come across a motor racing book that tempts you to read the thing in one sitting but "Prof" Watkins has produced a gem ... [he] is a superb raconteur, not afraid to speak him mind yet peppering the gravity with occasionally side-splitting humour. No true motorsport fan should be without this book.' Autosport Grand Prix racing has undergone sweeping changes in the last thirty years. Many of these involve safety and medical rescue. The man behind them - a champion in the racing world although he has never won a race - is the eminent neurosurgeon Sid Watkins. Life at the Limit is his remarkable story. It spans the most exciting years in Grand Prix racing and includes intimate portraits of motorsport's greatest names, from Jackie Stewart and Niki Lauda to Alain Prost and Damon Hill. Sid Watkins has also witnessed, at first hand, some of the most severe and spectacular racing accidents. His account of these is made all the more poignant by the fact that some of the men he has rescued, sometimes at the point of death, have been personal friends. From Monza, in 1978, where Ronnie Petersen suffered a fatal accident, to Imola in May 1994 where Ayrton Senna met his untimely death, the high, and low, points of Grand Prix racing are vividly described. For all fans of Formula One, this is the inside story of the world's most dangerous sport.

Patrick Tambay

Author: Massimo Burbi
Publisher: Evro Publishing Limited
ISBN: 9781910505120
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This is the emotional story of Patrick Tambay's rollercoaster Formula 1 ride with Ferrari. The saga began in 1982 with the tragedy of his friend and fellow driver Gilles Villeneuve's death in the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder and then unfolded as Tambay took Villeneuve's place in car number 27, achieved race victories and, as the 1983 season developed, fought for the World Championship. Told in 27 chapters, this is a tale not only of Formula 1 in those colourful years but also a rare and revealing account of life inside Maranello in the twilight of the Enzo Ferrari era, supported by magnificent photographs by Paul-Henri Cahier. - British GP, 1982: at Brands Hatch Tambay's second race for Ferrari brings his first-ever podium finish, in his 51st Formula 1 start. - German GP, 1982: after team-mate Didier Pironi's career-ending crash during practice at Hockenheim, Tambay lifts his sombre Ferrari team with his first Formula 1 win. - Italian GP, 1982: in front of Ferrari's emotional home crowd at Monza, Tambay finishes second, with the great Mario Andretti, his team-mate for this one race, behind him in third place. - San Marino GP, 1983: Tambay delivers exactly what the Scuderia's fans desire - victory at Imola for the number 27 Ferrari 12 months after Gilles's last race. - South African GP, 1983: Tambay's farewell race for Ferrari sees him on pole position (his sixth front-row start in seven races), but a mechanical failure denies him any chance of a final victory.

Villeneuve

Author: Allan de La Plante
Publisher: Firefly Publishing
ISBN: 9780968002209
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Few racing drivers displayed more fire and passion than Gilles Villeneuve. Gilles believed the only way to drive was with complete commitment...flat-out all the way. His aggressive style and achievements live on in this exciting book/CD-ROM package. From the speed of snowmobile rating through Formula Ford, Formula Atlantic, to Ferrari and Formula One, the unique photographs show Villeneuve throwing his Ferrari through the comers of his racing career. The exciting world of CD-ROM lets you hear the scream of his engine as he forces his car to the limit. Full motion video puts you right into the cockpit of the Ferrari as it twists and turns at full speed. The book is full of great racing photos and biographical information, as well as a Villeneuve chronology. The fully interactive CD-ROM features contributions by racing greats such as Jackie Stewart, is Windows compatible, and features almost every important action Villeneuve engaged in - including the final one.