Showing results for "One by One" in Motor Sports

'Adrian has a unique gift for understanding drivers and racing cars. He is ultra competitive but never forgets to have fun. An immensely likeable man.' Damon Hill The world’s foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britain’s greatest engineers and this is his...

Michael Schumacher was de eerste zevenvoudig wereldkampioen Formule 1 en is nog altijd houder van een aantal imposante records in de autosport. Dit boek vertelt het leven van een Formule 1-legende, vanaf zijn eerste meters in een kart tot zijn beginjaren als autocoureur en zijn negentien succesvolle én minder gelukkige jaren in de F1. Hij was van 1991 tot en met 2006 en van 2010 tot en met 2012 actief in de F1. Met zijn professionele aanpak, ijzeren trainingsdiscipline en totale toewijding heeft hij een nieuwe standaard gezet voor coureurs.

F1 is one of the most watched sports on the planet with some of the highest paid athletes in the world. For over a decade, Lee McKenzie has been at the heart of it all. Thanks to a relaxed but informative interview style, she has become one of the most respected F1 presenters and interviewers in the sport, with drivers requesting her for interviews because of her tough but fair approach.

Brought to you by Penguin. As lead presenter for Sky Sports Formula One live coverage, Simon Lazenby is at the centre of Grand Prix race-weekend action. In this book, he takes us off camera to give us exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to the people who power this multi-billion-pound sport...

The first English-language biography of Formula 1’s hottest new talent, Dutchman Max Verstappen. Few drivers have ever shaken up Formula 1 in quite the same way as Verstappen. Already the youngest competitor in F1 history, having made his breakthrough in 2015 aged just 17, his debut race for Red Bull at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix saw him become the youngest driver ever to win a race, achieve a podium finish or even lead a lap.

Mark Webber was at the centre of one of the most captivating chapters in the history of Formula One. In 2010, while racing for Red Bull, he and his teammate, Sebastian Vettel, went head to head for the World Championship. There could be only one winner. Since retiring from Formula One, Mark has concentrated on endurance racing, including the legendary Le Mans 24-hour race.

No Hollywood scriptwriter could possibly have envisioned the breathless, adrenaline-pumping climax to the 2021 Formula 1 season. On the very last lap of the final race of an unbelievably arduous and controversial season, Red Bull's Max Verstappen nervelessly overtook the seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes to clinch the first place that thrust the young prodigy to the narrowest of victories and to his first World Drivers' title. He followed up by taking the 2022 title as well.

Enzo uncovers a wealth of new facts about the origins, ambitions, and private life of Enzo Ferrari. Drawing on years of original research conducted in Italy and abroad, this book lays bare the hidden aspects of Ferrari's career. From his earliest failed business ventures, to his political dealings with Italy's fascist government, Allied occupiers, and even Communist leaders. Revisit all the highlights of Ferrari's rise to greatness. Including his driving career in the 1920s, his management of racing teams for Alfa Romeo in the 1930s and the launch of his own company and team in the late 1940s.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Mechanic, written and read by Marc 'Elvis' Priestley. In the high octane atmosphere of the Formula One pit lane, the spotlight is most often on the superstar drivers. And yet, without the technical knowledge, competitive determination and...

As one of the world's most popular sports, and with races in far corners of the globe, F1 is big business. With unparalleled insight and decades of reporting, they describe the pivotal moments which have driven the sport to new heights - the influx of tobacco advertising, the Concorde agreement, television deals, the reign of Bernie Ecclestone, and the huge popularity of Drive to Survive.

El streamer de Fórmula 1 de referencia en España explica las claves de su pasión por el mayor espectáculo del mundo. De primeras, la Fórmula 1 es una competición complicada de seguir. Es normal volverse loco con los mil y un aspectos necesarios para comprender, saber leer y, sobre todo, disfrutar un Gran Premio. Es imposible amar la Fórmula 1 sin entender su contexto, pero, una vez lo entiendes, no puedes despegarte de ella. Cuando la locura se apodera de esta competición —algo que sucede con frecuencia—, no hay deporte que se le acerque.

Driven: The Men Who Made Formula One tells how a small group of extraordinary men transformed Formula One from a niche sport played out on primitive tracks surrounded by hay bales and grass verges into a £1 billion circus performing in vast theatres of entertainment all over the world. Led by Bernie Ecclestone, the billionaire ringmaster, this clique started by scraping a living to go racing and ended up creating space-age cars and turning drivers from amateur gladiators into multimillion-pound superstars, like Ayrton Senna and Lewis Hamilton, while the names of Ferrari, McLaren and Williams are now as familiar around the world as Manchester United or Real Madrid.

“One of the finest wordsmiths in modern sport . . . with infectious passion and singular craft [Smith] has created a truly fabulous and unique piece of work. On the Grid is incredibly special. I loved every thoughtfully written word.” —Will Buxton, award-winning broadcaster, star of Drive...

Olav Mol over de geschiedenis van de sport die leeft als nooit tevoren – 75 jaar Formule 1. In 2025 bestaat het wereldkampioenschap Formule 1 precies 75 jaar. Deze verjaardag is geen seniorenfeestje. Integendeel, de koningsklasse van de autosport heeft in recente jaren juist nieuwe energie gekregen. Wereldwijd is er een grote groei aan fans en de strijd op het circuit is spannender dan ooit. Wat in 1950 begon als een promotiemiddel voor autofabrikanten en een dure hobby voor rijke heren, is uitgegroeid tot een topsport en miljardenbusiness.

"Формулой-1" правят визуальные образы: гаснут огни стартового светофора, и яркие машины отправляются нарезать круги по живописным трассам; взмах клетчатого флага, и победитель становится героем на все времена, вроде Михаэля Шумахера, Айртона Сенны или Ники Лауды - человеком, олицетворяющим "королеву автоспорта". Эти небожители порой затмевают лучами своей славы пилотов, чьи истории подчас не менее знаменательны и драматичны, полны трагедий и триумфов. Пилотов, которые по праву могут считаться легендарными.

'A testament to the success of Eddie's life' DAMON HILL Full Throttle is a high-octane guide to business, leadership and resilience - told through the extraordinary life and lessons of Formula One legend Eddie Jordan. A maverick team boss and fearless entrepreneur, Eddie built Jordan Grand Prix...

Enzo Ferrari diceva: "Date un foglio di carta a un bambino, dategli dei colori e chiedetegli di disegnare un'automobile, sicuramente la farà rossa." Devo dire che aveva ragione. Dalla prefazione di Charles Leclerc. La storia della Formula 1 è un vero e proprio romanzo iniziato il 13 maggio del 1950 in Inghilterra. Da allora sono trascorsi settant'anni, ricchi di avventure, successi, gioie, ma anche di dolori e tragedie.

Packed with intrigue, high-stakes schemes, and adrenalin-fueled action on-and-off the track, the brilliant and gripping inside story of Formula One’s most fascinating, swagger-rich, and win-at-all-costs team, Red Bull, now celebrating its twentieth anniversary. A propulsive, dramatic thrill...

Drawing on a lifetime of sniffing petrol fumes, Lights Out, Full Throttle stands large over the landscape of Formula One and takes the temperature of the good, the bad and the ugly of the petrolhead’s paradise. Johnny Herbert and Damon Hill between them competed in 261 Grands Prix, amassing...

2018 bricht Dr. Thorsten Möll aus seiner Komfortzone aus und lässt sein altes Leben hinter sich. Nach Jahren hinter dem Schreibtisch möchte der promovierte Wirtschaftswissenschaftler die Welt auf eine andere Weise "erfahren". Er kündigt Job und Wohnung, um alleine mit seinem Motorrad namens Suze den Erdball zu umrunden. Dass die grenzenlose Covid‑19‑Pandemie dabei zur größten Herausforderung wird, ahnt er zu diesem Zeitpunkt nicht. Drei Jahre reist er von Europa durch Asien bis nach Australien, wo er die schlechteste Erfahrung seiner Reise macht.