DO YOU KNOW THE HISTORY OF THESE THREE HISTORIC BRITISH FORMULA 1 CHAMPION TEAMS?
This book includes a new edition of The History of Lotus in Formula 1, along with two new publications that will allow you to also enjoy the trajectory of BRM and Cooper in the top motor racing competition.
In The History of Lotus in Formula 1 to the rhythm of fast lap you will enjoy one of the most innovative constructors thanks to the ingenuity of Colin Chapman and his arrival to glory with Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Jochen RIndt or Emerson Fittipaldi.
In The history of BRM in Formula 1 to the rhythm of fast lap, you will learn about the effort of the British automobile industry to unite and create a champion team through Raymond Mays and Sir Alfred Owen and their suffering until Graham Hill reached absolute glory.
And in The history of Cooper in Formula 1 to the rhythm of fast lap you will enjoy the dream of Charles and John Cooper from their creation of the first rear-engined single-seater to reigning supreme in Formula 1.
In this book you will find:
- The extraordinary Colin Chapman and the origin of Lotus.
- The first points of the Lotus Team through Cliff Allison.
- Lotus' first podium and first official win by Innes Ireland
- Jim Clark's glory and the first of several world championships for Lotus
- Graham Hill's return to Lotus and his fight with Jackie Stewart for the world championship
- Jochen Rindt's world championship after his death
- Emerson Fittipaldi's debut with Lotus and his evolution to become the youngest ever champion
- Lotus innovations: displaced engine, monocoque chassis, ground effect, double chassis, active suspension...
- Mario Andretti's glory with the revolutionary Lotus ground effect and Ronnie Peterson's tragedy...
- The new quest for glory through Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna...
- The decline and disappearance of Lotus in the 1990s and its discreet reappearance with Renault
- Raymond Mays and the transition from ERA to BRM and its subsequent conversion to Owen Racing Organisation
- BRM P25's inability to finish races and initial financial problems.
- BRM's first double podium finish through Harry Schell and Jean Behra
- BRM's first and critical win through Swede Jo Bonnier
- Graham Hill and BRM's first world championship
- The struggle to maintain success in the face of the dominance of Jim Clark's Lotus.
- The arrival of the three-liter engines and the failure of the twin V8 engine.
- The gradual decline through poor reliability
- The reunion with the victory through Pedro Rodriguez and Peter Gethin
- The new frustrated illusion of aspiring to the championship through Marlboro.
- The abandonment of Owen and the final decline of the Stanley-BRM team.
- Charles and his son John Cooper and the creation of the first rear-engined single-seater car
- The first podium finish for a Cooper through Mike Hawthorn
- Stirling Moss and the first victory of the Cooper marque through the T43
- The first successes of the official Cooper Car Company team through Roy Salvadori
- Bruce McLaren's debut through Cooper
- Jack Brabham, world champion pushing his Cooper T51
- The challenge of the 1.5-liter engines and the rest of the team copying the rear engine
- The loss of Charles Cooper and the sale of the team by his son John
- The attempt to regain glory under the new management of Chipstead Motor with Jochen Rindt, John Surtees and Pedro Rodriguez.
All this and much more to remember or enjoy the history of three of the most legendary British teams in top motor racing!
