Grand Prix Racers: Portraits of Speed

Chimits, Xavier

ISBN 10: 0760334307 / ISBN 13: 9780760334300

Published by Motorbooks, 2008

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DRAMATIC STORIES FROM FORMULA ONE RACING HISTORY.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Grand Prix Racers: Portraits of Speed
• Publisher: Motorbooks
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760334307
• ISBN 13: 9780760334300
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Motor Sports

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Synopsis

The heroes of Grand Prix racing--Fangio, Jim Clark, Phil Hill, Bruce McLaren, Jackie Stewart, Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell, and Michael Schumacher, to name but a few--are familiar to F1 fans. But would their faces and feats be so well known if not for the extraordinary efforts of the photographers who have captured their images in legendary fashion?

This book gives readers a look at Grand Prix racing’s top drivers by way of its top photographers, the father and son team of Bernard and Paul-Henri Cahier. Bernard Cahier began shooting F1 in 1952. In the late 1960s, he was joined by his son. Their images, reproduced here in all their brilliance, capture some of the most memorable, even legendary, moments in the history of Grand Prix racing.

These incomparable photographs comprise intimate portraits of seventy-two of the sports’ greatest drivers from the 1950s through today. Beautifully printed in rich black and white, the pictures treat readers to an encounter with the legendary racers of the Grand Prix that is at once remarkably fresh and historically rich.

About the Author

Xavier Chimits is a former editor-in-chief of France\u2019s L'Automobile Magazine and has published several books about Formula One.Xavier Chimits is a former editor-in-chief of France's L'Automobile Magazine and has published several books about Formula One. Over the two decades that he has covered F1 racing, he formed a close friendship with Bernard and Paul-Henri Cahier. This book is the result of that friendship.