Grid to Glory 75 Milestone Formula One Moments

‘A fast-flowing, edge-of-your-seat read.‘ – Nate Saunders

‘An engaging and absorbing behind-the-scenes pass to the key moments in the sport’s illustrious history.’ - Lawrence Barretto

A celebratory look at the world of Formula One, featuring the incredible stories that made this magnificent sport what it is today, both those we all know and those that have never been told.

Over 75 chapters, Alex Jacques tells  the story of Formula One’s rise, fall and recovery  through the  extraordinary moments  that shaped the  world’s most dramatic sport. Covering the teams, the drivers, the bosses and the pit crews, Alex Jacques truly takes us trackside to feel the energy and hear from the personalities we love to watch.

With stories ranging from the huge personalities that make up the sport – and the hijinks they wreak at every turn – to a simple misreading of regulations that led to the creation of a monster car, to Lewis Hamilton's shock move to Ferrari and Romain Grosjean's death-defying Man on Fire crash,  Grid to Glory  brings together some of the most iconic moments in the sport’s history, making it  a  classic F1 title.

Colourfully written  and encompassing every aspect of the unique composition of elite motorsport – glamour, rivalry, death, strategy, technology, business and controversy – this book will appeal to old and new fans of the sport, as its mix of known and  never-before-told stories  provide context to some of the most talked-about incidents in sporting history.