Overview

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 racings 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.

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How do they do it at the price? ..this superbly produced picturebook from the Cahier father-and-son team is a bargain in anyone's language. - Octane The Cahier images are worth the price of the book alone and Chimit's profiles are icing on the cake. A book for the library of any diehard grand prix racing aficionado. - Jeff Allison, Prancing Horse

What a spellbinding book this is! We could not put it down. This is a grand book which is a must even if you are not necessarily an F1 fan bout like to see what makes its characters tick. - Jaguar Magazine Featuring portraits of 72 of F1's greatest drivers, from the 1950s to the present day, the book is a memorable journey through the camera lens. - Burton Mail

How do they do it at the price? ..this superbly produced picturebook from the Cahier father-and-son team is a bargain in anyone s language. - <i>Octane The Cahier images are worth the price of the book alone and Chimit s profiles are icing on the cake. A book for the library of any diehard grand prix racing aficionado. - Jeff Allison, <i>Prancing Horse</i> </i></p>

""How do they do it at the price? ..this superbly produced picturebook from the Cahier father-and-son team is a bargain in anyone's language."" - Octane ""The Cahier images are worth the price of the book alone and Chimit's profiles are icing on the cake. A book for the library of any diehard grand prix racing aficionado."" - Jeff Allison, Prancing Horse ""What a spellbinding book this is! We could not put it down. This is a grand book which is a must even if you are not necessarily an F1 fan bout like to see what makes its characters tick."" - Jaguar Magazine ""Featuring portraits of 72 of F1's greatest drivers, from the 1950s to the present day, the book is a memorable journey through the camera lens."" - Burton Mail

Author Information

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. 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. Xavier Chimits is a former editor-in-chief of Franceu2019s L'Automobile Magazine and has published several books about Formula One.

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