Presenting the new Classic Formula 1 Grand Prix calendar. Theme for 2009 calendar is “Powered by Turbo.” A tribute to the rage and age of turbo era. Alain Prost, France’s greatest Formula 1 driver, graces the cover in the Principality of Monaco.
Additional drivers include:
Nelson Piquet, Gilles Villeneuve, Ayrton Senna, Didier Pironi, Keke Rosberg, Michele Alboreto, Nigel Mansell, Niki Lauda, Patrick Tambay, Rene Arnoux and Riccardo Patrese are all captured in beautiful images from the archives of Grand Prix Photo, a leading European motorsports photo studio.
An added bonus is an interview with Francois Castaing, the Renault engineer who turbo-charged Formula 1. He shares the ‘moment’ that was Dijon-Prenois 1979, when Jean-Pierre Jabouille rode into history as the first turbo-charged Grand Prix winner. |