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" New &amp;quot;Autocourse&amp;quot; book shows why grand prix is the world&amp;#039;s greatest racing. A new book, Autocourse 60 Years of World Championship Grand Prix Motor Racing, does a super job of detailing why we at Road &amp;amp;amp; Track continue to find international Formula 1 so intriguing. Sure, F1 has had its controversies; yes, it&amp;#039;s dominated by a few personalities and special interests; and admittedly it shows up on our side of the Atlantic at ungodly hours. But here&amp;#039;s why it&amp;#039;s still the premier racing series in the world. This oversize (9 x 12 1/4 in.) 400-page book is a lot more than a coffee table picture book. (Do people still have coffee tables?) In-depth text is by British motoring journalist Alan Henry (an authority I&amp;#039;ve long respected). Wonderful photos, many of them utterly new to me, are by Bernard and his son Paul-Henri Cahier (both, R&amp;amp;amp;T alumni). The six decades start with resumption of racing after World War II and the official World Championship. But there&amp;#039;s also a chapter on the earliest Grands Prix evolving into the Thirties and famous names such as Tazio Nuvolari, Bernd Rosemeyer, Ferdinand Porsche and Auto Union. Later eras are arranged logically by engine and other regulatory matters: the 2.5-Litre Formula, the Heyday of the Cosworth DFV and so on. The book ends with season-by-season tables of 1950-2009 with drivers, points and their race finishes all listed. Publication details: Autocourse 60 Years of World Championship Grand Prix Motor Racing, by Alan Henry, photography by Bernard and Paul-Henri Cahier, $59.95; Quayside Distribution Services, www.qbookshop.com. Related posts:  Best Numbers at the Gate in 18 Years \u2013 2012 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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