The 80’s of Formula 1 Race by Race - E-book - ePub

DO YOU WANT TO RELIVE THE LEGENDARY 1980S OF FORMULA 1? At the end of the 70's, Lotus revolutionized Formula 1 by introducing the ground effect to its single-seaters, and the new decade began with the rest of the teams trying to adapt to this new technology. The team that achieved a faster adaptation was Williams, which through Alan Jones achieved its first great triumphs in its history. At the same time, Renault improved its new turbo engine and went from constant retirements to achieving great results through René Arnoux, Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Alain Prost. Meanwhile, in the 80's, one of the great legends was forged as the Brazilian Nelson Piquet, reaching absolute glory up to three times with Brabham and Williams.
The 80's also saw the debut of the talented Ayrton Senna in Formula 1 with Toleman and his progress through Lotus, until he arrived at McLaren where one of the greatest rivalries of Formula 1 would be generated between teammates against Alain Prost, offering spectacular duels of champions. Despite not being the best decade for Ferrari, the legendary Italian team would always be present in the top positions through drivers such as Michele Alboreto, Didier Pironi, Gerhard Berger or Gilles Villeneuve. The impressive races of this decade also made us enjoy names like Nigel Mansell, Keke Rosberg, Carlos Reutemann or the return of Niki Lauda after his retirement. In this book you will enjoy these wonderful years of Formula 1 in a race-by-race format, reviewing its main protagonists and the most outstanding anecdotes.
In this book you will find:- The adaptation to the ground effect of the teams to compete against Lotus.- The first successes of Jabouille, Arnoux and Prost at Renault with their new turbo engines.- Mansell's debut with Lotus with his overalls burning for fuel.- The struggle of Alan Jones and Nelson Piquet in the first championship for Williams- The fierce rivalry between teammates and rivals Carlos Reutemann and Alan Jones- The closest race finish in history in Spain 1981- McLaren's first triumph after five years thanks to carbon fiber- Laffite and Ligier's constant attempts to occupy the top positions- The sad loss of Gilles Villeneuve in the qualifying session in Belgium 1982- The frequent starting problems after the green light and their dramatic consequences- The accident that left Didier Pironi out of Formula 1 when he was leading the championship- The last Lotus triumph in the life of Colin Chapman- Ferrari's last victories in Enzo's lifetime- Nelson Piquet's three championships to become a legend of the 1980s- Keke Rosberg's triumph, the champion with the fewest victories in a season- Ayrton Senna's first F1 points with Toleman and his extraordinary podium at Monaco- Niki Lauda's triumphant return with McLaren with cars totally different from the ones that had made him the champion- Alain Prost's success in becoming a Formula 1 legend- The hegemony of Honda engines, first with Williams and then with McLaren- The banning of turbo engines and the return to naturally aspirated engines- The intense rivalry at the limit between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost with the unstoppable McLaren MP4 All this and much more in a race-by-race format to travel back in time through the results and anecdotes of each Formula 1 Grand Prix of the 1980s.