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The Papaya Wars: McLaren and the Rivalries That Defined Grand Prix Racing
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ISBN13: 9798181734807
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.23 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.23 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Two cars. One unmistakable color. And, almost always, two drivers who could not stand to lose to each other. Most histories of motorsport's most successful British team read like a trophy cabinet. This one reads the team through the duels that powered it -- and the ones that blew it apart. From Bruce McLaren defying an industry to build his own winning car, to Lauda and Prost separated by half a point, to Senna and Prost dividing a garage and then the sport, to Hamilton and Alonso's civil war, to Norris and Piastri racing for a championship as teammates once more, this is the single pattern that explains every McLaren era, the triumphs and the collapses alike. Inside, you'll discover:
- Why building his own car made Bruce McLaren a rebel and set the team's DNA
- How the closest title fight in the sport's history happened inside one garage
- The anatomy of the Senna and Prost feud, and two title-deciding collisions at Suzuka
- How the Silver Arrows era rebuilt the team around Mika Hakkinen
- The inside logic of 2007: a rookie, a double champion, a hundred-million-dollar scandal, a title lost by a point
- Why the Honda years became a cautionary tale of ambition without horsepower
- How a near-dead team rebuilt itself and came back to win again For the fan who knows the names and wants the why. The trophies tell you that McLaren won. This book tells you how, and what it cost. An independent, unofficial work. Not affiliated with or endorsed by McLaren Racing Ltd or Formula One Licensing BV.
- How the closest title fight in the sport's history happened inside one garage
- The anatomy of the Senna and Prost feud, and two title-deciding collisions at Suzuka
- How the Silver Arrows era rebuilt the team around Mika Hakkinen
- The inside logic of 2007: a rookie, a double champion, a hundred-million-dollar scandal, a title lost by a point
- Why the Honda years became a cautionary tale of ambition without horsepower
- How a near-dead team rebuilt itself and came back to win again For the fan who knows the names and wants the why. The trophies tell you that McLaren won. This book tells you how, and what it cost. An independent, unofficial work. Not affiliated with or endorsed by McLaren Racing Ltd or Formula One Licensing BV.
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