Formula One Down Under

FORMULA ONE DOWN UNDER

AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX HISTORY

Gelding Street Press, Rockpool Publishing | 8 March 2023 | $39.99 | Hardcover, Jacketed

The Australian Grand Prix is the crown jewel of local motorsport, it's also the gold standard by which Formula One GPs are judged. Each year since 1985 the Formula One circus has pitched its tent in Australia for an annual round of the World Championship.

Formula One was an immediate hit in Adelaide, spawning a golden era of 11 consecutive Australian Grands Prix on the much-loved parklands street circuit. The AGP moved to Melbourne's Albert Park for 1996 and continues to break crowd records.

Formula One Down Under 1985-2022 tracks the event's 36-race evolution – all the drama, colour and action of the most dynamic spot on the planet. Relive the feats of superstar drivers like Senna, Schumacher, Alonso and Hamilton, plus Aussies Jones, Webber and Ricciardo.

This comprehensive and absorbing account of Formula One in Australia is a must for any race fan's bookshelf. From the team that produced Supercars: the Holden vs Ford Era, Holden Commemorative Edition, Ford Falcon Commemorative Edition and Bathurst: 60 Years of the Great Race.

Features:

1. The only book covering the full history of the Australian Grand Prix, with year-by-year reports, 1985 to 2022, of both the much-loved Adelaide and extraordinarily successful Melbourne eras.
2. Features the superstars of F1 including current heroes Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, former greats Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher, and Aussie favourites Daniel Ricciardo, Mark Webber and Alan Jones.
3. This book will appeal to the millions of Australians who have attended this mega event over the years. In 2022 a total of 419,000 attended in Melbourne over its four days. Previous venue Adelaide holds the record for Australia's biggest one-day sporting attendance - 205,000.
4. Over 400 colour photos capturing the action and atmosphere of the event contested by F1's most famous teams: Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, McLaren, Williams, Red Bull, et al...

Get excited, this is what true Aussie Formula One fans have been waiting for, the greats of Australian and the race down under.