Teamwork
West McLaren Mercedes - Biography of the Formula One Team
Gerald Donaldson(Author)
HarperCollinsWillow (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 1. February 1999
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-00-218904-0 (ISBN)
Description
Written by a journalist with access to the team and endorsed by the McLaren organization, this book focuses on key team members such as managing director Ron Dennis, his wealthy and mysterious business partner Mansour Ojjeh, and the dashing drivers Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard. The book delves into the business and commercial aspects of running a Formula One outfit, including interviews with management, sponsors and technical partners. It also documents the intense drama and excitement of race weekends, examining team strategy, tactics and the impact on the team of the regulations for 1998. This revised edition contains a new chapter, which celebrates McLaren's double success in capturing both the 1998 World Drivers' and Constructors championships.
Written by a journalist with access to the team and endorsed by the McLaren organization, this book focuses on key team members such as managing director Ron Dennis, his wealthy and mysterious business partner Mansour Ojjeh, and the dashing drivers Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard. The book delves into the business and commercial aspects of running a Formula One outfit, including interviews with management, sponsors and technical partners. It also documents the intense drama and excitement of race weekends, examining team strategy, tactics and the impact on the team of the regulations for 1998. This revised edition contains a new chapter, which celebrates McLaren's double success in capturing both the 1998 World Drivers' and Constructors championships.
Written by a journalist with access to the team and endorsed by the McLaren organization, this book focuses on key team members such as managing director Ron Dennis, his wealthy and mysterious business partner Mansour Ojjeh, and the dashing drivers Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard. The book delves into the business and commercial aspects of running a Formula One outfit, including interviews with management, sponsors and technical partners. It also documents the intense drama and excitement of race weekends, examining team strategy, tactics and the impact on the team of the regulations for 1998. This revised edition contains a new chapter, which celebrates McLaren's double success in capturing both the 1998 World Drivers' and Constructors championships.
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More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
250 col illus, With index
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 246 mm
Weight
1364 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-218904-0 (9780002189040)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
10/1998
HarperCollinsWillow
€50.94
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Person
Gerald Donaldson is a highly respected Formula One journalist and commentator for the international media. He is the author of several books, including biographies of Gilles Villeneuve and James Hunt, both critically acclaimed in the motor racing press, and a diary of the 1996 season with Jacques Villeneuve.
Gerald Donaldson is a highly respected Formula One journalist and commentator for the international media. He is the author of several books, including biographies of Gilles Villeneuve and James Hunt, both critically acclaimed in the motor racing press, and a diary of the 1996 season with Jacques Villeneuve.
Gerald Donaldson is a highly respected Formula One journalist and commentator for the international media. He is the author of several books, including biographies of Gilles Villeneuve and James Hunt, both critically acclaimed in the motor racing press, and a diary of the 1996 season with Jacques Villeneuve.