By Ivan Rendall, Forward by Nigel Mansell

Hard cover 9x11.5 400 pages

Motor racing started in France on July 22 1894 when 21 cars raced from Paris to Reune. A hundred years later, motor racing is a high-tech sport and a huge global business. The evolution of international motor racing, with its twin themes of individual competition and the pursuit of engineering excellence, is one of the great stories of the twentieth centure. The Checkered Flag tells that story in full, as the sport celebrates its centenary.