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Formula 1: The Impossible Collection (2nd Edition)

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Scented with notes of rubber, this edition offers a sensory connection to the racetrack, evoking the high-octane world of Formula 1. For the average reader, even driving a single lap of a Grand Prix would be impossible, but for the world’s twenty best racing drivers in the series’ ten teams, it i...
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Brad Spurgeon reported on Formula One for the International Herald Tribune and The New York Times for over two decades, traveling to nearly every F1 race each season over five continents. His passion for racing began as a boy when he attended the first Canadian Grand Prix in 1967. He has contributed articles to publications around the world and has appeared as an F1 expert on Eurosport, CNN and L’Équipe TV. Based in Paris, Spurgeon works as a freelance writer, filmmaker and musician.


Jean Todt is the current United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety. A former president of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), he was general manager of Scuderia Ferrari from 1993 to 2007.


Stefano Domenicali is the current CEO of Formula One. He was the F1 team principal of Scuderia Ferrari from 2008 to 2014, and the CEO of Italian sports car manufacturer Lamborghini from 2016 to 2020.

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The Ultimate Collection

Formula 1: The Impossible Collection (2nd Edition)

$1,400

You’ll never know how a driver feels when he wins a race. The helmet hides unfathomable emotions.

— Ayrton Senna

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Page count

228 pages

Number of illustrations

180

Language

English

Released on

May 2025

Dimensions

W 16 x L 19 x D 3 in

Cover materials

Handcrafted volume in a luxury yellow PVC clamshell case with metal plaque

ISBN

9781649805300

Weight

20.94 lb

Author

Text by Brad Spurgeon, forewords by Jean Todt and Stefano Domenicali

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