ALAN HENRY
This penetrating and dramatic account of a pivotal era in the history of Ferraris legendary Grand Prix team centers round the relationship between the pushy and ambitious young Niki Lauda, the teams number one driver from 1974-77, and the teams management headed by the autocratic and often irascible Enzo Ferrari.
Alan Henry charts Laudas emergence as a World Championship contender for 1975, followed by his fiery accident in the 1976 German Grand Prix, his fight back to regain the title in 1977 and his abrupt departure from the team at the end of that year.
The authors vivid inside story of Ferraris dominance during the Lauda years, and his account of the creative, sometimes destructive tensions within the team, will make his book essential reading for anyone who follows Formula 1 and its history.