The official Formula 1 season review 2007

The 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship will be remembered as one of the most competitive for many years, and also one of the most controversial.

The season was dominated by the epic four-way fight for the drivers’ title, between McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, in his sensational debut season, and his team-mate, double World Champion Fernando Alonso, battling with Ferrari’s Kimi Räikkönen and Felipe Massa. Meanwhile, the off-track excitement provided an intriguing background to a classic year of racing action.

The final outcome could hardly have been closer, as Kimi Räikkönen edged out McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso by a single point to win the World Championship at the final round in Brazil – a race which had fans around the world on the edges of their seats until the chequered flag was waved.

Here is the full inside story of the 2007 Formula One season, told by the drivers and personnel involved, including Kimi Räikkönen, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Nico Rosberg, Jenson Button, Ron Dennis, Pat Symonds, Adrian Newey and Mike Gascoyne. Each race is chronicled with stunning colour photography and absorbing text, allowing the drivers, team principals and technical directors to throw new light on all of the season’s headlines and incidents.

Superb feature content, supported by fabulous photographs and technical illustrations, looks behind the scenes at the development of each of the 11 teams’ cars over the year, while every driver who drove in a Grand Prix during 2007 gives an appraisal of his own season. The drivers are ranked according to their performances during 2007 by a panel of former Formula One drivers who have become commentators, while an eight-man ’round table’ of paddock insiders discuss the leading trends and topics of the 2007 season.

The Official Formula 1TM Season Review 2007 is the ultimate record of a remarkable season, capturing the excitement and atmosphere of each Grand Prix weekend, and providing rare behind-the-scenes insight into the Formula One world.

Foreword by Bernie Ecclestone

Publication: Out Now, RRP: £19.99, Format: Hardback, ISBN: 978 1 84425 453 8