F1 History: The Billion Dollar Man Versus Mad Max (The Years That Gave Rise to the Largest Motorsports Competition) - Paperback

by Alvena Hane (Author)

Few know the glory of alfa romeo in formula 1. Although nowadays it is a team used to fighting for the middle or lower positions, there was a time when the italian constructor came to dominate formula 1.

After some successful years prior to alfa romeo's world championship in association with enzo ferrari, the italian team led the origin of formula 1 through its alfetta, counting on legends such as nino farina or juan manuel fangio who turned alfa romeo into one of the most powerful teams in the early years of the competition.

All of these statistical elements are taken into account to work out a hierarchy of drivers, in variable circumstances:

• Races started
• Races completed
• Races won
• Points scored
• Average points per race
• Car competitiveness
• Quality of the field of drivers for each season.

After a new dark period where the championships resisted despite having drivers with the talent of nigel mansell or alain prost, a hero came to the rescue of the italian team to provide it with the best years of its history: michael schumacher. After the departure of the legendary german, only kimi räikkönen managed to extend the triumph of scuderia ferrari, despite having champions like alonso or vettel.