In this first volume in an intended series, the author, a leading expert of British motor racing, reveals the amazing stories behind the racing teams and their stars and the successes and failures in the great classic endurance races and Grand Prix contests. Not until after the Second World War did Britain get to grips with first-rank motor racing and this publication looks at the great champions such as Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorn, Jim Clarke, Graham Hill, John Surtees and Jackie Stewart as well as James Hunt, Damon Hill, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton. In this publication these men and their cars come to life in authoritative text and illustrations.