Alfa Romeo and Formula 1

The story returns, with new chapters and prospects about to unfold. The agreement between Sauber and Alfa Romeo brings back to the World Championship stage a name that for so long was an integral part of Formula 1 series. Going back to the 1950 and 1951 seasons, the championship was bathed in the red of the Portello’s cars. Then came the eras of Chiti, Autodelta, the partnership with Brabham and then the Biscione marque’s return to F1 with the Alfa-Alfa. This book contains all this and much more, including the two seasons in the early Seventies with McLaren and March, the premature implosion of the agreement with Ligier, the sporadic appearances, especially of South African drivers, at the wheel of cars powered by an Alfa Romeo engine. The story is comprehensively illustrated with hundreds of colour and black and white images, many previously unpublished, and a list of all the results obtained by Alfa Romeo in Formula 1.

Author Biography

Born in Monza, for over 40 years Enrico Mapelli has followed the vicissitudes of the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, firstly as an enthusiast and then as a journalist. He contributes to a number of local periodicals and has published books. For Giorgio Nada Editore he has written I dati della Formula Uno and Ferrari’s World Champions. The cars that beat the world, as well as having contributed to many other works published by the company. He has been the speaker at the Autodromo for many events, especially historic car races including the InterEuropa Cup Formula 1 GP.