{"product_id":"the-brawn-story-the-man-and-the-team-that-turned-formula-1-upside-down","title":"The Brawn Story - The Man and The Team That Turned Formula 1 Upside-Down","description":"\u003cp\u003e2nd hand book in excellent \/ like new condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: Christopher Hilton .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoss Brawn became the colossus of Grand Prix racing in 2009 when the team that bears his name won the constructors' title — so prized among the teams — and enabled Jenson Button to become World Champion.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis achievement was unprecedented even by the standards of Formula 1 because, ten months before, the whole team — owned by Honda — faced almost immediate extinction. Brawn, engineer and master strategist, had never considered owning a team or even wanted to. He tried to find buyers and in the end faced a simple choice: buy it himself or see it close. He bought it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was the beginning of a season drawn into extremes. Button dominated absolutely at the beginning so that, after a lifetime of waiting, the championship seemed to be tumbling headlong into his grasp. Then, almost mysteriously, the winning ebbed away and, as it did, his teammate Rubens Barrichello, another who'd waited a lifetime, began to drive like a champion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBehind it all stood the colossus: tall, broad-shouldered, softly spoken, invariably genial and to many who follow Formula 1 a familiar presence — yet a stranger. He came from what he calls a 'Coronation Street' background and how many knew that? He enjoyed slot car racing as a lad, became an engineering apprentice at Harwell, and in 1976 joined Frank Williams's GP team as a machinist, becoming employee number 11.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the remarkable story of the big bear, as he is affectionately known, and his team, seen through his own eyes and the eyes of those who've known him. It is also a full recreation of the 2009 season, race by race, with Brawn's insights threaded through. It is, finally, the story of many men and women — because, even after drastic economies, Brawn GP still had more than 400 employees. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey believed they could turn Formula 1 upside-down and did so one immortal October afternoon at Interlagos when strong men cried, Ross Brawn among them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChristopher Hilton\u003c\/em\u003e has written many bestselling books about Formula 1, including notable biographies of Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"ProductSectionSeparator\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ProductDetailsGrid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003ePublisher Code:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003eH4937\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003eISBN 10:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003eISBN 13:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e9781844259373\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003ePublished:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e160x240mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e320\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003eHard Bound, Colour ill\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e9781844259373\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Haynes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47627979358428,"sku":"9781844259373","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/8297\/3404\/files\/b14014b_brawn_story__91163.1339460470.1280.1280.jpg?v=1772088790","url":"https:\/\/automotobookshop.com.au\/products\/the-brawn-story-the-man-and-the-team-that-turned-formula-1-upside-down","provider":"Automoto Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}