From the first championship, won by Nino Farina with his Alfa and his famous cigar between his lips, to Hamilton´s heroic exploits, taking in en route all the legends of Formula 1: Ascari, Fangio, Lauda, Senna, Prost and Schumacher are just some of the protagonists in this book. A spectacular account of the winners, their extraordinary cars and their duels, but also a story of big defeats and great heroes who, while they didn´t win the championship, still became legends: Gilles Villeneuve above all.