Formula One: The Controversies

When the realities of funding a racing career in Lotus Cortinas and Van Diemens became apparent, Tony Dodgins opted for the typewriter. He won the Sir William Lyons award for young motoring journalists in 1979 after interviewing Frank Williams at Silverstone the day before Williams won its first grand prix. Tony joined Autosport in 1985 and became their grand prix editor. He has also been the grand prix editor for Motoring News, F1 Racing magazine (now GP Racing), On Track, and has been a regular columnist for Autosport Japan for more than 20 years. He is the editor of the renowned Autocourse yearbook, which has been published since the World Championship began in 1950. After BBC radio work, Tony became the Channel 4 race analyst working on F1 coverage alongside commentator Ben Edwards and now Alex Jacques.

• Foreword IntroductionSportsmanship winsTragedy at MonzaStewart’s accident starts a missionFerrari boycotts the GrimaldisMontjuic madness  Hunt versus LaudaThe Lotus 79 beater Patrese scapegoated for Peterson crashFISA + FOCA = FIASCODrivers go on strike!Villeneuve vs PironiTyrrell – Battling the all-powerful turbosSenna vs Prost at SuzukaThe inevitable showdownNo triumph out of Senna tragedyMosley sells F1 to sole bidder‘You hit the wrong part of him, my friend!’Dennis orders Coulthard to move over...againFIA hands Ferrari a lifeline...Fans protest at Todt’s ordersTodt and Mosley help sink IndianapolisBAR gets barredSchumacher gets a parking penalty‘Spygate’ threatens to sink McLarenMosley revelations spark a privacy campaignCrash!The Brawn supremacy‘Fernando is faster than you’ Vettel gets his paybackBianchi’s accident provokes changeThe mysterious case of extra sensory deceptionA title fight like no other!Sign on the dotted line...Massa sues 17 years on!Power struggle at Red BullThe ‘hands off’ FIA president…IndexPicture credits