Sauber-Mercedes — The Group C Racecars 1985-1991 · World Champions

by John Starkey

An in-depth study of the Sauber-Mercedes racecars that dominated the Group C racing scene during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

When Peter Sauber started using Mercedes V8 engines in his Group C sports cars in 1985 the result was World Championship wins in 1989 and 1990. Utterly dominant, the three-pointed star of Mercedes beat the TWR Jaguars and Nissans, and introduced a certain M Schumacher into the factory team in 1990.

This book features interviews with many of the personalities who raced with the Sauber-Mercedes team, including Jochen Mass, Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson, David Price, Bobby Bell and Leo Ress. A host of magnificent colour photographs backs up the history and development of the cars. Also included is a chassis-by-chassis history of each individual car.

Contents:

• Beginnings
• Mercedes Engine Development
• Mercedes in 1988
• Mercedes Engine Development 1988-1989
• Sauber-Mercedes in 1989
• Mercedes Developments 1989-1990
• Mercedes Racing in 1990
• Fresh Start - The C291
• 1991 – The Final Season
• Appendix - Individual cars histories

Buch, Softcover, 20,5 x 23 cm, 116 Seiten, ca. 70 farbige Abbildungen, englischer Text