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. 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.
● A study of the design and development of the Sauber-Mercedes: the Mercedes Group C Cars of the late ’80s ● Their racing history and success ● The development of the twin turbocharged Mercedes V8 engine ● The development of the 3-litre flat 12 engine for the C291 ● Mercedes decision to use the program as a promotional tool for selling their street cars ● Every car’s history included in an appendix ● Interviews with many of the great racing personalities of the era ● Interview with the designer, Leo Ress ● Foreword by Jochen Mass ● Great colour pictures that capture this golden era in Group C racing
