The Great Challenge

Dieter Streve-Mülhens presents the motorsport photography of Rainer W. Schlegelmilch in an encyclopaedia of the great drivers of their time. “The Great Challenge” series recounts the great races and their heroes, their victories and defeats from 1962 until end of 2006. Expressive portraits are interspersed with thrilling racing scenes and photos documenting the spirit of the age.

Each copy of the limited edition is numbered calligraphically and personally signed by Dieter Streve-Mülhens and Rainer W. Schlegelmilch.

About all books:

  • Idea and conception by Dieter Streve-Mülhens (publisher and race driver of historic cars)
  • Photography and graphic design by Rainer W. Schlegelmilch (involved in Formula 1 since 1962)
  • Driver biographies are written by well known motor racing journalists.
  • J256 – 262 pages, landscape format 34 x 28 cm
  • Bilingual text (German/English)
  • Case and slipcase in library buckram
  • Lenticular picture on front cover
  • Slipcases in the helmet colours of the respective driver, Clark Era in Lotus colours
  • Paper: 170 g/m2 Zanders Ikono matt
  • Printing: black & white in triplex, 4-colour offset print, 200 lpi, both glossy
  • Serigraphs (of every World Champion) on semi-transparent paper
  • Handcrafted bookends made of high-quality acrylic glass for all five volumes

The Clark Era

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325 photos in monochrome, 256 pages

Text: Burkhard Nuppeney

Biographies of Jim Clark and 11 additional racing drivers of that era: Giancarlo Baghetti, Lorenzo Bandini, Carel Godin de Beaufort, Joakim Bonnier, Jack Brabham, Richie Ginther, Masten Gregory, Dan Gurney, Phil Hill, Innes Ireland, Willy Mairesse.

Foreword Dan Gurney. Recollections to the time record Sir Jack Brabham, John Cooper, Gerard Crombac, Bernie Ecclestone, Phil Hill and Rob Walker.

The Stewart Era

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180 photos in monochrome, 194 photos in colour, 256 pages.
Text: Hartmut Lehbrink. 

Biographies of Jackie Stewart and 19 additional racing drivers of that era:  Chris Amon, Graham Hill, Denny Hulme, Jacky Ickx, Bruce McLaren, Jochen Rindt, Jo Siffert und John Surtees,   and briefer portraits of Richard Attwood, Derek Bell, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, François Cevert, Piers Courage, Vic Elford, Mike Hailwood, Jackie Oliver, Brian Redman, Peter Revson and Pedro Rodriguez.

Foreword Jackie Stewart, OBE. Recollections to the time record Derek Gardner, Bette Hill, Jacky Ickx, Patty McLaren-Brickett, Nina Rindt, Helen Stewart, John Surtees und Ken Tyrrell.

 

The Lauda Era

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565 colour photos, 262 pages.
Text: Helmut Zwickl

Biographies of Niki Lauda and ten additional racing drivers of that era: Mario Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi, James Hunt, Alan Jones, Ronnie Peterson, Nelson Piquet, Clay Regazzoni, Keke Rosberg, Jody Scheckter and Gilles Villeneuve and briefer portraits of Arnoux, Brambilla, de Angelis, Depailler, Ertl, Jabouille, Jarier, Laffite, Mass, Merzario, Nilsson, Pace, Pironi, Reutemann, Stommelen, Stuck, Surer, Tambay, Watson and Manfred Winkelhock.

Foreword Niki Lauda. Recollections to the time record Mario Andretti, Prof. Willy Dungl, Bernie Ecclestone, Emerson Fittipaldi, Mauro Forghieri, Jody Scheckter, Max Mosley, Luca di Montezemolo, Gordon Murray, Clay Regazzoni and John Watson.

The Senna Era

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640 colour photos, 262pages.
Text: Hartmut Lebrink

Biographies of Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Gerhard Berger, and briefer portraits of Michele Alboreto, Philippe Alliot, Michael Andretti, Stefan Bellof, Thierry Boutsen, Martin Brundle, Alex Caffi, Ivan Capelli, Eddie Cheever, Érik Comas, Christian Danner, Andrea de Cesaris, Martin Donnelly, Teo Fabi, Christian Fittipaldi, Piercarlo Ghinzani, Mauricio Gugelmin, Stefan Johansson, Nicola Larini, JJ Lehto, Pierluigi Martini, Stefano Modena, Roberto Moreno, Satoru Nakajima, Alessandro Nannini, Jonathan Palmer, Riccardo Patrese, Emanuele Pirro, Roland Ratzenberger, Bernd Schneider, Philippe Streiff, Aguri Suzuki and Derek Warwick.

Foreword Gerhard Berger. Recollections to the time record Prof. Sid Watkins, Josef Leberer, Sir Frank Williams, Neil Oatley, Jo Ramirez, Nigel Mansell, Riccardo Patrese and Rubens Barrichello.

The Schuhmacher Era

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More than 800 colour photos, 264 pages.
Text: Hartmut Lehbrink

Biographies of the world champions Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso, Damon Hill, Mika Hakkinen, and Jacques Villeneuve as well as briefer profiles of 22 more  drivers of this era: Jean Alesi, Rubens Barrichello, Jenson Button, David Coulthard, Pedro Diniz, Giancarlo Fisichella, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Nick Heidfeld, Johnny Herbert, Eddie Irvine, Felipe Massa, Juan Pablo Montoya, Olivier Panis, Kimi Räikkönen, Mika Salo, Takuma Sato, Ralf Schumacher, Jarno Trulli, Jos Verstappen, Mark Webber, Alexander Wurz and Alessandro Zanardi.

Foreword Jean Todt. Recollections to the time record Bernie Ecclestone, Ross Brawn, Flavio Briatore, Mika Hakkinen, Martin Brundle, Felipe Massa and Max Flückiger.