Marlboro McLaren Tag and Honda-Powered Grand Prix Cars, 1983-90

E-331: Aston Publications, UK. Very Good. 1990. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Aston Publications Ltd, Bourne End, UK. 1990. 144 pgs. Illustrated with b/w and colour photographs. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. In this book, Anthony Pritchard, as the title suggests, covers the McLaren Team's five year dalliance with turbo power, firstly with Tag-Porsche, and then the early years with Honda. Extensively illustrated with glossy black & white as well as colour photography, "Marlboro McLaren" also serves as a history of the team, as the first chapter covers its foundation, and its racing efforts up until 1983. Chapter two deals with the development of the turbo car as it was introduced at the tail end of the 1983 season, and the following seven chapters cover each year in succession. Rather neatly, Pritchard discusses each Grand Prix on a race by race basis for the period covered, covering the driver's efforts in practice, qualifying as well as the race, placing these in context with the season as it develops. The author also touches on technical developments as they transpire during and between seasons. Although the subtitle of the book refers to 1990, in fact, the book only takes in the first two races of that season. Because of this, the book has a sense of being somewhat incomplete, which is detracting. Quite why the author elected to take in the first two races of 1990 rather than just end with the completion of the 1989 season is anyone's guess. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages .