The Lost Generation (book)

The Lost Generation: The Brilliant but Tragic Lives of Rising British F1 Stars Roger Williamson, Tony Brise and Tom Pryce (ISBN 1-844-25205-1) is a book written by David Tremayne. The book is biography of three British Formula One drivers: Tony Brise, Tom Pryce and Roger Williamson, who all died after a short period in Formula One.

This article is about the book. For the demographic cohort, see Lost Generation.

The Lost Generation: The Brilliant but Tragic Lives of Rising British F1 Stars Roger Williamson, Tony Brise and Tom Pryce
Original front cover.
Pictured from left to right are:
Tony Brise, Tom Pryce & Roger Williamson.
AuthorDavid Tremayne
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAutosport
GenreBiography
PublisherHaynes Group
Publication date
August 2006
Pages264
ISBN1-84425-205-1
OCLC122715189
LC ClassGV1032.A1 T745 2006

With access to the drivers' families, friends and colleagues, Tremayne tells the full story of all three drivers. The book is 264 pages long and published by Haynes Group in August 2006.

Critical response

Simon Arron, writing in The Daily Telegraph describes the book as "thoroughly researched and beautifully written by an author who fully appreciates his subjects' worth"[1] Andrew Baker writing for the same paper also praises the book, commenting that the Tremayne is "well placed to draw sympathetic portraits of the trio" and that "motor racing fans will find it heart-warming and moving by turn."[2] Keith Collantine reviewed the book for Auto Trader, and commented that Tremayne "has done justice to a very awkward subject matter" awarding the book a score of 8 out of 10.[3]

Joe Saward on GrandPrix.com said that "David Tremayne has done a wonderful job to bring the characters to life."[4] On the automotive website CarKeys.co.uk, David Finlay praises the author for his "simple, undramatic way" of writing making the book "all the more moving as a result" and sums it up as "an even-handed and worthy monument to three men who are now almost forgotten."[5]

Footnotes
  1. Arron, Simon (28 October 2006). "The gear box: pressure gauges, F1 racing game and The Lost Generation". Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013.
  2. Baker, Andrew (7 January 2007). "Sportsbooks: Get the motor running". Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group Ltd.
  3. Collantine, Keith (11 October 2006). "Auto Books: The Lost Generation". Auto Trader. Trader Media Group.
  4. Saward, Joe (10 December 2006). "Book Review: The Lost Generation". GrandPrix.com. Inside F1, Inc.
  5. Finlay, David (23 October 2006). "The Lost Generation". CarKeys. PDROnline. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.


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