This book fills the gaps in Formula 1 records. The 70 years of F1 can be
neatly divided into two eras at January 1980. At that point the terms
"Grand Prix" and "World Championship' became synonymous. Until then,
over half of F1 races were not included in the Championship for the
spurious reason that each country should have just a single race. This
does a disservice to the achievements of drivers of the Fangio, Moss,
Clark and Stewart era and even more-so to the four pre-championship
years which began in 1946. When a commentator says "Rosberg's 16th win
equals the F1 wins of Stirling Moss" this is manifestly untrue. If the
same drivers, in the same cars, compete at the same tracks, and over a
similar distance, then each race deserves to have its place in the
records as a "Championship quality" event. This book includes such races
alongside contemporary Championship races and, combined with known
figures since 1980, produces what can surely be accepted as "The Real
Score" of Formula 1.