Ferrari’s golden era of sports car racing (1962–73) is celebrated in this large-format tribute to an outstanding photographic achievement. Rainer W. Schlegelmilch’s immersive lens captures more than speed and beauty; it frames what Enzo Ferrari called the sport’s “terrible joys,” as endured by both Scuderia Ferrari and passionate fans worldwide.– Collector’s Edition (No. 201–1,500), each numbered and signed by Rainer W. Schlegelmilch.
Experience Ferrari’s glory days, when it redefined what a team could be—becoming a symbol of daring, beauty, and engineering genius. This large-format tribute traces Scuderia’s defining era, 1962 to 1973, through the lens of Rainer W. Schlegelmilch.
Schlegelmilch captured sports car racing at its rawest. A glint of scarlet bodywork in the sun, the tension of the grid, rapt faces of fans, exchanges with teammates and spouses. His famous use of the zoom was both commanding and intimate, compressing distance to heighten drama, while drawing viewers into the emotional core of the moment.
This book celebrates the cars, the characters, and the culture that shaped Ferrari during its most iconic period, when the likes of Surtees, Bandini, Ickx, and Rodríguez roared across the tarmac in scarlet machines of mythic beauty. In image after image, Schlegelmilch transports us to the pits and the podiums, revealing all-too-human feelings as well as the sheer power of the races.
By the 70s, change was afoot. Racetracks grew safer, but more remote.– Safety barriers arose, pushing photographers and spectators back, and– full-face helmets replaced open visors, hiding the men behind the– machines.
Meaning this is more than a book of photographs: it’s a time capsule that captures the passion, grit, and genius that defined Ferrari’s most romantic age. An immersive invitation to a bygone world, for tifosi and design lovers alike, as experienced through the eye of its most cinematic chronicler. As F1’s Stefano Domenicali put it: “Rainer is much more than a photographer—he is a keeper of motorsport memory.”
Collector’s Edition (No. 201–1,500), each numbered and signed by Rainer W. Schlegelmilch.
The Photographer
Rainer W. Schlegelmilch is a living legend in the field of motorsport photography and one of the most important chroniclers of international racing. He has produced around 40 illustrated books on motorsport and automobiles, and his photographs were also shown at international exhibitions. His books The Golden Age of Formula 1, The Roaring 70’s, Schlegelmilch – 50 Years of Formula 1 Photography as well as his limited edition series The Great Challenge, five books on the driving eras of Formula 1 world champions Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna, and Michael Schumacher, received worldwide recognition.
“Rainer W. Schlegelmilch’s work is not just art, but a precious archive for all those who love motorsport, a visual heritage that preserves unrepeatable moments.”
— Stefano Domenicali
TASCHEN
Rainer W. Schlegelmilch, Ferrari
Hardcover, bound in faux leather, with an inset ChromaLuxe aluminum print and foil embossing
356 pages, 34.4 x 40.8 cm, 6.3 kg, with an engraved acrylic glass bookstand
Collector’s Edition (No. 201–1500), each copy numbered and signed by Rainer W. Schlegelmilch.
€850
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