Victorious Vettel: The Official Review of the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship

Running more than five hours, this is the exciting official record of the 20 international races comprising the FIA's 2012 Formula One World Championship season. Small cameras mounted on the fronts and backs of Formula One racing vehicles tell the story of these races, from Australia in March to Brazil in November, capturing the triumphs—as well as the mishaps, breakdowns, and running off-track—with a driver's point-of-view intensity. While the ultimate outcome is well-known to racing fans (Sebastian Vettel claimed a briefly-contested victory), the season's many mini-dramas are certain to be riveting to Formula One followers, including the absence of a clear leader in the championship's first seven rounds; nasty collisions and entanglements; changes in team drivers; and a return of the United States Grand Prix after a year off. This head-spinning, superfast (in every sense) set's highlights include Michael Schumacher's up-and-down season (the past champion suffered a hydraulics failure in Canada and retired after Brazil); Fernando Alonso's two wins at the European Grand Prix; Vettel's near-disaster with tire failure in Korea; and comeback kid Kimi Räikkönen's victory in Abu Dhabi. Interviews with drivers, a look at the work of officials, and plenty of pit action nicely complement all of the high-octane circuit thrills. Highly recommended. Aud: P. (T. Keogh)