1970. The Formula One season is about to begin, and Jean-Pierre Vaillant unveils his new prototype to the two pilots of Team Vaillante – his brother Michel and Steve Warson. He hopes that his radical innovations will give Vaillante an edge against the extremely fierce competition. Unfortunately, the 1970 season is going to prove disastrous across the board, and the relentless quest for performance deadly, inciting the drivers to fight for an in-depth reform of racing safety rules … Belgian author Denis Lapière started in the business as a manager of a comic book shop, before moving on to script writing. Notable among the 50 or so series and one-shots in his portfolio are Alice et Leopold, Charly, the new adventures of Tif et Tondu and the new season of Michel Vaillant. A Frenchman born in Greece, Vincent Dutreuil participated in several collective bandes dessinées exhibitions in France and Belgium, and illustrated several series before joining the Michel Vaillant team.