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Book Review: The History of Formula 1
Another nice little F1 history compilation is Igloo Books’ “The History of Formula 1”. This book is circa 2009 with Jenson’s distinctive Brawn BGP001 on the cover. Inside, there is a good mix of archival race photos in a...
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Book Review: McLaren Honda Turbo by Ian Bamsey
The question on everyone’s lips is whether McLaren and Honda can re-live the glory years of their previous partnership in the late 80’s/early 90s or whether it will be a repeat of Honda’s own fizzer in 2007-2008 as ...
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Book Review: For the Record My Years with Ferrari by Niki Lauda
During this season’s testing, Niki Lauda has been in the media drumming up Ferrari’s form. Apart from his many exploits on the track, Niki Lauda is also famous as a straight shooting F1 driver/team boss/commentator....
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Book Review: The Toleman Story by Christopher Hilton
So the auction of Caterham assets, F1 yet again bids farewell to another aspiring small team (with Marussia/Manor next in line). A few small teams do on occasion get to punch above their weight – Toleman was one (with a s...
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Book Review: Technology of the F1 Car by Nigel Macknight
Pre-season testing is actually one of my favourite times on the F1 calendar. New car designs and liveries break cover. Although the cars in 2015 are a lot more complex than those a decade ago, some basic technical principles st...
Blog Posts
F1 engine costs vs sponsorship
Last month, I wrote a post on some of the old Team Lotus contracts circa 1986-1988 that are available for viewing as historical documents online. As everyone knows the 2014 F1 season was all about the financial burden of the ne...
