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Book Review: The Jack Brabham Story by Sir Jack Brabham with Doug Nye
The month of May really is becoming a month for remembering F1 legends. Now we add Sir Jack Brabham to the list. An absolutely unique driver. Can you imagine a driver, engineer, team principal and constructor all rolled into on...
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Book Review: Monaco Grand Prix by Michael Hewett
Monaco is on again this weekend and given Lewis Hamilton’s form, he looks unbeatable. An excellent photo book on this historic glamour circuit is photographer Michael Hewett’s “Monaco Grand Prix“. I comm...
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Book Review: Gilles Villeneuve by Paolo D’Alessio
That’s enough Senna posts for a while. Last week was also the anniversary of the passing of another F1 legend, Gilles Villeneuve. Paolo D’Alessio’s little book is easily my favorite photo book on the mercurial...
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F1 diecast news – DeAgostini Senna magazine and Kyosho 1:8 McLaren MP4/4
UK, German and US Senna fans might be interested in DeAgostini Publishing’s monthly subscription magazine on Ayrton Senna which also includes parts to gradually build a Kyosho McLaren MP4/4 1:8 scale (55cm long). I haven&...
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Book Review: The Death of Senna by Richard Williams
I have to confess that I’ve had a copy of Richard Williams’ ‘The Death of Ayrton Senna‘ sitting on my shelf for the last 10 years and never properly read it from front to back. Until this week that is. O...
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Rare Book Review: Senna – Portrait of a Racing Legend by Richard Hawkins and Hugh Gollner
One of the harder to find photo books on Ayrton Senna is ‘Senna: Portrait of a Racing Legend‘. This medium-large square hardcover book is similar in size but slightly bigger than Paul Henri-Cahier’s photobook ...
