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monaco grand prix book cover
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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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Gilles Villeneuve Gribaudo book cover
Gilles Villeneuve Gribaudo book cover
Gilles Villeneuve Gribaudo book cover

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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Death of Senna book cover
Death of Senna book cover
Death of Senna book cover

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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senna portrait of a racer book cover
senna portrait of a racer book cover
senna portrait of a racer book cover

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 ...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Echoes of Imola book cover
Echoes of Imola book cover
Echoes of Imola book cover

Book Review: Echoes of Imola by David Tremayne

As we get closer to 1st May and the 20th anniversary of the passing of Ayrton Senna, I picked out  an old 1996 David Tremayne book “Echoes of Imola” to re-read over the Easter break. Despite its age, I re-discovered...