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F1 World Champions book cover
F1 World Champions book cover
F1 World Champions book cover

Book Review: Formula 1 World Champions by Rainer Schlegelmilch and Hartmut Lehbrink

As expected, Seb Vettel adds yet another championship title to his bulging trophy cabinet and joins the elite 4 title winners club alongside greats like Prost. A lot of the mainstream F1 history books have profiled the sports w...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Art of the Formula 1 Racing Car book cover
Art of the Formula 1 Racing Car book cover
Art of the Formula 1 Racing Car book cover

Book Review: The Art of the Formula 1 Race Car by Stuart Codling

So if Seb Vettel chalks up his 4th straight title in India this weekend and strokes his  RB9 chassis on parc ferme – is this year’s RB9 a sight to behold? How does the RB9 visually compare with past classic F1 racin...
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Schumacher D'Alessio book cover
Schumacher D'Alessio book cover
Schumacher D'Alessio book cover

Book Review: Michael Schumacher by Paolo D’Alessio

I was flicking through Paolo D’Alessio’s Michael Schumacher book the other day to check some decals and aero detail on a 1:43 scale Ferrari F2003GA diecast. This photo book is bound in a similar format to D’Al...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Shunt Book Cover
Shunt Book Cover
Shunt Book Cover

Book Review: Shunt – The Story of James Hunt by Tom Rubython

I haven’t seen the new Rush movie yet but when I do it will be interesting to compare it to Tom Rubython’s Shunt -The Story of James Hunt. A better comparison might be Tom Rubython’s other book “In the N...
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Honda The Pursuit of Dreams Book Cover
Honda The Pursuit of Dreams Book Cover
Honda The Pursuit of Dreams Book Cover

Book Review: The Pursuit of Dreams – the first 50 years of Honda

Japanese Grand Prix time and while I’m disappointed that the last Japanese connection to the sport, the combative Kamui Kobayashi isn’t somewhere on the grid this year, at least we know that Honda is making a welcom...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Villeneuve DVD
Villeneuve DVD
Villeneuve DVD

DVD Review: Formula Villeneuve by Duke Video

To fans of early 1980s Formula 1, Gilles Villeneuve was the flamboyant racer – a pure racing spirit.  So you would expect a documentary on Gilles to capture that same excitement. Unfortunately, this Duke DVD film “F...