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Niki Lauda biography book cover
Niki Lauda biography book cover
Niki Lauda biography book cover

Book Review: The Biography of Niki Lauda by Maurice Hamilton

Although the global COVID lockdown is frustrating for all F1 fans, I’m told one benefit (if there is one) has been the re-discovery of F1 books (I also think there’s been a recovery in the diecast market too, but that’’s for an...
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen book cover
The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen book cover
The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen book cover

Book Review: The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen by Kari Hotakainen

Aside from the sad news of Niki Lauda’s passing, this weekend’s Monaco GP marked Kimi Räikkönen’s 300th GP – although fans may have been hoping for better than P17. Late last year, an English version of his authorised “bi...
 
 
 
 
 
 

Total Competition Ross Brawn book cover
Total Competition Ross Brawn book cover
Total Competition Ross Brawn book cover

Book review: Total Competition – Lessons in Strategy from Formula One by Ross Brawn and Adam Parr

I was reading Ross Brawn’s recent comments on the ambitions for the new 2021 regulations. Recent F1 fans may not remember Ross Brawn but he is best known as the world champion winning principal of his own team, Brawn GP and bef...
 
 
 
 
 
 
mansell staying on track book cover
mansell staying on track book cover
mansell staying on track book cover

New Book Review: Staying on Track – the Autobiography by Nigel Mansell

To me, F1 in the 90’s was much more exciting due to the hard charging driving of Nigel Mansell. Like Lewis Hamilton, Nigel Mansell was a Silverstone crowd legend. Nigel’s 2015 autobiography “Staying on Track” has been recently ...
 
 
 
 
 
 

Max Mosley AutoBiography book cover
Max Mosley AutoBiography book cover
Max Mosley AutoBiography book cover

New Book Review: Formula One and Beyond by Max Mosley

Considering all the high drama in 2015 about engines and new design regulations to liven up F1,  the head of the FIA – Jean Todt has kept an incredibly low profile. Post Jules Bianchi’s awful Suzuka crash, the FIA w...
 
 
 
 
 
 
David's Diary book cover
David's Diary book cover
David's Diary book cover

Book Review: David’s Diary by David Coulthard with Gerald Donaldson

One last British driver book from the vault – David Coulthard’s 1998 epic “David’s Diary“. Although I’m a McLaren admirer, I was never a huge fan of David Coulthard. Having said that, I picke...