Drivers
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Book Review: Mika by Alan Henry
During my work commute I’ve been reading an excellent compact biography of Mika Häkkinen by Alan Henry. I have to admit Mika was one of my favourite drivers and was the second off a production line of ‘Flying Finn’ F1 world cha...
Ayrton Senna
Up Close: Senna’s Team Lotus Contract
My previous post on online F1 contracts motivated me to take a look at what other interesting F1 contracts could be found online. If you’re a Senna fan – look no further than his 1987 driver contract with Team Lotus. This...
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Book Review: Ayrton Senna Prince of Formula One
This Ayrton Senna softcover is an Australian publication which is a compact summary of Ayrton Senna’s Formula 1 career. The layout is more of a magazine style instead of the traditional text/photo Senna books that were pu...
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Book Review: Keke – An Autobiography by Keke Rosberg and Keith Botsford
While Nico is feeling a little heat from his brush with Lewis’ right rear tyre at Spa, you sometimes forget how different his driving style and demeanor is compared to his old man, 1982 champion, moustachioed and cigarett...
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Rare Book Review: Grand Prix Driver by Hermann Lang
After watching the recent German and Austrian grand prix on TV, I was motivated to dig up a German related book to review for a feature post. I was tempted to do Chris Nixon’s “Kings of the Nurburgring” but si...
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Book Review: Life in the fast lane by Alain Prost
Alain Prost appeared several times last month in the news – test driving Red Bull’s RB8 and weighing in on Renault’s engine progress. Although Alain Prost was to later write a more complete autobiography in Vi...
