Drivers
Book
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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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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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...
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...
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Book Review: Four Seasons at Ferrari – The Lauda Years by Alan Henry
Another book on Lauda and Ferrari is Alan Henry’s 2002 title “Four Seasons at Ferrari – The Lauda Years”. You would think based on the book’s title that it would solely be about Niki’s stint ...
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Book Review: Second Time Around by Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda’s Second Time Around was the sequel to his Art and Science of Grand Prix Driving. Written 8 years later, he uses the same format and style to analyse the mid 1980’s shift in regulations to turbo powered e...
