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Book Review: Flying on the Ground by Emerson Fittipaldi and Elizabeth Hayward
With the F1 circus in São Paulo for the final season showdown this weekend, it makes sense to post a few reviews of books on successful drivers from Brazil. There are plenty of Brazilian drivers to choose from and no shortage o...
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Book Review: Mario Andretti Photo Album by Peter Nygaard
No surprise that recent media interviews leading up to the US Grand Prix are reaching for former world champions with US ties like Jacques Villeneuve and of course the legendary Mario Andretti. Over the years, I have collected ...
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Book Review: Memories of Ronnie Peterson by Joakim Thedin and Tomas Hägg
With his maiden win for Lotus (or is that Renault?) in Abu Dhabi, Kimi Räikkönen brings back memories of another former hard charging Scandinavian Lotus driver, Ronnie Peterson. Memories of Ronnie Peterson was put together
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Book Review: Grand Prix Greats by Nigel Roebuck
Another book review dusted off from the vault. A lot of the modern day debate is whether the current grid’s world champions Alonso, Vettel, Hamilton, Button, Räikkönen (BTW, nice comeback win in Abu Dahbi) and Hamilton are wort...
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Book Review: Behind the Scenes in Motor Racing by Anthony Howard
My last post on the Williams FW14 diecast comparison, reminded me of a very nice cut-away drawing in Anthony Howard’s “Behind the Scenes in Motoring Racing”. This old 1992 book is showing its age but is still relevant today. I...
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Book Review: Gilles Fra Mito e Leggenda by Silvio Rossi
Time for a random book review. Like many F1 fans, Gilles Villeneuve was one of my favorite drivers. Some time ago I picked up an Italian book on Gilles, “Gilles Fra Mito e Legenda” (English translation – the myth and legend of ...
