Drivers
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New Book Review: Speed Kings by John Smailes
I initially picked up a copy of John Smailes’ Speed Kings being keen to read up on the early forays by 1960’s drivers like Sir Jack Brabham, Jim Clark, Bruce McLaren, Chris Amon and Denny Hulme to race at the Indian...
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Book Review: Alain Prost by Maurice Hamilton
After reading recent interview comments by Alain Prost on Renault’s 2020 season campaign and Fernando’s comeback, it’s hard not to imagine how he might have performed in the Renault RS20. The number of Alain Prost books are rel...
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Book review: Little People, Big Dreams: Ayrton Senna by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Ayrton Senna had (and still has) such mass appeal including to children – he even created his own childrens’ comic character Senninha (“little Senna”). There have also been several Senna books for junior...
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Book Review: The Mechanic by Marc ‘Elvis’ Priestley
It’s been a long time since I’ve read a F1 book that I couldn’t put down and powered through in less than a weekend. Although it was published in 2018, I only recently managed to pick up a copy of former McLaren mechanic (now F...
DVD
DVD review: Brabham
Having previously read the Tony Davis/Akos Armont Brabham book, I was keen to view the 2019 Brabham documentary film made by Akos Armont hoping it would be as well produced as the excellent “McLaren” film on Jack Br...
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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...
