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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: 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: Senna’s 50 Poles

Sebastian Vettel’s 34th career pole at Suzuka in such a short space of time reminds me of a lot of the dominance Ayrton Senna had on pole position. Senna and Suzuka were always an awesome combination and it made me to re-read m...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Book Review: Fangio – A Pirelli Album by Stirling Moss with Doug Nye

Even though Michael Schumacher has clocked up 7 Formula One titles and is still (at least this year) grand prix racing at the youthful age of 43, Juan Manuel Fangio is the real benchmark for mature age drivers. I bought Fangio ...
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Book Review: Ayrton Senna – through my eye by Paul-Henri Cahier

Ayrton Senna through my eye by Paul-Henri Cahier is another very smart looking hardcover photo book album dedicated to the great Brazilian driver. Most people would have seen Paul-Henri Cahier’s photography featured in ma...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Book Review: Michael Schumacher – The Definitive Race by Race Record of his Grand Prix Career by Christopher Hilton

To complete my trilogy of Michael Schumacher book reviews during the F1 summer break, I dusted off a good reference hardcover on the subject which I added to my collection after Michael retired from Ferrari. The late Christophe...