F1 History
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Book Review: Burning Rubber by Charles Jennings
General F1 history books come in 2 types – the large photo ‘encyclopedias’ or the story-based paperbacks. Burning Rubber – The Extraordinary Story of Formula One by Charles Jennings falls squarely into the second category...
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Book Review: Portraits of the 60’s Formula 1 by Rainer Schlegelmilch and Hartmut Lehbrink
Portrait of the 60s: Formula 1 is another Rainer Schlegelmilch and Hartmut Lehbrink heavy hardcover book collaboration. The book is a photo portfolio of the leading grand prix drivers during the 1960s. As a long time fan of Sch...
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Book Review: The Complete Book of Formula One by Simon Arron and Mark Hughes
If you see the cover of “The Complete Book of Formula One” you might think not another “complete” “encyclopedia” “history” book on Formula 1, right? Do I really need another one of these? I wish the authors of this book, Simon ...
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Book Review: The Limit by Michael Cannell
Michael Cannell is not a regular F1 industry writer but he has obviously researched a lot of books and magazines (check out his extensive notes section at the back of the book) to explore the Ferrari rivalry between Phil Hill a...
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Book Review: Photo Formula 1: The Best of Automobile Year 1953-1978
The cover of Photo Formula 1: The Best of Automobile Year 1953-1978 rates as one of the best F1 book covers I have seen (the other two would be Michael Hewett’s Monaco Grand Prix and Andy Mathews & Sean Kelly’s Willia...
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Book Review: The Formula One Miscellany by John White
I stumbled across John White’s The Formula One Miscellany in the bargain shelf of a local bookstore. This book appealed to me mainly because I am a sucker for any well bound hardcover book with a good dust jacket and ribbon boo...
