F1 History
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Book Review: Complete History of Grand Prix Motor Racing by Adriano Cimarosti
At over 500 pages, in the early 2000’s I used to refer to Adriano’s Cimarosti’s “The Complete History of Grand Prix Motor Racing” quite regularly during the F1 season. Although it only covers 1894 ...
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Book Review: 1982 by Christopher Hilton
Will 2016 be the year Nico Rosberg emulates the F1 world championship crown claimed by his old man, Keke in 1982? In the last few seasons, the might of Mercedes AMG and the FIA’s ridiculous engine freeze rules have render...
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Book Review: Murray Walker’s Formula One Heroes by Murray Walker and Simon Taylor
I recently dusted off “Murray Walker’s Formula One Heroes” when re-arranging some older books in storage. Published in 2000, this book was typical of the F1 books from that era and in many ways is a book versi...
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Book Review: The History of Formula 1
Another nice little F1 history compilation is Igloo Books’ “The History of Formula 1”. This book is circa 2009 with Jenson’s distinctive Brawn BGP001 on the cover. Inside, there is a good mix of archival race photos in a...
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Book Review: Formula 1 The Roaring 70s by Rainer Schlegelmilch
While everyone harps on about the lack of 70’s style driver personalities these days, I don’t think that much has actually changed. “Formula 1 The Roaring 70’s” is another large hardcover format ph...
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Book Review: Formula One the cars and drivers by Michael Turner and Nigel Roebuck
Michael Turner is one of the more well known F1 artists. “Formula One the cars and drivers” is a collection of Turner’s artworks that cover period F1 races from 1950 to 1982. Although Nigel Roebuck is a great ...
