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ken tyrrell book cover chris hilton
ken tyrrell book cover chris hilton
ken tyrrell book cover chris hilton

Book Review: Ken Tyrrell Portrait of a Motor Racing Giant by Christopher Hilton

It has been awhile since the last review from the archives and there are a stack of older books I’ve been meaning to post reviews of including books on Ken Tyrrell, Jim Clark and the Chris Nixon’s “Kings of the Nürburgrin...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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How to build a car Adrian Newey book cover
How to build a car Adrian Newey book cover
How to build a car Adrian Newey book cover

New Book Review: How to Build a Car by Adrian Newey

It’s testament to Adrian Newey’s stature in F1 that as an engineer he is also treated like a rockstar by F1 fans. Despite the fact that the current hybrid turbo era has put more emphasis on raw engine power over aerodynamics, N...
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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colin chapman inside the innovator book cover
colin chapman inside the innovator book cover
colin chapman inside the innovator book cover

Book Review: Colin Chapman – Inside the Innovator by Karl Ludvigsen

Car launch season is always an interesting time. Will we see any radical interpretation of the new 2017 chassis regulations? One of F1’s most innovative thinkers that pushed the boundaries of the sports regulations was Co...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Rare Book Review: The Enzo Ferrari Memoirs: My Terrible Joys by Enzo Ferrari

Whenever there is political unrest within Ferrari, I always can’t help imagining what the great il Commendatore would be thinking. In 2017, we can only look back at some of the few books written by Enzo himself for some g...
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Max Mosley AutoBiography book cover
Max Mosley AutoBiography book cover
Max Mosley AutoBiography book cover

New Book Review: Formula One and Beyond by Max Mosley

Considering all the high drama in 2015 about engines and new design regulations to liven up F1,  the head of the FIA – Jean Todt has kept an incredibly low profile. Post Jules Bianchi’s awful Suzuka crash, the FIA w...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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I Made the Tea Book cover
I Made the Tea Book cover
I Made the Tea Book cover

Book Review: I Just Made the Tea by Di Spires with Bernard Ferguson

Most F1 books are written by ex-drivers or F1 journalists but a slightly different take on life in the F1 paddock is Di Spires’ memoir book “I Just Made the Tea – Tales from 30 years inside Formula 1.” D...