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McLaren The Epic Years book cover
McLaren The Epic Years book cover
McLaren The Epic Years book cover

While Jenson picked up an opportunistic 4th in Montreal, McLaren fans will recognise the team’s form is waning in transition to Honda. When the team races without any iconic livery design, they are usually floundering. A ...

 
 
Book
 
cavallino rampante book cover
cavallino rampante book cover
cavallino rampante book cover

Its hard to believe it’s been more than a year since Ferrari last won a Grand Prix. With lots of the usual Ferrari politics in the media, the tifosi can pine about the glory days of Todt/Brawn/Schumi with Nick Garton̵...

 
 
 
Book
 
The Jack Brabham Story book cover
The Jack Brabham Story book cover
The Jack Brabham Story book cover

The month of May really is becoming a month for remembering F1 legends. Now we add Sir Jack Brabham to the list. An absolutely unique driver. Can you imagine a driver, engineer, team principal and constructor all rolled into on...

 
 
Book
 
monaco grand prix book cover
monaco grand prix book cover
monaco grand prix book cover

Monaco is on again this weekend and given Lewis Hamilton’s form, he looks unbeatable. An excellent photo book on this historic glamour circuit is photographer Michael Hewett’s “Monaco Grand Prix“. I comm...

 
 
 
Book
 
Gilles Villeneuve Gribaudo book cover
Gilles Villeneuve Gribaudo book cover
Gilles Villeneuve Gribaudo book cover

That’s enough Senna posts for a while. Last week was also the anniversary of the passing of another F1 legend, Gilles Villeneuve. Paolo D’Alessio’s little book is easily my favorite photo book on the mercurial...

 
Cars
 

UK, German and US Senna fans might be interested in DeAgostini Publishing’s monthly subscription magazine on Ayrton Senna which also includes parts to gradually build a Kyosho McLaren MP4/4 1:8 scale (55cm long). I haven&...

 
 
 
Book
 
Death of Senna book cover
Death of Senna book cover
Death of Senna book cover

I have to confess that I’ve had a copy of Richard Williams’ ‘The Death of Ayrton Senna‘ sitting on my shelf for the last 10 years and never properly read it from front to back. Until this week that is. O...

 
 
Book
 
senna portrait of a racer book cover
senna portrait of a racer book cover
senna portrait of a racer book cover

One of the harder to find photo books on Ayrton Senna is ‘Senna: Portrait of a Racing Legend‘. This medium-large square hardcover book is similar in size but slightly bigger than Paul Henri-Cahier’s photobook ...