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Book Review: The Karting Manual by João Diniz Sanches
The hallmark of most great F1 drivers has been success in karting in their junior years – whether it be Senna, Prost, Alonso, Hamilton and Vettel. Karting is probably the starting point for the careers of most drivers in ...
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Book Review: Second Time Around by Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda’s Second Time Around was the sequel to his Art and Science of Grand Prix Driving. Written 8 years later, he uses the same format and style to analyse the mid 1980’s shift in regulations to turbo powered e...
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Book Review: The Art and Science of Grand Prix Driving by Niki Lauda
With the release of Ron Howard’s Rush movie this month, there will be lots of renewed interest in Niki Lauda and James Hunt. Time to hop on the bandwagon and dust off some Lauda and Hunt books that might see some fresh in...
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Book Review: The Car Book – A Definitive Visual History
Some F1 books are hidden behind their book covers. I normally post reviews of pure F1 books but while I was sifting through a pile of books in the corner of my study, DK’s The Car Book: A Definitive Visual History with th...
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Book Review: Ayrton Senna – A Personal Tribute by Keith Sutton
Although Keith Sutton’s “Ayrton Senna: A Personal Tribute” is a relatively small book compared to the larger and more expensive Senna photo books available, I still regard it as one of the best and affordable ...
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Book Review: Juan Pablo Montoya by Christopher Hilton
After reading recent media reports over the summer about ex-Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya (JPM) looking for a 2014 drive back in IndyCar, I couldn’t help but pull out an old book on JPM written when he was seen as th...
