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

Book Review: The Jack Brabham Story by Sir Jack Brabham with Doug Nye

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...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Gilles Villeneuve Gribaudo book cover
Gilles Villeneuve Gribaudo book cover
Gilles Villeneuve Gribaudo book cover

Book Review: Gilles Villeneuve by Paolo D’Alessio

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...
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

Book Review: The Death of Senna by Richard Williams

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...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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senna portrait of a racer book cover
senna portrait of a racer book cover
senna portrait of a racer book cover

Rare Book Review: Senna – Portrait of a Racing Legend by Richard Hawkins and Hugh Gollner

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 ...
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Ronnie Peterson Super Swede book cover
Ronnie Peterson Super Swede book cover
Ronnie Peterson Super Swede book cover

Rare Book Review: Ronnie Peterson – Formula 1 Super Swede by Johnny Tipler

2014 Rookie Marcus Ericsson of the Caterham F1 team is the first Swedish driver on the grid since Ronnie Peterson. Ronnie of course was a legend in the heroic 70’s era of F1 racing. If you’re a Ronnie Peterson fan, ...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Lewis Hamilton The Full Story Book Cover
Lewis Hamilton The Full Story Book Cover
Lewis Hamilton The Full Story Book Cover

Book Review: Lewis Hamilton – the full story by Mark Hughes

With the strength of the Merc works team in testing so far, Lewis is certainly shaping up as one of the frontrunners for the 2014 title. Bernie Ecclestone has tipped his stablemate Nico Rosberg for the title, so I dug up Mark H...