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Book Review: Ayrton Senna Above and Beyond by Pierre Menard and Jacques Vassal
Ayrton Senna Above and Beyond is part of the Formula 1 Legends series published in the early 2000’s which also featured dedicated titles on Alain Prost and Niki Lauda. Being written by French motorsports journalists, the ...
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New Book Review: Staying on Track – the Autobiography by Nigel Mansell
To me, F1 in the 90’s was much more exciting due to the hard charging driving of Nigel Mansell. Like Lewis Hamilton, Nigel Mansell was a Silverstone crowd legend. Nigel’s 2015 autobiography “Staying on Track” has been recently ...
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Book Review: Winning is not Enough by Jackie Stewart
Having watched many excellent Sir Jackie Stewart DVDs and film/TV interviews, I had never really bothered to read his autobiography “Winning is Not Enough” despite it having been a bestseller. I only recently pulled my un...
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New Book Review: Watching the Wheels – My Autobiography by Damon Hill
With the F1 circus moving to the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend, it was 20 years ago at Suzuka, that Damon Hill (son of legendary British 2 time world champion and Monaco master, Graham Hill), claimed the 1996 F1 world title ...
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Book Review: Faster! A Racer’s Diary by Jackie Stewart and Peter Manso
British GP time! No doubt Sir Jackie Stewart will be present somewhere. I recently dusted off his diary called “Faster! A Racer’s Diary” which Sir Jackie co-wrote with Peter Manso (author of Vrooom!!). This book is an int...
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Book Review: Vrooom!! by Peter Manso
Time to dust off a book from the vault circa 1969 – Peter Manso’s “Vrooom!!”. The book contains a series of interviews with top GP drivers of the late 60’s. The Q&A definitely reflects the earl...
