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History of Formula 1 book cover
History of Formula 1 book cover
History of Formula 1 book cover

Book Review: The History of Formula 1

Another nice little F1 history compilation is Igloo Books’ “The History of Formula 1”.  This book is circa 2009 with Jenson’s distinctive Brawn BGP001 on the cover. Inside, there is a good mix of archival race photos in a...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Schlegelmilch The Roaring 70s book cover
Schlegelmilch The Roaring 70s book cover
Schlegelmilch The Roaring 70s book cover

Book Review: Formula 1 The Roaring 70s by Rainer Schlegelmilch

While everyone harps on about the lack of 70’s style driver personalities these days, I don’t think that much has actually changed. “Formula 1 The Roaring 70’s” is another large hardcover format ph...
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Michaal Turner Formula 1 Cars and drivers book cover
Michaal Turner Formula 1 Cars and drivers book cover
Michaal Turner Formula 1 Cars and drivers book cover

Book Review: Formula One the cars and drivers by Michael Turner and Nigel Roebuck

Michael Turner is one of the more well known F1 artists. “Formula One the cars and drivers” is a collection of Turner’s artworks that cover period F1 races from 1950 to 1982. Although Nigel Roebuck is a great ...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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GoodYear 250 Grand Prix Wins Book Cover
GoodYear 250 Grand Prix Wins Book Cover
GoodYear 250 Grand Prix Wins Book Cover

Book Review: 250 Grand Prix Wins 1965-1991″ by Alan Henry

With the return to Austria this weekend, it reminded me of the old 70’s and 80’s races so I decided to grab Alan Henry’s tribute to Goodyear racing in “250 Grand Prix Wins: 1965-1991” off the shelf...
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Echoes of Imola book cover
Echoes of Imola book cover
Echoes of Imola book cover

Book Review: Echoes of Imola by David Tremayne

As we get closer to 1st May and the 20th anniversary of the passing of Ayrton Senna, I picked out  an old 1996 David Tremayne book “Echoes of Imola” to re-read over the Easter break. Despite its age, I re-discovered...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Book Review: The Turbo Era by Alan Henry

With the new 2014 season ushering in V6 turbos, everyone hopes the spirit of the exciting turbo years in the 80’s can be re-captured and lead to some more exciting competition instead of the one horse RedBull domination i...