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Book Review: Treasures of Formula One by Bruce Jones

F1 museum in a book I bought Treasures of Formula One by Bruce Jones a few years ago online sight unseen, so I was pleasantly surprised to find its slipcase format and content making it one of the more unique F1 books I have se...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Book Review: Grand Prix Greats by Nigel Roebuck

Another book review dusted off from the vault. A lot of the modern day debate is whether the current grid’s world champions Alonso, Vettel, Hamilton, Button, Räikkönen (BTW, nice comeback win in Abu Dahbi) and Hamilton are wort...
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Book Review: Behind the Scenes in Motor Racing by Anthony Howard

My last post on the Williams FW14 diecast comparison, reminded me of a very nice cut-away drawing in Anthony Howard’s “Behind the Scenes in Motoring Racing”.  This old 1992 book is showing its age but is still relevant today. I...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Book Review: Life at the Limit – Triumph and Tragedy in Formula One by Professor Sid Watkins

With the passing of legendary F1 medico, Professor Sid Watkins, I had to dust off my ragged copy of his 1996 book Life at the Limit – Triumph and Tragedy in Formula One for a quick re-read. This book is an interesting account o...
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Book Review: Burning Rubber by Charles Jennings

General F1 history books come in 2 types – the large photo ‘encyclopedias’ or the story-based paperbacks. Burning Rubber – The Extraordinary Story of Formula One by Charles Jennings falls squarely into the second category...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Book Review: Portraits of the 60’s Formula 1 by Rainer Schlegelmilch and Hartmut Lehbrink

Portrait of the 60s: Formula 1 is another Rainer Schlegelmilch and Hartmut Lehbrink heavy hardcover book collaboration. The book is a photo portfolio of the leading grand prix drivers during the 1960s. As a long time fan of Sch...