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McLaren Formula 1 book cover
McLaren Formula 1 book cover
McLaren Formula 1 book cover

It’s now mid-season and McLaren definitely seem to be fumbling around to the point of being dangerously close to losing some of their prestige team tag (echoes of WilliamsF1 circa 2011?). It’s hard to imagine the te...

 
 
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1: Life on the Limit Blu-ray cover
1: Life on the Limit Blu-ray cover
1: Life on the Limit Blu-ray cover

May the young & gifted Jules Bianchi finally rest in peace. Last year’s Suzuka crash was a shocking reminder that F1 will always have a danger element. The film 1: Life on the Limit was billed as must see F1 documenta...

 
 
 
Book
 
Stewart F1 Racing Team book cover
Stewart F1 Racing Team book cover
Stewart F1 Racing Team book cover

Are Red Bull Racing in or out? Just like Mercedes AMG who was once Brawn and Honda in earlier incarnations, Red Bull were once Jaguar and before that were originally the Stewart racing team. David Tremayne’s 1999 book on ...

 
 
Book
 
Niki Lauda To Hell and Back book cover
Niki Lauda To Hell and Back book cover
Niki Lauda To Hell and Back book cover

Ever since Ron Howard’s Rush movie, like many 1976 F1 season memorabilia, the resale price of Niki Lauda’s autobiography “To Hell and Back” has increased markedly (especially the hard cover edition). ‘To Hell and Ba...

 
 
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Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
 

Thoughts: The F1 calendar

 
June 20, 2015
 



If you’re a long time F1 fan, it’s hard not to be a little disheartened at the gradual disappearance of the historic European circuits. With rumors of Monza disappearing along with the missing German Grand Prix (Hoc...

 
 
Book
 
The Grand Prix Tyrrells Book Cover
The Grand Prix Tyrrells Book Cover
The Grand Prix Tyrrells Book Cover

Formula 1 cars in the early 1970’s had very muscular look distinct to that era – high airboxes, wide noses and big fat rear tyres. Tyrrell, Lotus and McLaren were the dominant teams but the Jackie Stewart-Tyrrell Fo...

 
 
 
Book
 
Murray Walker's Formula One Heroes Book cover
Murray Walker's Formula One Heroes Book cover
Murray Walker's Formula One Heroes Book cover

I recently dusted off “Murray Walker’s Formula One Heroes” when re-arranging some older books in storage. Published in 2000, this book was typical of the F1 books from that era and in many ways is a book versi...

 
 
Book
 
graham hill book cover
graham hill book cover
graham hill book cover

When you think of the most decorated Monaco GP winners  – Senna and Schumacher immediately come to mind. It wasn’t until I read his autobiography, that I’m now convinced the real king of Monaco is Graham Hill! Why? Graham...