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F1 books articles archive
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Hobbo: David Hobbs’ autobiography reviewed
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Posted onHaving put down his microphone at the end of last season,. David Hobbs has now put the story of his incredibly varied motor racing career on paper.
“If You Come Second You Have Lost” reviewed
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Posted onThis memoir by Jim Clark’s former number one mechanic offers a fresh perspective on the driver who died 50 years ago next week.
Formula 1 Car-By-Car 1970-79 reviewed
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Posted onIf F1 car design is your thing you need to make room on your bookshelf for this exhaustive guide to the diverse chassis of the seventies.
“How to Build a Car”: Newey’s autobiography reviewed
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Posted onWe all know Adrian Newey can wield a pencil but his new autobiography “How to Build a Car ” shows he’s just as handy with a pen.
“Life to the Limit”: Button’s autobiography reviewed
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Posted onDon’t expect to get the full story on Jenson Button from his new autobiography – the 2009 world champion clearly isn’t ready to reveal all just yet.
“The Mechanic” by Marc Priestley reviewed
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Posted onFormer McLaren mechanic Marc Priestley’s frank account of behind-the-scenes hedonism in Formula One makes for an extraordinary read.
Formula 1: The Pursuit of Speed reviewed
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Posted onThe Cahier photographic archive has been raided for this latest candidate for your coffee table. But is this more than just a collection of pretty pictures?
Lotus 18: The autobiography of Moss’s ‘912’ reviewed
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Posted onBooks about individual F1 car designs are common but it’s unusual to come across an entire work dedicated to a single example of a car.
“Formula One: The Real Score?” reviewed
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Posted onThis book tells the stories of almost 400 F1 races which did not count towards the championship and offers a new perspective on who was the greatest driver.
“Stephen South: The Way It Was” reviewed
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Posted onAn appalling crash in 1980 ended the motor racing career of Stephen South, a driver some considered a match for Nigel Mansell.
Formula 1 Car By Car 1960-69 reviewed
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Posted onThis first in a new series of books covers every Formula One car which raced during the sixties in great detail.
Lotus 79 Haynes Workshop Manual reviewed
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Posted onHaynes’ F1 manuals look similar on the outside but can vary in quality. Is this new title on the Lotus 72 one of the better examples?
Bruce McLaren: From the Cockpit reviewed
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Posted onOver 50 years after it was first published, the autobiography of McLaren founder Bruce McLaren has been reissued.
“What Doesn’t Kill You…”: Herbert’s F1 memoir reviewed
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Posted onJohnny Herbert’s autobiography will make highly entertaining reading for anyone who isn’t Flavio Briatore or Gregor Foitek.
“Total Competition” by Brawn and Parr reviewed
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Posted onPart memoir, part strategic reference, part critique of Formula One’s problems, former F1 bosses Ross Brawn and Adam Parr have written an unmissable book.
Stirling Moss: The Definitive Biography volume one reviewed
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Posted onIs this vast new biography of Stirling Moss really the “definitive” work on the greatest driver never to win the F1 championship?
Watching the Wheels by Damon Hill reviewed
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Posted onFormula One does not lack remarkable stories. But Damon Hill’s is unique, and his remarkable new autobiography is essential reading.
Ferrari 312T Haynes Manual review
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Posted onFerrari could do with rediscovering the form which led it to produce the championship-winning 312T series, the subject of Haynes’ newest workshop manual.
Williams FW14B and Lotus 98T Haynes manuals reviewed
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Posted onHaynes’ guides to great Formula One cars of the past have two news additions.