F1 books archive
“Team Lotus: My view from the pit wall” by Peter Warr – review 15th January 2012, 11:19
Former Lotus team principal Peter Warr once famously said: “Nigel Mansell will never win a Grand Prix as long as I have a hole in my arse.”
“The Limit: Life and death in Formula 1′s most dangerous era” – review 11th January 2012, 9:00
The tragedy of the 1961 Italian Grand Prix, in which Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators lost their lives, is the subject of this new book.
Red Bull Racing RB6 F1 car Haynes Manual reviewed 20th August 2011, 9:27
Car repair experts Haynes has produced its first manual for an F1 car.
“Tiff Gear: the autobiography of Tiff Needell” reviewed 28th April 2011, 9:02
Tiff Needell’s F1 career is the stuff of obscure pub quiz questions.
“No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone” reviewed 23rd February 2011, 16:34
Review of Tom Bower’s new book on Bernie Ecclestone.
“Bernie: The biography of Bernie Ecclestone” reviewed 13th December 2010, 8:59
Ecclestone withdrew his backing of this delayed biography.
Win a signed copy of Jackie Stewart’s book “Collage” 10th November 2010, 8:29
Just 1,500 copies of Jackie Stewart’s new book “Collage” will be sold worldwide and we’ve got a signed copy to be won.
“Art of the Formula 1 Race Car” – read the review and win one of five copies 12th April 2010, 11:46
At the Goodwood Festival of Speed last year I got talking to James Mann, a photographer who told me he’d been doing studio shots of classic F1 cars for an upcoming book. “Art of the Formula 1 Race Car” is the product of that work, a study of 18 of the most important, interesting and, [...]
“The Science of Formula 1 Design” by David Tremayne (Book review) 24th January 2010, 12:17
With the launch season almost upon us it was quite timely that I received an updated copy of “The Science of Formula 1 Design” (though not timely enough to help with writing Five problems F1 designers face in 2010 earlier this week). The third edition of David Tremayne’s technical guide to F1 offers a clear [...]
“Legendary race cars” (Book review) 13th December 2009, 9:00
Given that I reviewed a new book on Stirling Moss the other day it’s appropriate I should turn to “Legendary race cars” next as he supplied the forward for it. As the title gives away the book picks out 25 of the greatest racing cars in the opinion of author Basem Wasef, who’s written a [...]
