Formula One literature varies greatly in quality and subject matter. There’s no shortage of books about the most marketable subjects, particularly drivers such as Jim Clark, Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher.
Although some books on these drivers are very good, there is excellent reading to be found about other aspects of Formula One.
The list below is updated manually – check to see if we’ve added any new F1 book reviews recently.
F1Fanatic book reviews
| Author |
Title |
Year |
Verdict |
| Allen, James |
Michael Schumacher: The Edge of Greatness |
2007 |
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| Allsop, Derek and Mansell, Nigel |
Driven to win |
1988 |
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| Barnes, Simon |
“The Meaning of Sport” |
2006 |
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| Belton, Brian |
“Lewis Hamilton: A dream comes true” |
2006 |
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| Boddy, Bill |
Brooklands
Giants: Brave Men and their Great Cars |
2006 |
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| Bower, Tom |
No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone |
2011 |
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| Brundle, Martin |
Working the Wheel |
2004 |
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| Collings, Timothy |
Eddie Jordan: The Biography |
2002 |
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| Collings, Timothy |
The
Piranha Club: Power and Influence in Formula One |
2001 |
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| Collings, Timothy |
Schumacher:
The Life of the New Formula 1 World Champion |
1994 |
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| Collings, Timothy |
Team
Schumacher |
2005 |
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| Collins, Sam |
Unraced… Formula One’s Lost Cars |
2007 |
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| Collins, Sam and Ireland, Gavin |
Autodrome |
2007 |
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| Coulthard, David |
It is what it is: The autobiography |
2007 |
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| Daley, Robert |
The
Cruel Sport |
2005 |
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| Donaldson, Gerald |
Fangio: The life behind the legend |
2003 |
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| Donaldson, Gerald ed. |
Formula One: The Autobiography |
2002 |
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| Donaldson, Gerald |
James
Hunt: The Biography |
2003 |
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| Donaldson, Gerald |
Villeneuve:
The Life of the Legendary Formula One Driver |
2003 |
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| Edwards, Robert |
Stirling
Moss: The Authorised Biography |
2005 |
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| Hamilton, Lewis |
My Story |
2007 |
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| Hamilton, Maurice |
Ken Tyrrell: The Authorised Biography |
2002 |
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| Henry, Alan |
Ferrari: The Grand Prix cars (new ed.) |
1989 |
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Hill, Damon with Hamilton,
Maurice |
Grand
Prix Year |
1994 |
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| Hilton, Christopher |
1982 |
2007 |
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| Hilton, Christopher |
Alain
Prost |
1992 |
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| Hilton, Christopher |
Ayrton Senna – As Time Goes By |
1999 |
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| Hilton, Christopher |
Ayrton Senna – The Whole Story |
2004 |
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| Hilton, Christopher |
Grand
Prix Century |
2005 |
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| Hilton, Christopher |
Memories
of James Hunt |
2006 |
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| Hilton, Christopher |
Michael
Schumacher – The Whole Story |
2006 |
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| Hilton, Christopher |
Nuvolari |
2003 |
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| Jones, Bruce |
Grand
Prix Racing Yesterday & Today |
2006 |
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| Jordan, Eddie |
An Independent Man – The Autobiography |
2007 |
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| Kehm, Sabine |
Michael
Schumacher: Driving Force |
2003 |
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| Kirby, Gordon |
Mario Andretti: A Driving Passion |
2001 |
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Lauda, Niki with Volker,
Herbert |
To
Hell and Back |
1985 |
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| Lovell, Terry |
Bernie’s
Game |
2004 |
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| Matchett, Steve |
The
Chariot Makers |
2005 |
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| Matchett, Steve |
The
Mechanic’s Tale |
1999 |
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| McCarthy, Perry |
Flat
Out, Flat Broke: Formula One the Hard Way |
2002 |
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| McFadyen, Peter |
Motor
Racing at Oulton Park in the 1960s |
2006 |
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| Meaden, Richard |
Classic Motorsport Routes |
2007 |
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Moss, Stirling with Nye,
Doug |
My
cars, my career |
1987 |
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Nicholson, Jon with Hamilton,
Maurice |
Inside
Ferrari |
2006 |
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| Noakes, Andrew |
The Ford Cosworth DFV |
2007 |
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| Olvey, Stephen (Dr) |
Rapid
Response: My inside story as a motor racing life-saver |
2006 |
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| Porter, Philip |
Graham Hill Scrapbook 1929-1966 |
2007 |
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| Prost, Alain |
Life in the Fast Lane – An Autobiography |
2006 |
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| Pritchard, Anthony |
Lotus – The competition cars |
2006 |
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| Raby, Phillip |
The Little book of Grand Prix Legends |
2006 |
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| Roebuck, Nigel |
Chasing
the Title |
1999 |
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| Roebuck, Nigel |
Inside
Formula 1 |
1989 |
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| Roebuck, Nigel |
Mario Andretti World Champion |
1979 |
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| Rogers, Gareth |
Lewis Hamilton: The story so far |
2007 |
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| Hamilton, Lewis |
My Story |
2007 |
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| Rubython, Tom |
The
Life of Senna |
2004 |
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| Saward, Joe |
The Grand Prix Saboteurs |
2006 |
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| Stewart, Jackie |
Winning is not enough: The autobiography |
2007 |
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| Tibballs, Geoff |
Motor Racing’s Strangest Races |
2001 |
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| Tremayne, David |
The
Lost Generation |
2006 |
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| Turner, Beverley |
The
Pits: The Real World of Formula One |
2004 |
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| Venables, David |
Brooklands: The official centenary history |
2007 |
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| Vergeer, Koen |
Formula
One Fanatic |
2003 |
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| Walker, Murray |
Unless
I’m Very Much Mistaken: My Autobiography |
2002 |
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| Watkins, Sid |
Beyond the Limit |
2001 |
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| Watkins, Sid |
Life
at the Limit |
1996 |
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| Watkins, Susan |
Bernie: The biography of Bernie Ecclestone |
2010 |
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| Whitelock, Mark |
1½ litre Grand Prix Racing 1961-65 |
2006 |
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| Williams, Richard |
The Death of Ayrton Senna |
1999 |
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| Williams, Richard |
Enzo
Ferrari: A Life |
2001 |
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| Williams, Richard |
The
Last Road Race |
2004 |
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| Williams, Richard |
Racers |
1997 |
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| Young, Eoin with Hunt, James |
Against all odds |
1977 |
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Zanardi, Alex with Gasparini,
Gianluca |
Alex
Zanardi: My Story |
2004 |
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