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Complete review published in GP+ Issue 355 - July 2023

Super bears

James Page
Hesketh Racing left a valid mark in the annals of F1 history. How many teams of late have won races in their first or even second seasons as a constructor? This wonderful, engrossing and highly revealing and informative book fulfills a vital role in recording an important slice of British motor racing history, while telling a wonderful racing fairy tale. It’s supported throughout by brilliant professional colour and monochrome photography, plus personal snapshots taken by those who were there, and myriad memorabilia imagery.
Complete review published inGP+ Issue 357 - August 2023

Roger Williamson

Kevin Guthrie & Darren Banks
One way to ensure that departed racers never get forgotten and can be introduced to new generations is this sort of book, in which family members, friends and fans offer their memories. Altogether, 52 people have contributed to this publication full of imagery as it is of wonderful recollections of people who rated Roger, a happy-go-lucky young man, world champion material, who died at the age of 25.
Complete review published in GP+ Issue 346 - April 2023

Gerry Birrell

Darren Banks
Darren Banks’ latest book tells the sad story of a young Scot, determined to follow in the wheeltracks of Innes Ireland, Jim Clark and Jackie Stewart, who perished in an accident during practice for the 1973 F2 race at Rouen when a deflated tyre put him into the Armco barriers on the frighteningly fast 150 mph fifthgear swerves on the way down to the Nouveau Monde hairpin. Banks has done a tremendous job in capturing his tale, and this nicely produced book stands as an enduring tribute to a man who deserved so much more than Fate saw fit to grant him.
Complete review published inGP+ Issue 353 - June 2023

Tyrrell

Richard Jenkins
What really makes this book stand out is the focus on telling much of a well-known tale through the eyes and words of surviving team members.Jenkins has done a tremendous job, researching myriad situations in great depth, and sourcing so many people whose views grace his text. Uncle Ken’s team was part of the sport’s fabric, and this fine tribute to those personnel and their collective endeavour is another of those must read volumes for any self-respecting enthusiast’s library.
Complete review published in GP+ Issue 345 - March 2023

Formula 1 Technology

Steve Rendle
Rendle sets out the stall with an insightful overview of the evolution of F1 technology, starting at the inauguration of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship bringing it up to date with the reintroduction of ground effect.He writes with a clever blend of technical savviness allied to an ability to explain to make it digestible. It will thus appeal not just to those who feel all at sea with the jargon, but also to the techno-geeks.He leads us through the world of the smartest design engineers and does it with superb full-colour photographic illustration. And the peerless artworks of Giorgio Piola.
Complete review published inGP+ Issue 348 - May 2023

Surviving to drive

Guenther Steiner
Be warned! If you are planning to read the book in a library, you will be laughing out loud whether you intended to or not. But… beneath all that humour, there is a very serious morality tale here. It’s much more than a flippant book packed with cursing. When he has something tough to say, Guenther pulls no punches. He also offers insight into various aspects, such as diversity and the budget cap.If you want a brutally honest, yet colourful assessment of life in F1, this is definitely for you.
Complete review published in GP+ Issue 343 - Feb. 2023

Ferrari 1960-1965 The hallowed years

William Huon
Huon’s format works extremely well: in each year he begins with an apposite introduction which sets the scene, then deals with each race individually. Diehard historians will appreciate the chassis numbers he includes in the results. In his youth, he met many of the drivers while spectating at circuits and the value of such priceless knowledge underpins his insightful narrative. The engrossing text is perfectly complemented by the contemporary work of Bernard Cahier, one of F1’s greatest photo-journalists.
Complete review published inGP+ Issue 343 - Feb. 2023

Life on the Wilds side!

Mike Wilds
Those who were young when Mike Wilds raced in the mid-seventies and have retained their passion for motor racing will love this book for myriad reasons. Mike takes us on an enjoyable journey from his humble beginning, and reveals how he parlayed a job washing cars for The Chequered Flag into his first races. It’s one of those stories you immediately buy into, a tale of a young guy with passion and ambition and how, back then, that was almost enough to get you on the road to success. And those who didn’t see that era, read this excellent book, beautifully illustrated and with stunning Andrew Kitson illustrations.
Complete review published in GP+ Issue 341 - Oct. 2022

Driven to crime

Crispian Besley
The book is a panoply of the temptations that face the good and bad of motor sport, a testament to the weakness of human nature, and an absolutely fascinating read.You will want to put it down (because of its heft), but you won’t do that for long because something will tempt you back to read just one more chapter. Then another. And another.
Complete review published inGP+ Issue 342 - Dec. 2022

Jacky Ickx

Jon Saltinstall
This is a very special book which covers all Jacky Ickx’s races, 573 of them, from F1, CanAm, world sportscars, motorcycles and other genres, many of them with a victorious outcome. This exhaustively researched book has been written with his full cooperation, with more than 900 images, most of them absolutely captivating. Not bad for a man who used to say he had done nothing worth recording…
Complete review published in GP+ Issue 225 - Nov. 2017

How to build a car

Adrian Newey
Formula 1’s foremost designer, Adrian Newey is arguably one of Britain’s greatest engineers and this is his fascinating and powerful memoir. How to Build a Car explores the story of Adrian's unrivalled 35-year career in Formula 1 through the cars he has designed, the drivers he has worked with and the races in which he's been involved.
Complete review published inGP+ Issue 338 - Oct. 2022

Formula 1 circuits

Maurice Hamilton
Formula 1 Circuits covers every track which has staged a World Championship Grand Prix since the series started in May 1950.It also include a circuit locator map.This is a finely produced book into which one can dip and dive at one’s pleasure, and is one of those that will get great use and give great enjoyment over the years.
Complete review published in GP+ Issue 311 - Oct. 2021

Colin Chapman

Karl Ludvigsen
Chapman’s was a mixed legacy as one of the greatest creative forces in the world of the automobile. Was he an unparalleled innovator or an uninhibited exploiter of the uncredited ideas of others? An in-depth, hard and questioning look at the man who was arguably the greatest technical director inF1 history.

A different kind of life

Virginia Williams
Ginny Williams wrote the story of her life with her husband Frank as he battled to build a great F1 team. It is brutally honest and very revealing.A remarkable book, considered by some to be one of the best in the history of the sport.

Watching the wheels

Damon Hill
In 1996, Damon Hill was crowned Formula One World Champion.For the first time ever he tells the story of his journey through the last golden era of the sport when he took on the greats including Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher and emerged victorious in 1996, stepping out of the shadow of his legendary father Graham Hill.

To hell and back

Niki Lauda
Niki crossed the line between life and death and fought back to even greater glory. Even people who know nothing of F1 have heard of his crash when he was dragged from the inferno of his Ferrari so badly injured he was given the last rites. Within 33 days, he was racing again at Monza.A year later, he reclaimed his World Championship title.
Complete review published in GP+ Issue 277 - July 2020

Shadow

Pete Lyons
Shadow was the only US-based team to win a Can-Am championship, and one of only three to score a victory in F1. But Don Nichols has long remained a shadowy figure. Pete Lyons lifts the veil from this secretive man and the innovative racing cars and the world-class team he created. This is one of the most outstanding books of 2020, and one of Lyons’s all-time best.

The first 1000

Roger Smith
A must-have bible for F1 addicts!720 pages covering every Championship Grand Prix race from the first one in 1950, to the 1000th in 2019 with results, facts, race ratings, graphs, photos and folklore.
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