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Senna: The Truth

by Franco Nugnes

F1 driver Ayrton Senna perished in 1994 and the author of this book was there. Much has been written since but apparently we’re still not done weighing the causes and consequences and many matters large and small. This book takes a different tack.

27: Patrick Tambay – The Ferrari Years

by Massimo Burbi with Patrick Tambay

Cosmopolitan, debonair, often described as an old-school gentleman and one of the most genuinely charming personalities in F1, this Frenchman took over the car and race number of his deceased friend and drove himself into the history books.

Ford versus Ferrari: The Battle for Supremacy at Le Mans 1966

by John Starkey

A topic that doesn’t seem to run out of steam, even if there isn’t anything new to report since this book’s first release in 2019 in conjunction with the eponymous movie—on which the book is a notable improvement.

Motorsport Mavericks

Daring Drivers, Brilliant Designers, and Milestone Events That Reshaped F1, Indy, NASCAR, Le Mans and More

by Pete Biro and George Levy

Everything the subtitle promises is in this book! In spades! For mere pocket change! Even if you could time-travel you wouldn’t be able to see and know everything shown and discussed here.

How F1 Works: The Sport Explained

by Steve Rendle

Apparently 80 million people globally are watching each race on TV. Even if they know all about the cars and the drivers and teams, did you realize that even the size of the trophies and the color of the podium carpet are regulated? Everything is, and where would you look that up? Here.

Brooklands Belles: The Women Racers Who Took on The Men

by T.J. Hartwell

It took decades to break down the barriers barring women from competing in early motorsports on equal terms with men. Brooklands was the world’s first purpose built motor-racing circuit so if not here, where?

Formula 1’s Unsung Pioneers

The Story of the British Racing Partnership and How it Launched Motorsport into the Modern Era

by Ian Wagstaff

Best known for its association with Stirling Moss but for the worst reason, there are other factors noteworthy about BRP such as being the first fully sponsored F1 team.

20 Years of GT3 Racing, the Story of the World’s Leading GT Sportscar Category

by Gary Watkins  

The history of motorsports is rife with racing series that didn’t last because they couldn’t adapt, or had too narrow a focus, or ran out of participants and money, or were too blatantly self-serving. GT3, now over 20 years old, seems to have all the right answers.

Games Without Frontiers: Volume 1, 1966–1974

Matra – Alpine – Ligier – Simca – Renault – Alpine

by Stuart Ager

You can deduce from the cover illustration that this will be one unusual story. This book goes into a lot of behind-the-scenes material—and will require two more volumes to button it all up.

Your Mom Races Rally: Motherhood, Motorsports and the Revolution of Fun

by Kelly Conroy

This is not a hardcore car book. It’s about the memoirist’s voyage of personal discovery that leads her to unexpectedly becoming a rally driver.

Getting into Racing, A Beginner’s Guide to Circuit Racing

by Pierre Martins

A practical beginner’s guide aimed at aspiring racers, track day enthusiasts, and anyone who has ever wondered what it really takes to get involved in motorsport: cost, time, politics, logistics. And risks.

Deadliest Decade: How Speed, Money, and Technology Transformed Auto Racing

by Preston Lerner

Can you guess which decade this book will be about? 1964 to 1973. But it really reaches farther. Bad things are allowed to happen because good things are expensive and inconvenient. Then critical mass is reached. It was ever thus.

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