What F1 biography should I read?
Discussion
I'm on holiday and have run out of books on my kindle. Fancy reading an F1 biography or two to fill the mid season void. 90's onward is my era but I quite like the idea of reading an account from much earlier too. Doesn't have to be driver related, techy stuff would be good too but since it'll be kindle, nothing that relies heavily on photos etc. Any must reads?
Not a big F1 fan so these are generalist picks that you may already have read Both great books.
The Last Road Race, Richard Williams. Biography of a race rather than a person;) Evocative and fascinating account of the 1957 Pescara GP. Great stories about Moss, Brooks, Fangio etc as well as less well known drivers.
Watching the Wheels, Damon Hill. We all know this one but it's a great read because Hill is self aware in a way that is highly unusual for top sportsmen.
Enjoy you hols!
The Last Road Race, Richard Williams. Biography of a race rather than a person;) Evocative and fascinating account of the 1957 Pescara GP. Great stories about Moss, Brooks, Fangio etc as well as less well known drivers.
Watching the Wheels, Damon Hill. We all know this one but it's a great read because Hill is self aware in a way that is highly unusual for top sportsmen.
Enjoy you hols!
Damon Hill’s is very very good. I came away with even greater respect for him and what he did.
Not biographies but other good f1 books:
Total competition by Adam Parr/Ross Brawn is a great insight into the competition, and Adrian Newey’s one about cars is great too (perhaps worth having as a real book though).
Not biographies but other good f1 books:
Total competition by Adam Parr/Ross Brawn is a great insight into the competition, and Adrian Newey’s one about cars is great too (perhaps worth having as a real book though).
Edited by NotDMike on Friday 5th August 07:54
Derek Smith said:
My wife bought me Newey's. I wondered, at the end, how I had upset her.
Newey's was excellent ! I loved all the technical details (I think you need to be an engineer)The Jensen Button one was also well worth it.
Kimi's is hard going as (as you would expect) it wasn't written by him.
The Ross Brawn one was ok, but you wanted so much more from it. Never really lifted the lid on what went on, and had too much time about his management style.
Edited by Gary C on Friday 5th August 10:05
Edited by Gary C on Friday 5th August 10:06
I know you mentioned earlier stuff, but Adrian Newey wrote a good book on the design aspects of F1.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Build-Car-Autobiograp...
Would also reccomend 'Green races Red' which is Eddie Irvine's autobiography.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Build-Car-Autobiograp...
Would also reccomend 'Green races Red' which is Eddie Irvine's autobiography.
Nikki Lauda's - To Hell And Back. Quite an insight into his mindset.
I've listened to Adrian Newey's How To Build A Car, and it's a strange one. Obviously no love lost between him and Ferrari! I think i lost interest a bit when the money started to creep into it, but the relationships behind the scenes was interesting to hear about.
I've listened to Adrian Newey's How To Build A Car, and it's a strange one. Obviously no love lost between him and Ferrari! I think i lost interest a bit when the money started to creep into it, but the relationships behind the scenes was interesting to hear about.
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