Reading Formula 1

[Carlos]

A list of books related to Formula 1. Just add your favourites.

Crashed and Byrned: The Greatest Racing Driver You Never Saw
"Crashed and Byrned is the thrilling tale of a poverty-stricken kid’s rise to become the only driver Formula One legend Ayrton Senna ever feared—and how it all went wrong from there."

The Mechanic's Tale: Life in the Pit-Lanes of Formula One By Steve Matchett
"In his new book, Formula One Grand Prix mechanic Steve Matchett offers the reader an inside look at his life as a pit crew mechanic, from his beginnings as a young apprentice through his time at Ferrari and BMW, to his later success with Benetton."

Red Bull Racing Formula 1 Car Manual: An Insight into the Technology, Engineering, Maintenance and Operation of Red Bull Racing (Owners' Workshop Manual)
"In this fascinating book, the Red Bull RB6 receives the Haynes Manual treatment, providing an unprecedented insight into the design, technology and engineering of an F1 car as well as the inner workings of Red Bull Racing."

[Richard]

Thanks for the link about Tommy Byrne.

It lead me to this fascinating article by Joe Saward about Gerhard Berger. It's a jaw dripping read!

http://www.grandprix.com/gt/gt00089.html

[N12ck]

F1 Season Review 2010 ,

[Jeffsvilleusa]

I read 'My joys terrible' by Enzo Ferrari, an interesting and somewhat quick read. I loved the section where he is racing the Mille Miglia and he had to stop to let sheepherders past or something like that, and he was in last place and the race was disassembled by the time he got to the finish.

I started to read Alan Jones biography, but for some reason I put it down. Maybe I'll try again- I'm not reading anything at the moment.

That Red Bull manual looks veeerry interesting

It lead me to this fascinating article by Joe Saward about Gerhard Berger. It's a jaw dripping read!

http://www.grandprix.com/gt/gt00089.html

Gerhard, is it true?

[Sebp]

It lead me to this fascinating article by Joe Saward about Gerhard Berger. It's a jaw dripping read!

http://www.grandprix.com/gt/gt00089.html

Nice!

[Iciano]

I can suggest two books by Lauda;

To Hell and Back Published in 1986, an autobiography of Niki up to that point.

The Art and Science of Grand Prix Driving Published in 1977 - a book by Niki about the technical aspects of F1.

Both are available on amazon and are great reads, particularly the second which has some great insights into the technology of the time and the Ferrari 312T.

[CMSMJ1]

All Arms and Elbows - by Innes Ireland. Superb book and an eye opener to the 60s way of working.

The Anatomy of an F1 car - Sal Incandela - some great technical info in there. I learned a fair bit from reading this.

[Iciano]

The Mechanic's Tale: Life in the Pit-Lanes of Formula One By Steve Matchett
"In his new book, Formula One Grand Prix mechanic Steve Matchett offers the reader an inside look at his life as a pit crew mechanic, from his beginnings as a young apprentice through his time at Ferrari and BMW, to his later success with Benetton."

This was the first book I read when I really got into F1 in the late 90' - the price tag is still in pounds rather than euros!

Matchett's second book Life in The Fast Lane is also pretty good. These two books together give a great insight into the life of a mechanic, although at times it feels like he over emphasises the importance of the mechanics in the team.

He also wrote The Chariot Makers, which is lying on my book shelf waiting to be read once I polish off the stack of books in the queue. Have any of you guys read it? Is it any good?

[raymondu999]

While not entirely in the same vein as some of the suggested books, has anyone of you bought the official FOM season review book that comes out annualy? Or the James Allen On F1 season yearbook?

Also are JB's and MW's books any good?

[Iciano]

While not entirely in the same vein as some of the suggested books, has anyone of you bought the official FOM season review book that comes out annualy? Or the James Allen On F1 season yearbook?

I bought a few of the FOM reviews around 2006/07 and thought they were ok, nothing special. Then I discovered Autocouorse which is miles better.

I read James Allen's review of '09 and thought it was great. I was no fan of him as a commentator, but his writings are excellent.

Autocourse is great for the race reviews, team by team reviews and stats and stuff. James Allen's books are more about the stories and general goings on during the year rather than in depth stats or race reviews.

[Tim.Wright]

The book by Peter Wright called;
Ferrari Formula 1: under the skin of the championship-winning F1-2000

Is basically porn for anyone interested in the technical side of F1.

Granted its over 10 years old now, but Ferrari made him delay the release of the book by several years to ensure that the data was not sensitive when released.

Tim