Any suggestions for some good motorsport books?

 

What series? Historical or modern?

 

F1, Endurance (WEC/LeMans/etc), WRC/Rally. Historic or modern, non-fiction.
Not overly picky, but not too into Nascar/Indy.

 

To be honest, I can't think of anything besides the Autocourse annuals. Because of its niche status, motosports books are a big casualty of the decline in book stores. I remember being able to browse all the coolest new books in my local Borders back in the day, but no more. I just looked up a favorite publisher, David Bull, but they no longer exist.

 

Too bad you don't live nearby this wonderful place

https://www.racingarchives.org/visit-us/

 

 

...anything by Steve Matchett

 

A few Amazon searches & made up a decent list, may pick up a couple a month & start a small collection.

 

My wife got me The Mechanic's Tale and Winning is Not Enough - Jackie Stewart for Christmas, so will be adding those to the MB car history book I've had for years.

 

Finished The Mechanic's Tale. A well written book & enjoyed it cover to cover.
My wife also got me Senna Versus Prost by Malcolm Folley. Will have to decide between that & J Stewart to read next.

 

Faster by Neal Bascomb

Book review on the WSJ today:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/faster-..._pos1#cxrecs_s

 

On sale on Amazon now for $36.70.

 

Forgot to update that I bought/read this. Very good & would make for a decent movie, I think.

 

I've got at least 10 of these books, they are fantastic

 

I haven't bought one since the Schumacher years! They used to be sold at Borders and B&N, so I usually got them there. Then all of a sudden they stopped selling them in bookstores so I stopped buying them.

 

They were purchased for me yearly for Xmas by my wife but we ceased gift giving years ago so no more additions.

 

Has anyone read Adrian Newey's 2019 autobiography? Would you recommend it?

 

I read it, it's pretty good 4 out of 5 stars. Newey is a bit of a egotist as long as you get past that it's a entertaining and very informative book. Most of the chapters are about specific race cars that he was involved with. I think I still have the pdf version of it if you want I can upload it.

 

Thx for the generosity, Legend! That'd be great. I prefer reading paper-bound books, but being able to preview it before buying would be nice. No huge rush, though, as I already have a towering stack of "titles to read" on my nightstand!!

Btw, this summer I was able to read Stealth (which you had recommended) and liked it very much. So thanks for that recommendation, too!