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The histories of the striking, Gulf-liveried cars of the ROFGO Collection feature in a new book by top motorsport historian Doug Nye.

IndyCar and NASCAR racer John Andretti – nephew of Mario – tragically passed away earlier this year after suffering from colon cancer, and his autobiography has been published to raise money for charity.

Seventies team Shadow produced some remarkable results, and endured a terrible tragedy, during its brief time in F1. Enigmatic former boss Don Nichols spoke to Pete Lyons for this new book.

Chris Pook, arguably one of few race promoters who put one over Bernie Ecclestone, speaks candidly to veteran US writer Gordon Kirby in this fascinating new book.

Richard Noble may not be a racing driver, but he’s gone faster than almost anyone else on land, so we bent the RaceFans house rules to include this review of his new book.

Motorsport and politics intertwine in this story of Richard ‘Dick’ Seaman, the pre-war British ace who gave the Nazi salute following his 1938 German Grand Prix win and died the following year.

Is this new biography of Niki Lauda, who died one year ago this month, the pick of a growing number of new books on the three-times champion?

The 1994 Formula 1 season was one of the most explosive in the sport’s history. But is there anything new to be said about it?

Does this new Formula 1-focused title from Sniff Petrol author Richard Porter hit the same comic heights as the website?

Former Brawn GP CEO Nick Fry’s new book promises to lift the lid on its fairytale 2009 championship success. But it’s only opened part-way, writes Ben Evans.

At nearly a thousand pages, is this vast biography of Enzo Ferrari worth investing your money -and time – in?

So you didn’t shell out 20 quid for that disappointing Kimi Raikkonen book? Congratulations: You can afford to buy “Driven” instead.