Penguin to release Formula One book range

[John S]

Looks like it's time to get some of these on Santa's list. The Fuel Injected fact book looks interesting.

Apologies if they don't turn up in your bookshops in other countries, you'll just have to consider moving to Britain the home of F1. 

Publishers Penguin are to release an exciting range of Formula One books next week. With team stats, facts, figures and quizzes, they are guaranteed to give every F1 fan, young or old, a thrilling read.

'Formula 1™: The Official Annual' 2010 is full of stats, quotes and quizzes to keep younger budding racers happy, allowing them to put themselves in the driving seat and learn about nail-biting championships and their favourite cars and drivers.

'Formula 1™: The Official Guide' teaches you to tell your cockpits from your monocoques, your paddles from your paddocks, your downforce from your G-force, and more. You can read about key championship moments, team triumphs, exhilarating starts and expertly-engineered race strategies. This full-colour guide comes complete with a pull-out race chart.

'Formula 1™: Fuel Injected Fact Book' is filled with lists, stats, quizzes, quotes and everything you wanted to know about F1 racing. Written by respected Formula One journalist Adam Hay-Nicholls, if it's high-octane fun you're after, look no further.


Also available on September 1 from publishers DK is 'Formula 1™: The Definitive Visual Guide', which gives you the inside scoop on the worlds most popular annual sporting series. With inspirational forewords by McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Brawn GP's Jenson Button, the book covers everything from the amateur early days to the billion dollar industry Formula One racing is today, including profiles of the founders, drivers and the individual races.

Each circuit is explored in detail, giving you the low-down on every twist and turn as well as revisiting the most memorable moments on the track. From Ferrari to McLaren, Red Bull to Brawn GP, youll also get to know the cars, the VIPs and significant moments in the history of all the Formula One teams.

Ideal reading for all Formula One fanatics, this must-have book also contains all the key statistics as well as a guide to race safety, the qualifying process and the role of the pit crew. €llustrated with striking visual photographs, maps and images, it is guaranteed to appeal to anyone and everyone with an interest in Formula One racing.

All four titles will be published on September 1 and will be available in the UK and selected overseas territories.

from Formula 1 website

[FW14B]

All sound good (well, the non-children ones!) and I will investigate some of these.