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This has been on my #TBR shelf for 3years and I'm so glad #BookedInTime #WWII lit a fire under me to read it 😊
Yes, it's a history of Grand Prix racing.But it's also the history of the rearmament of Germany through Hitler's deal with Daimler-Benz for state money to develop their racing team as long as they also produced motorized military equipment as well.
Fascinating stuff! But I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who isn't interested in racing.

Whoops it's actually non-fiction, but I'm hoping it reads like a novel 🤞🏼🤞🏼

Anyhoo, starting this for September #BookedInTime #WWII

The history was interesting. If you like movies such as Ford Vs Ferrari or Rush it might be of interest. Driver against driver, manufacturer against manufacturer. But the stakes here are an heiress working with a car designer and a Jewish driver to upset Hitler‘s dominance of the Grand Prix.

So I may have just made myself a Daniel Ricciardo bookmark. I printed out the drawing I did of him in his old Renault suit (because the drawing looks better than the one I did of him in the McLaren gear) onto photo paper, I then stuck it to card, then laminated it and then cut it out :)
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want.
This is day 160
#BooksToRead #TBRPile #TBRMountain

My completed shelter in place reading stack is growing. Just finished FASTER by Neal Bascomb. I‘m not much of a race car enthusiast, but after recently seeing Ford v Ferrari and thinking about the lyrics from the Cake song, The Distance, I gotta confess that the last few chapters of this book were page turners for me.
Plus, what‘s not to love about “How a Jewish driver, an American heiress, and a legendary car beat Hitler‘s best”?!

#behindthewheel
#moviemagic

The story of Alex Zanardi, who lost his legs in a terrible accident, but fought back and returned to motor racing.

Another biography I really enjoyed was this one. The Old Man Ferrari was a really colourful character. Again, not a book the casual biog reader might choose, but it kind of reads like fiction in parts. Even diehard Tifosi may learn something new here. 🏎🏎🏎🏎🏎