Ed Heuvink, author of the very interesting book about the Swiss racing team Scuderia Filipinetti, brings out his latest work about the most famous Swiss race driver ever: Jo ‘Seppi’ Siffert.
The first question I asked myself was why did no Swiss author ever write such a book? Why is it a motor enthusiast from Holland?
The [...]
I discovered the first books [Tome 1 and Tome 2] of this series in the beginning of 2009, it was hard to find them as there is not much about them in the internet and the books are fully written in french so there is probably no single review in english out there…
This year I [...]
Focus of the book: This book is a true treasure when it comes to summarize the Swiss history in Motorsports from 1950 to 2006: Carefully researched and written in great detail, interesting also for non-Swiss race enthusiasts as it tells many stories around famous races in that time range. Thanks to Nina and her father [...]
Unlike Part 1 and 2 of this series, part 4 (2009) is summarizing all details of the Swiss at le Mans 2009 across 60 pages and dedicates a chapter for each decade:
- 1999, 1989, 1979, 1969, 1959, 1949 and 1939 are well desribed across 120 pages.
The book has been written by these Swiss authors:
- Jean-Marie [...]
Unfortunately this book is available only in french but for me a good and motivating occasion to refresh my four years of french lessons at school. However: A Must-Have if you have already part one.
As desribed for part 1, the book is not chronologically going through the years at Le Mans but rather focuses on [...]
Unfortunately this book is available only in french but for me a good and motivating occasion to refresh my four years of french lessons at school. However: A Must-Have for every Swiss Race Enthusiast!
The book is not chronologically going through the years at Le Mans but rather focuses on key Swiss engagements of drivers, teams [...]
At the time where I am writing this post, Peter Sauber is heavily visible in the press across the globe due to his uncertain situation with his engagement in the Formula 1. Some days ago, Peter Sauber got the agreement from BMW to buy back his team he founded himself back in 1991 and sold [...]
Focus of the Book: The full story of the Swiss Racing Team founded by Georges Filipinetti who primarily supported Jo “Seppi” Siffert in the 60s.
Scuderia Filipinetti was a Swiss motor racing team that competed in Sports car racing and occasionally in Formula One between 1962 and 1973. It was founded by Georges Filipinetti to support [...]