BOOK REVIEW
You would think a Formula 1 team growing from unlikely beginnings to end Williams and McLaren dominance – and with unconventionality and flamboyance – would have a firm place in our memory.
But instead Benetton seems neglected by history. Prolific journalist Damien Smith has sought to correct this with a seminal work on the team.
He has spoken to just about all of the Benetton squad’s main players, including for the epilogue the Benetton family represented by Alessandro. We therefore have an intimate