Maurice Hamilton has been part of the Formula One scene since 1977 and was the Observer's motor racing correspondent for 20 years. He has written more than 20 books as well as commentating on Formula One for BBC Radio.

He is now actively involved with the online community on Twitter and writes several blogs whilst continuing to write books about racing.

The Cahier Archive is the only photographic collection covering the history of the Formula One Championship to have remained in the hands of its original authors.

Tony Dodgins is one of the world's leading F1 journalists and attends every grand prix, reporting for a wide range of media worldwide.

A passionate fan of Senna, he has been Grand Prix reporter for Autosport, F1 Racing and Motorsport News in the UK, and has written for leading motorsport titles in the USA and Japan.

He also writes for and edits the prestigious Autocourse Formula 1 annual. At races he is part of BBC TV's coverage, assisting Ben Edwards and David Coulthard in the Formula 1 commentary box.

Mark Hughes is the Grand Prix editor for Motor Sport magazine, provides insight and analysis for the-race.com and F1's own website, F1.com. He is also the technical editor for the renowned motor racing annual Autocourse and provides analysis for Sky F1's TV coverage.

Hughes has written a number of F1-related books: Speed Addicts won Best Illustrated Book at the 2006 British Sports Book Awards; Lewis Hamilton, The Full Story was released in 2008; and he co-authored Crashed And Byrned, which won the 2008 William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year.