Ford Cosworth DFV: The Inside Story of F1's Greatest Engine by Andrew Noakes has won the Guild of Motoring Writers' prestigious Timo Makinen Award for 2007.

The book details the entire Formula One career of the DFV series, from the engine’s conception in 1965 and its supremely successful debut in the back of the Lotus 49 in 1967, through its dominance of F1 in the 1970s, to its re-emergence in the 1980s in 3.5-litre form.

Each chapter is packed with technical detail, anecdotes and interviews, supported by a wealth of archive photographs, many of them previously unpublished.In addition there are comprehensive appendices listing every World Championship and Indycar race win. The story extends to cover all the DFV’s derivatives that dominated motorsport across the globe for more than 15 years.

The award was presented at the Guild's annual dinner at the Royal Automobile Club in London on December 13. The award is presented annually for excellence in motor sport reporting by a Guild member.

About the author

After training as an automotive engineer at Loughborough University, Andrew Noakes became a freelance writer and editor. He founded Classics magazine in 1997, eventually becoming the magazine’s Editor in Chief before returning to freelancing in 2002.

Since then he has contributed to numerous motoring magazines and websites, including Classic & Sports Car, CAR, Auto Express, Classics Monthly, Classic Car Weekly and PistonHeads.com, and has written books on several classic marques. Alongside his freelance career, he also lectures in automotive journalism at Coventry University. He lives near Southam in Warwickshire.

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