Archive for 2013
DVD
DVD Review: Jackie Stewart – The Flying Scot
With his (*controversial*) victory in the Malaysian GP, Sebastian Vettel now draws equal to another Formula 1 triple world champion, Sir Jackie Stewart’s total of 27 grand prix victories. One of the earlier DVDs on Sir Ja...
Book
Book Review: Mark Webber – Two Steps Forward by John Morris
Well, Mark Webber is definitely the man of the moment. Now the oldest driver on the grid, I only know of 2 books published about Mark Webber – there is “Upfront – 2010 A season to remember” by Mark hims...
Book
Book Review: Formula 1 in Camera 1980-89 by Quentin Spurring and Rainer Schlegelmilch
The cover of Formula 1 in Camera 1980-89 should probably be added to the list of best F1 book covers – it features a fantastic Rainer Schlegelmilch shot of Ayrton Senna cornering through an apex (looks like the right hand...
Book
Book Review: Formula One Unseen Archives by Tim Hill
Time to look at another older book. Tim Hill’s “Formula One Unseen Archives” was billed as a F1 pictorial history book using photographs from the archives of the UK’s Daily Mail. Starting from 1950, Hill...
Book
Book Review: Michael Schumacher Ferrari Racing 1998 by Peter Braun and Rainer Schlegelmilch
Its amazing what you can sometimes find in the bargain bins of a bookstore. Buried in a stack of old motor magazines, I recently found a copy of “Michael Schumacher Ferrari Racing 1998” by Peter Braun and Rainer Sch...
Diecast models
F1 Diecast 1:43 review: TrueScale Models Peterson Tyrrell P34 1977 Belgian GP
Time to take a closer look at a TrueScale Models (TSM) diecast. Truescale have managed to secure rights to produce the Tyrrell P34s and some of the Lotus GP cars in 1:43 scale. I hadn’t paid much attention to TrueScale mo...
