Archive for 2013
Diecast models
F1 diecast review: Hotwheels Elite 1:43 scale Lauda Ferrari 312T2 6 wheel testcar
There was a time in the late 90s when Hotwheels Ferrari diecasts were ridiculed by collectors. The modern day Hotwheel Elite are driverless models but the build quality has improved and these diecasts are reasonably detailed. L...
Book
Book Review: David’s Diary by David Coulthard with Gerald Donaldson
One last British driver book from the vault – David Coulthard’s 1998 epic “David’s Diary“. Although I’m a McLaren admirer, I was never a huge fan of David Coulthard. Having said that, I picke...
Book
Book Review: My Championship Year by Damon Hill
Despite winning the 1996 F1 world championship in the dominant Newey designed Williams FW18, Damon Hill is often under-rated as one of the better British drivers. Anyone who could drag the ’97 Arrows Yamaha almost to vict...
Book
Book Review: Stirling Moss – The Authorised Biography by Robert Edwards
Most F1 fans believe that Sir Stirling Moss was probably the best driver not to have won a world championship (personally, I think it was either Ronnie Peterson in ’78 or Gilles in ’79). What is less in dispute is t...
Blog Posts
Best British Grand Prix Heroes?
Given its heritage in the sport, its no surprise that Britain has managed to produce so many excellent grand prix drivers. For UK readers, MoneySupermaket.com has just run a poll to see which drivers are considered the best Bri...
Book
Book Review: Nigel Mansell – A photographic portrait by Mike Doodson
First up in the next series of book reviews on British drivers is “Nigel Mansell: A photographic portrait” by Mike Doodson. Mansell is without doubt, one of the best British F1 drivers ever produced with dual F1 wor...
