Author Archive
Book
Book Review: Against Death and Time by Brock Yates
When I recently picked up a copy of Brock Yates’ “Against Death and Time” although I knew it had very little F1 content, it was still one of the many books scribbled on my long reading list of older books whic...
Book
Book Review: Red Bull Racing F1 Car Owner’s Workshop Manual by Haynes
I’ve been previously asked about whether the Haynes workshop manuals for F1 cars are any good and why I hadn’t posted up any reviews over the years – the honest answer is that I’ve (unconsciously) priori...
Diecast models
A brief look at Minichamps F1 “taxi” cars
After noticing recent eBay resales of the famous Senna taxi by Minichamps in 1:18 scale (Nigel Mansell’s Williams Renault FW14 giving Ayrton Senna a lift at the 1991 British Grand Prix) fetching consistently EUR250+, I thought ...
DVD
Bluray review: FIA Formula One World Championship 2019 Official Review
I can’t believe the last time I last did a review post of Duke Video’s annual F1 season review video was back in 2012. Since 2011, these season review videos have also been available in Blu-ray disc format (although...
Book
Book review: Little People, Big Dreams: Ayrton Senna by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Ayrton Senna had (and still has) such mass appeal including to children – he even created his own childrens’ comic character Senninha (“little Senna”). There have also been several Senna books for junior...
Book
Book Review: Aston Martin DB 70 years by Andrew Noakes
While F1 fans wait in anticipation for the unveiling of next season’s 2021 Aston Martin F1 team car, the British marque actually first raced in F1 back in 1959 with its DBR4 open wheel monocoque. Andrew Noakes’ in ...
