Author Archive
Book
Book Review: The Mechanic by Marc ‘Elvis’ Priestley
It’s been a long time since I’ve read a F1 book that I couldn’t put down and powered through in less than a weekend. Although it was published in 2018, I only recently managed to pick up a copy of former McLaren mechanic (now F...
DVD
DVD review: Brabham
Having previously read the Tony Davis/Akos Armont Brabham book, I was keen to view the 2019 Brabham documentary film made by Akos Armont hoping it would be as well produced as the excellent “McLaren” film on Jack Br...
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Book Review: The Biography of Niki Lauda by Maurice Hamilton
Although the global COVID lockdown is frustrating for all F1 fans, I’m told one benefit (if there is one) has been the re-discovery of F1 books (I also think there’s been a recovery in the diecast market too, but that’’s for an...
Book
New Book Review: In the Pit Lane F1 Exposed by Garry Sloan
Despite the massive COVID situation globally, the 2020 F1 season finally kicked off in Austria to much relief of fans. One thing COVID has exposed is how financially fragile many of the teams are and also how both the FIA and t...
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Book Review: F1 through the eyes of Damon Hill by Damon Hill
After reliving the action packed, chaotic 1998 Belgium GP won by Damon Hill on Formula1.com F1 Rewind replay, I picked up an old copy of Damon’ book “F1 Through The Eyes of Damon Hill” which is a refreshing old fashioned F1 har...
Diecast models
What are recent F1 world champions (diecast) cars worth?
Typically diecast models of world championship winning cars (along with the random unusual or limited run cars e.g. Haas VF16 Grosjean Minichamps) retain or increase in value – collectors all know Senna, Schumacher, Lauda...
