Author Archive
Book
Book review: Oscar Piastri The Rookie by Andrew Van Leeuwen
Kudos to Lando on his recent maiden F1 win in Miami! Yes, it may have been helped by a well timed KMag inspired safety car but prior to that, it was his teammate Oscar Piastri in the sister McLaren that was putting the pressure...
Book
Book Review: Kimberley’s Racing Driver Profile No 5 – Ayrton Senna by Ken Wells
This month is going to mark the 30th anniversary of the passing of Ayrton Senna, so expect to see lots of Senna coverage in the F1 media. It’s been a while since I did any Senna related posts, having already reviewed so m...
Diecast models
Diecast Review: Minichamps Williams FW14B 1:18 World Champions Edition
With the Adrian Newey exit rumours currently going into overdrive, there’s no doubt at all he’s been the single most influential input into many of the dominant race cars in recent history including last seasonR...
Australian Grand Prix
Trading cards: Futera 1994 10th Anniversary Adelaide F1 Grand Prix set
Last weekend’s race delivered the usual dose of drama and safety car incidents (Max, Carlos & George) that fans have come to expect in most Australian Grand Prix races. Prior to Albert Park, the Australian GP was held in Ad...
Blog Posts
F1 Helmet review – 1:5 SparkEditions Alan Jones 1980
As F1 heads to Melbourne for the 2024 Australian GP, the grid will feature 2 Australian drivers – Danny Ric and Oscar Piastri (maybe even 3 if Esteban or Pierre get appendicitis…). Both drivers are hoping to be the ...
McLaren MP4/4
New Lego Technic F1 cars coming – McLaren MP4/4 and Mercedes AMG W14
An alternative to plastic and diecast F1 models are building brick sets. With the resurgent popularity of Lego, its no surprise that Lego has managed to license some famous F1 team marques (McLaren & Mercedes AMG) to releas...
