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Rare Book Review: Ronnie Peterson – Formula 1 Super Swede by Johnny Tipler
2014 Rookie Marcus Ericsson of the Caterham F1 team is the first Swedish driver on the grid since Ronnie Peterson. Ronnie of course was a legend in the heroic 70’s era of F1 racing. If you’re a Ronnie Peterson fan, ...
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Rare Book Review: Racing the Silver Arrows by Chris Nixon
Well, Lewis in the W05 looked supreme in Malaysia. The early form of Mercedes suggest they are clearly going to be the best F1 team this season and may re-kindle the kind of dominance the German marque enjoyed in the 30’s...
Diecast models
F1 1:18 diecast review: Exoto v Quartzo – Jim Clark Lotus 49
Last year I posted a review of Quartzo’s 1:18 scale model of Jim Clark’s Lotus 49 in which he won the 1967 British GP. I made a comment that the Quartzo compared well with the Exoto version – there are 2 Exoto...
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Book Review: 50 Years of Formula 1 Photography by Rainer Schlegelmilch
I was lucky enough to get a copy of Rainer Schlegelmilch’s 50 Years of Formula 1 Photography last Christmas and after several re-reads from front to back cover, I’m coming to the conclusion that this book almost ecl...
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Book Review: Zoom – Personal Images and Insights from the Stars of Formula 1 (2014 edition)
On the eve of the opening race for the 2014, let’s also look at a new book launch. Last year’s Zoom: Through the Eyes of Formula One charity photo auction and book was so successful the organisers banded together ag...
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Book Review: Williams Renault Formula 1 Motor Racing Book
While a lot of people are already writing off the Renault engined teams this year, its surprising how so many people forget how successful the French engine supplier has been. They were completely dominant in the early 90s with...
