Author Archive
Book
Book Review: Fascination Formula 1 by Rainer Schlegelmilch
I bought this book in London back in 1999 and even now in 2013, this still remains one of my favorites. Billed as a celebration of 25 years of F1 photography, Rainer Schlegelmilch’s Fascination Formula 1 is a fantastic co...
Blog Posts
100th Review Milestone!
Ok, time to break out the Moët Chandon! It’s taken almost 18 months but I’ve just reached the 100th book review milestone for F1-nut.com! Very fortunate also that the 100th book review is of the rare classic The Gra...
Book
Super Rare Book Sighting: The Grand Prix Car Vol 1 & 2 by Laurence Pomeroy
It’s not everyday you get the opportunity to touch a rare historic grand prix book and one in fantastic preserved condition as well. I was fortunate enough recently to hold and view a copy of the famous two volume “...
Book
Rare Book Review: Nelson Piquet by Mike Doodson
Good to hear that ’80s world champion Nelson Piquet is on the mend following heart surgery. A rare collector’s book in the Autocourse drivers’ series is Mike Doodson’s biography on Nelson Piquet. This is...
Book
Book Review: From Dream to Reality by Gerald Donaldson and Gianni Giansanti
While the speculation intensifies on whether Ross Brawn and Mercedes AMG racing will indeed split after the end of the season, its funny to think that the team not so long ago was 2009 constructor’s champion Brawn GP whic...
Diecast models
Removable cowling 1:43 F1 diecasts: Part 2 – Minichamps
Part 1 of this series looked at the Brumm 1:43 Villeneuve 126CK model in a display case with an exposed chassis. In Part 2, we’ll take a look at the various Minichamps 1:43 diecasts that have removable engine covers ̵...
