Author Archive
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 ̵...
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Book Review: Formula 1 World Champions by Rainer Schlegelmilch and Hartmut Lehbrink
As expected, Seb Vettel adds yet another championship title to his bulging trophy cabinet and joins the elite 4 title winners club alongside greats like Prost. A lot of the mainstream F1 history books have profiled the sports w...
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Book Review: The Art of the Formula 1 Race Car by Stuart Codling
So if Seb Vettel chalks up his 4th straight title in India this weekend and strokes his RB9 chassis on parc ferme – is this year’s RB9 a sight to behold? How does the RB9 visually compare with past classic F1 racin...
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Book Review: Michael Schumacher by Paolo D’Alessio
I was flicking through Paolo D’Alessio’s Michael Schumacher book the other day to check some decals and aero detail on a 1:43 scale Ferrari F2003GA diecast. This photo book is bound in a similar format to D’Al...
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Book Review: Shunt – The Story of James Hunt by Tom Rubython
I haven’t seen the new Rush movie yet but when I do it will be interesting to compare it to Tom Rubython’s Shunt -The Story of James Hunt. A better comparison might be Tom Rubython’s other book “In the N...
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Book Review: The Pursuit of Dreams – the first 50 years of Honda
Japanese Grand Prix time and while I’m disappointed that the last Japanese connection to the sport, the combative Kamui Kobayashi isn’t somewhere on the grid this year, at least we know that Honda is making a welcom...
