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Book Review: Gilles Fra Mito e Leggenda by Silvio Rossi
Time for a random book review. Like many F1 fans, Gilles Villeneuve was one of my favorite drivers. Some time ago I picked up an Italian book on Gilles, “Gilles Fra Mito e Legenda” (English translation – the myth and legend of ...
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Book Review: Honda 300 Grands Prix
With the media stirring (somewhat optimistic) rumors about Honda coming back to F1 after 2014, as a Honda fan this is exciting. There several good Honda F1 books like Christopher Hilton’s “Conquest of Formula 1” (which I will g...
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Book Review: Senna’s 50 Poles
Sebastian Vettel’s 34th career pole at Suzuka in such a short space of time reminds me of a lot of the dominance Ayrton Senna had on pole position. Senna and Suzuka were always an awesome combination and it made me to re-read m...
Diecast models
F1 diecast review: Amalgam Ferrari F2008 1:8 scale
At the top end of the F1 diecast replica models would be Amalgam Collection – their mainstream F1 diecasts are in 1:8 scale and they also produce 1:5 and 1:12 scales. Amalgam models come with high end price tags too, the ...
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Book Review: Fangio – A Pirelli Album by Stirling Moss with Doug Nye
Even though Michael Schumacher has clocked up 7 Formula One titles and is still (at least this year) grand prix racing at the youthful age of 43, Juan Manuel Fangio is the real benchmark for mature age drivers. I bought Fangio ...
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Book Review: Life at the Limit – Triumph and Tragedy in Formula One by Professor Sid Watkins
With the passing of legendary F1 medico, Professor Sid Watkins, I had to dust off my ragged copy of his 1996 book Life at the Limit – Triumph and Tragedy in Formula One for a quick re-read. This book is an interesting account o...
