A review site for Formula 1 book, diecasts and card collectors (and other F1 bits and pieces too…)

 
Random Article


 
Don't Miss
 

 
Haynes Publishing
 
 

Book Review: Ayrton Senna As Time Goes By by Christopher Hilton

Since 1994, May 1 on the F1 calendar always remembers Ayrton Senna. There have been more books published about Senna that any other driver. At one stage in the 90’s, motorsports writer Christopher Hilton was pumping out Senna b...
 
 
 
 
 
 

Book Review: Jim Clark by Eric Dymock

It’s been 50 years since the passing of 2 time world champion Jim Clark in a F2 race at the Hockenheimring. It’s hard for modern F1 fans to appreciate the silken skills of F1 champions from the 60s – although compare curr...
 
 
 
 
 
 

ken tyrrell book cover chris hilton
ken tyrrell book cover chris hilton
ken tyrrell book cover chris hilton

Book Review: Ken Tyrrell Portrait of a Motor Racing Giant by Christopher Hilton

It has been awhile since the last review from the archives and there are a stack of older books I’ve been meaning to post reviews of including books on Ken Tyrrell, Jim Clark and the Chris Nixon’s “Kings of the Nürburgrin...
 
 
 
 
 
 
colin chapman inside the innovator book cover
colin chapman inside the innovator book cover
colin chapman inside the innovator book cover

Book Review: Colin Chapman – Inside the Innovator by Karl Ludvigsen

Car launch season is always an interesting time. Will we see any radical interpretation of the new 2017 chassis regulations? One of F1’s most innovative thinkers that pushed the boundaries of the sports regulations was Co...
 
 
 
 
 
 

First Among Champions Book Cover Alfa Romeo Grand Prix Cars
First Among Champions Book Cover Alfa Romeo Grand Prix Cars
First Among Champions Book Cover Alfa Romeo Grand Prix Cars

Rare Book Review: First Among Champions – The Alfa Romeo Grand Prix Cars by David Venables

Judging from the talk of Ferrari’s Chairman, the famous Alfa Romeo marque will be back on the grid in the not too distant future (re-badged Sauber or Toro Rosso?). An absolute gem of a book, is David Venables’ ‘First Among Cham...
 
 
 
 
 
 
F1 1982 Hilton book cover
F1 1982 Hilton book cover
F1 1982 Hilton book cover

Book Review: 1982 by Christopher Hilton

Will 2016 be the year Nico Rosberg emulates the F1 world championship crown claimed by his old man, Keke in 1982? In the last few seasons, the might of Mercedes AMG and the FIA’s ridiculous engine freeze rules have render...