Simon and Schuster
Book Review: The Biography of Niki Lauda by Maurice Hamilton
Although the global COVID lockdown is frustrating for all F1 fans, I’m told one benefit (if there is one) has been the re-discovery of F1 books (I also think there’s been a recovery in the diecast market too, but that’’s for an...
Book Review: The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen by Kari Hotakainen
Aside from the sad news of Niki Lauda’s passing, this weekend’s Monaco GP marked Kimi Räikkönen’s 300th GP – although fans may have been hoping for better than P17. Late last year, an English version of his authorised “bi...
Book review: Total Competition – Lessons in Strategy from Formula One by Ross Brawn and Adam Parr
I was reading Ross Brawn’s recent comments on the ambitions for the new 2021 regulations. Recent F1 fans may not remember Ross Brawn but he is best known as the world champion winning principal of his own team, Brawn GP and bef...
New Book Review: Staying on Track – the Autobiography by Nigel Mansell
To me, F1 in the 90’s was much more exciting due to the hard charging driving of Nigel Mansell. Like Lewis Hamilton, Nigel Mansell was a Silverstone crowd legend. Nigel’s 2015 autobiography “Staying on Track” has been recently ...
New Book Review: Formula One and Beyond by Max Mosley
Considering all the high drama in 2015 about engines and new design regulations to liven up F1, the head of the FIA – Jean Todt has kept an incredibly low profile. Post Jules Bianchi’s awful Suzuka crash, the FIA w...
Book Review: David’s Diary by David Coulthard with Gerald Donaldson
One last British driver book from the vault – David Coulthard’s 1998 epic “David’s Diary“. Although I’m a McLaren admirer, I was never a huge fan of David Coulthard. Having said that, I picke...
Recent Diecast Reviews
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Diecast Review: Looksmart 1:43 scale Charles Leclerc 2022 Ferrari F1-75
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Diecast review: Sparky 1:64 scale 2022 Mercedes AMG W13 Lewis Hamilton
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Review: Max Verstappen 2022 helmet 1:2 scale replica
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Diecast review: Spark 1:64 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing RB18
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Diecast review: Tarmac Works 1:64 scale Mercedes AMG W12 Lewis Hamilton (2021 British GP) and Valtteri Bottas (2021 Turkish GP)
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Minichamps re-releasing World Champions Collections 1:18 diecasts
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Diecast Review: Tarmac Works 1:64 scale Mercedes AMG W11 Lewis Hamilton (2020 Tuscan GP) and Valtteri Bottas (2020 Austrian GP)
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Retro diecasts – Corgi Toys F1
