John Townsend
Book Review: McLaren MP4/4 Owners’ Workshop Manual by Steve Rendle
As pre-season testing concludes with question marks over the new McLaren MCL60, McLaren fans might be pining again for the glory days of past McLaren championship cars like the MP4/23, MP4/13 and the legendary MP4/4. Fans of th...
Book Review: Kimberley’s Grand Prix Team Guide No.5 – McLaren by Bob Constanduros
I have to admit that it has taken me a little while to adjust to McLaren’s latest livery in today’s 2020 launch. It’s a far cry from the iconic red & white Marlboro McLarens in the 80’s. The old Kimberley’s series publicati...
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 ...
Book Review: Mansell and Williams by Nigel Mansell and Derick Allsop
During the British Grand Prix, it was good to see former champ Nigel Mansell as race steward letting Kimi, Fernando and Sebastian do their thing on the track without the stewards intervening and getting over zealous by dishing ...
Book Review: Kimberley’s Grand Prix Team Guide #11 Williams by Bob Constanduros
In the lead up to this weekend’s German Grand Prix, I was hoping to find time to post a more offbeat review with a German theme (e.g. Chris Nixon’s Kings of the Nürburgring) but I’m time poor this week, so a b...
Book Review: Behind the Scenes in Motor Racing by Anthony Howard
My last post on the Williams FW14 diecast comparison, reminded me of a very nice cut-away drawing in Anthony Howard’s “Behind the Scenes in Motoring Racing”. This old 1992 book is showing its age but is still relevant today. I...
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
