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Graham Hill Grand Prix Racing
Graham Hill Grand Prix Racing
Graham Hill Grand Prix Racing

Book Review: Graham Hill Grand Prix Racing Book

Congratulations to Nico Rosberg on a controlled Monaco GP win. Another Monaco meister (5 times) was Englishman Graham Hill. In 1966, Shell published the Graham Hill Grand Prix Racing Book which is an excellent compact guide to ...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Remembering Elio book cover
Remembering Elio book cover
Remembering Elio book cover

Book Review: Remembering Elio by Lorie Coffey

Tomorrow, May 15 will be the anniversary of the passing of the mercurial Italian F1 driver, Elio De Angelis. Remembering Elio by Lorie Coffey is another great book from the consistently excellent motorsport publisher Coterie Pr...
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
DVD
 
Grand Prix Heroes Jody Scheckter DVD
Grand Prix Heroes Jody Scheckter DVD
Grand Prix Heroes Jody Scheckter DVD

DVD Review: Grand Prix Heroes – Jody Scheckter by Duke Video

Looking at the many accidents of Romain Grosjean last season and his race ban after Spa, a lot of people labeled him as a dangerous lunatic.  Funnily there are early career similarities between Grosjean and 1979 World Champion ...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Book
 
My Greatest Race book cover
My Greatest Race book cover
My Greatest Race book cover

Book Review: My Greatest Race edited by Adrian Ball

Unless they have achieved rare status, many of the older pre-80s F1 books get overlooked or forgotten in old bookstores or collections. I’ve been re-reading a few from my own collection recently. Published in 1974 for the...
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Book
 
Ayrton Senna A Tribute book cover
Ayrton Senna A Tribute book cover
Ayrton Senna A Tribute book cover

Book Review: Ayrton Senna – A Tribute by Ivan Rendall

I’ve been trying to slowly post reviews of the various Senna books on my shelves and its amazing just how many books have actually been written about him. Ivan Rendall’s “Ayrton Senna – A Tribute” ...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diecast models
 

F1 Diecast Review: Quartzo 1:18 scale Jim Clark Lotus 49

Time for a 1:18 diecast review. Although, Exoto 1:18 Lotus GP cars are highly sought after collectors’ items in the secondary market, especially the beautiful Lotus 72D (Fittipaldi & Peterson models) and the Lotus 49 ...