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DVD
 

When I first came across the cover of this DVD, I thought it was another dramatisation of 1976’s famous F1 title clash between Niki Lauda and James Hunt like Ron Howard’s Rush. Actually, it’s a 2021 documentar...

 
Diecast models
 

Barring a DNF in both Saturday’s sprint and Sunday’s main race in Qatar, it’s almost 100% guaranteed that Max Verstappen will be crowned triple world champion this weekend. Earlier this year, I picked up a 1:2...

 
 
Diecast models
 

As we move onto the Japanese GP this weekend, it was barely only 12 months ago that Max Verstappen claimed his 2nd world title at Suzuka in Adrian Newey’s interpretation of the new 2022 design regulations – in the R...

 
 
Book
 

Back in 2020, I posted a review of Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara’s children’s book on Ayrton Senna which was part of her popular “Little People, Big Dreams” biography series for little ones. Well, she has ...

 
 
Trading Cards
 

For the final instalment of this beginners guide, we look at Topps’ online on demand cards, Topps Now. Topps Now is not exclusive for F1 but is part of Topps’ in-season weekly cards produced for its licensed sports ...

 
Trading Cards
 

In addition to the Turbo Attax and Chrome collections, Topps also produce another annual F1 trading card collection set called F1 Lights Out. Available online from Topps in boxes of 25 cards, F1 Lights Out is marketed as a neon...

 
 
 
Book
 

Short intermission from trading cards and back to book reviews. With the F1 circus moving on to Monza this weekend, much of the usual focus is on the 2 Ferrari drivers under the watchful scrutiny of the tifosi. For tifosi, ther...

 
Trading Cards
 

Following the annual release of its Formula 1 Chrome cards, Topps follow up this with an online only release of a separate variant for that year’s card set with their Formula 1 Chrome Sapphire Edition collection.  Sapphir...