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Obrigado Ayrton book cover
Obrigado Ayrton book cover
Obrigado Ayrton book cover

Paolo D’Alessio’s Obrigado Ayrton was first published in 1994 by well known Italian publisher Giorgio Nada Editore as a Senna tribute book. Like most Giorgio Nada titles, an English version was published for the int...

 
 
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Kimberley's Guide WilliamsF1 book cover
Kimberley's Guide WilliamsF1 book cover
Kimberley's Guide WilliamsF1 book cover

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...

 
 
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F1-nut.com turns one!

 
July 4, 2013
 



This week marks one year of F1-nut.com! I can’t believe in the last year I’ve managed to pump out 75 F1 book reviews (only 150+ more to go…), a dozen diecast reviews and a few DVD reviews too. My goal was to l...

 
Diecast models
 
Lauda 312T2 6 wheel test car Hotwheels Elite
Lauda 312T2 6 wheel test car Hotwheels Elite
Lauda 312T2 6 wheel test car Hotwheels Elite

There was a time in the late 90s when Hotwheels Ferrari diecasts were ridiculed by collectors. The modern day Hotwheel Elite are driverless models but the build quality has improved and these diecasts are reasonably detailed. L...

 
 
 
Book
 
David's Diary book cover
David's Diary book cover
David's Diary book cover

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...

 
 
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Damon Hill My Championship Year Book Cover
Damon Hill My Championship Year Book Cover
Damon Hill My Championship Year Book Cover

Despite winning the 1996 F1 world championship in the dominant Newey designed Williams FW18, Damon Hill is often under-rated as one of the better British drivers. Anyone who could drag the ’97 Arrows Yamaha almost to vict...

 
 
 
Book
 
Stirling Moss Biography book cover
Stirling Moss Biography book cover
Stirling Moss Biography book cover

Most F1 fans believe that Sir Stirling Moss was probably the best driver not to have won a world championship (personally, I think it was either Ronnie Peterson in ’78 or Gilles in ’79). What is less in dispute is t...

 
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British GP Hero moneysupermarket pic
British GP Hero moneysupermarket pic
British GP Hero moneysupermarket pic

Given its heritage in the sport, its no surprise that Britain has managed to produce so many excellent grand prix drivers. For UK readers, MoneySupermaket.com has just run a poll to see which drivers are considered the best Bri...