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For Part 2 of this beginners guide, we’ll look at Topps Formula 1 cards – also known as Topps flagship cards (borrowed from Topps’ plain paper stock baseball flagship cards) on Topps non-US websites. Topps onl...

 
Trading Cards
 

Not having much previous trading card experience from other major sports like soccer, NFL, NBA or MLB, the entry of Topps into the Formula 1 card market finally proved too much to resist. In fact, I basically overlooked Topps&#...

 
 
 
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lewis hamilton definitive biography
lewis hamilton definitive biography
lewis hamilton definitive biography

While Lewis’ record 104th pole last weekend in Hungary proved to be a bit of a false dawn for the race, his fans are hoping Mercedes’ development of next year’s W15 will give him the car to resume his head on ...

 
Trading Cards
 

Topps UK have just released the new 2023 season F1 Turbo Attax collection following on from previous years since the 2020 season. From the Topps website, it looks like this is only for Topps UK region at the moment, so non-UK f...

 
 
 
Book
 
Formula 1 Drive to Survive book cover
Formula 1 Drive to Survive book cover
Formula 1 Drive to Survive book cover

It’s been a while since I’ve read a F1 book that turned out to be a welcome surprise or exceeded initial expectations. Stuart Codling’s latest book, “Formula 1 Drive to Survive: The Unofficial Companion&...

 
 
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Max Verstappen book cover
Max Verstappen book cover
Max Verstappen book cover

After chalking up another victory in Barcelona and hot favourite to win this weekend’s Canadian GP, Max Verstappen’s current form has the look and feel of past great multiple world champion F1 drivers – Vettel...

 
 
Diecast models
 
Tarmac Works Mercedes AMG W12
Tarmac Works Mercedes AMG W12
Tarmac Works Mercedes AMG W12

Fresh from the release of their 1:64 scale Mercedes AMG W11’s which I reviewed in April, Tarmac Works have followed up with 1:64 scale models of the 2021 Mercedes AMG W12 with Lewis Hamilton’s 2021 British GP winnin...

 
 
Book
 
Monaco Malcolm Folley book cover
Monaco Malcolm Folley book cover
Monaco Malcolm Folley book cover

As we head into next weekend’s Monaco GP, there will no doubt be a re-examination of Checo v Max recriminations during last year’s qualifying session. For the tifosi, hopefully Charles can finally shake his hoodoo a...

 
 
Diecast models
 
Mercedes W08 Lewis 2017 World Champions Collection 1:18
Mercedes W08 Lewis 2017 World Champions Collection 1:18
Mercedes W08 Lewis 2017 World Champions Collection 1:18

Minichamps are finally starting to (slowly) release some of their much anticipated 1:18 World Champions Collections diecasts of Lewis Hamilton, Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna race cars (some of which are re-releases). If you...