Author Archive
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Book Review: Adelaide Alive! by Stuart Sykes
The Australian Grand Prix is always a great opener to the F1 season and shows which teams and drivers have done their homework during the offseason. Having said that the Albert Park circuit hasn’t really had any dramatic races ...
Diecast models
Minichamps 2015 catalog releases (this year for real?)
This weekend I managed to flick through a copy of the Minichamps 2015 diecast and resin catalog. For F1 collectors, there are some exciting diecasts for 2015 release including: The World Champions Collection series – Alon...
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Book Review: The History of Formula 1
Another nice little F1 history compilation is Igloo Books’ “The History of Formula 1”. This book is circa 2009 with Jenson’s distinctive Brawn BGP001 on the cover. Inside, there is a good mix of archival race photos in a...
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Book Review: McLaren Honda Turbo by Ian Bamsey
The question on everyone’s lips is whether McLaren and Honda can re-live the glory years of their previous partnership in the late 80’s/early 90s or whether it will be a repeat of Honda’s own fizzer in 2007-2008 as ...
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Book Review: For the Record My Years with Ferrari by Niki Lauda
During this season’s testing, Niki Lauda has been in the media drumming up Ferrari’s form. Apart from his many exploits on the track, Niki Lauda is also famous as a straight shooting F1 driver/team boss/commentator....
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Book Review: The Toleman Story by Christopher Hilton
So the auction of Caterham assets, F1 yet again bids farewell to another aspiring small team (with Marussia/Manor next in line). A few small teams do on occasion get to punch above their weight – Toleman was one (with a s...
