Author Archive
European Grand Prix
Up Close: Valencia GP contract leaked online
For F1 fans who take more of an interest in the business side of F1, there are books like Tom Rubython’s Bernie Ecclestone biography “No Angel” and Timothy Collings’ “The Piranha Club”. However, there are also plenty of docume...
Book
Book Review: West McLaren Mercedes Teamwork by Gerald Donaldson
What on earth is happening at McLaren with the procrastinations with their 2015 driver announcement? Teamwork? Hey, that was actually the title of Gerald Donaldson book on the team when they were the black, silver and red liver...
Book
Book Review: Formula 1 Technical Analysis 2008-9 by Giorgio Piola
On the chassis front, 2014 offered a variety of different design interpretations that hasn’t been seen for quite a few seasons, since probably 2008 (co-incidentally the year of Lewis’ first WDC title). In terms of design, 2008 ...
Diecast models
Diecast news: Is the diecast collectors’ market in recovery mode?
I’ve noticed some recent sales on ebay in the last few months which suggest that the F1 diecast collectors market could be recovering. I don’t trade models myself but I get a lot of questions from other new and old ...
Book
Rare Book Review: Auto Union Album 1934-1939 by Chris Nixon
Despite recent denials by Audi, there seems to a lot of pointers that suggest it wouldn’t be unreasonable for the Auto Union marque to make a return to grand prix racing. Mercedes are in the ascendency, Stefano Domenicali...
DVD
Blu-Ray review: Rush (Kimchi Steelbook)
I recently discovered that Blu-Ray Steelbook collectors are an even more technical community than diecast collectors! Steelbook blu-rays are considerably more expensive than their standard issue plastic bluray cover versions. S...
