Author Archive
Book
New book review: Unstoppable The Ultimate Biography of Max Verstappen by Mark Hughes
By chalking up another 2023 race victory in Sao Paulo, Max Verstappen appears to be effortlessly and clinically breaking past F1 records that now move him into the elite class of F1 drivers. Back in June, I reviewed James Gray&...
Diecast models
Diecast review: Sparky 1:64 scale 2022 Mercedes AMG W13 Lewis Hamilton
With Lewis’ post race disqualification at COTA US Grand Prix last weekend, Mercedes engineers are obviously still trying to master the modern era ground effects F1 chassis. Last month I posted a short review on Spark̵...
DVD
DVD Review: Hunt v Lauda The Next Generation
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
Review: Max Verstappen 2022 helmet 1:2 scale replica
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
Diecast review: Spark 1:64 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing RB18
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
Book Review: Little People, Big Dreams – Lewis Hamilton by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
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 ...
