Author Archive
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Rare Book Review: Nelson Piquet by Mike Doodson
Good to hear that ’80s world champion Nelson Piquet is on the mend following heart surgery. A rare collector’s book in the Autocourse drivers’ series is Mike Doodson’s biography on Nelson Piquet. This is...
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Book Review: From Dream to Reality by Gerald Donaldson and Gianni Giansanti
While the speculation intensifies on whether Ross Brawn and Mercedes AMG racing will indeed split after the end of the season, its funny to think that the team not so long ago was 2009 constructor’s champion Brawn GP whic...
Diecast models
Removable cowling 1:43 F1 diecasts: Part 2 – Minichamps
Part 1 of this series looked at the Brumm 1:43 Villeneuve 126CK model in a display case with an exposed chassis. In Part 2, we’ll take a look at the various Minichamps 1:43 diecasts that have removable engine covers ̵...
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Book Review: Formula 1 World Champions by Rainer Schlegelmilch and Hartmut Lehbrink
As expected, Seb Vettel adds yet another championship title to his bulging trophy cabinet and joins the elite 4 title winners club alongside greats like Prost. A lot of the mainstream F1 history books have profiled the sports w...
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Book Review: The Art of the Formula 1 Race Car by Stuart Codling
So if Seb Vettel chalks up his 4th straight title in India this weekend and strokes his RB9 chassis on parc ferme – is this year’s RB9 a sight to behold? How does the RB9 visually compare with past classic F1 racin...
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Book Review: Michael Schumacher by Paolo D’Alessio
I was flicking through Paolo D’Alessio’s Michael Schumacher book the other day to check some decals and aero detail on a 1:43 scale Ferrari F2003GA diecast. This photo book is bound in a similar format to D’Al...
