Author Archive
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Villeneuve – My First Season in Formula 1 by Jacques Villeneuve with Gerald Donaldson
Following on from my last review post on Autocourse’s Gilles Villeneuve, next up is Jacques Villeneuve’s My First Season in Formula 1 (with help from Gerald Donaldson) that reflects on Villeneuve Jnr’s maiden ...
Diecast models
Recent eBay F1 diecast 2013 sales report
After getting some requests from readers, I’ve posted up some recent 2013 high priced final eBay sales of Minichamps and Spark F1 model cars to share as reference guide for collectors. You can find the report in the menu ...
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Rare Book Review: Gilles Villeneuve by Nigel Roebuck
As the F1 circus moves to Montreal, its hard not to think of the driver which the GP circuit was named after, the legendary Gilles Villeneuve. Gilles fans have quite a few books to choose from. Some have been better than others...
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Book Review: Behind the Scenes with Benetton Formula 1 Racing Team by Chris Bennett with Oliver Holt
The other day, someone was asking me about good Benetton F1 books. For the newbie F1 fans, this year’s Lotus team was previously Renault and before that was Benetton. Quite a few books on the Benetton team have been publi...
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Book Review: Graham Hill Grand Prix Racing Book
Congratulations to Nico Rosberg on a controlled Monaco GP win. Another Monaco meister (5 times) was Englishman Graham Hill. In 1966, Shell published the Graham Hill Grand Prix Racing Book which is an excellent compact guide to ...
Blog Posts
The new Rush movie and the Lauda vs Hunt revival?
I just watched the new trailer for Ron Howard’s movie “Rush” and the racing scenes are looking good. Lots of retro Marlboro logos and cigarettes too. No doubt it will be typical Hollywood melodrama, but I also...
