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Trading Cards
A beginners guide to Topps F1 trading cards (Part 1/6): Topps Turbo Attax Formula 1
Not having much previous trading card experience from other major sports like soccer, NFL, NBA or MLB, the entry of Topps into the Formula 1 card market finally proved too much to resist. In fact, I basically overlooked Topps&#...
Book
Book review: Lewis Hamilton – The Definitive Biography by Frank Worrall
While Lewis’ record 104th pole last weekend in Hungary proved to be a bit of a false dawn for the race, his fans are hoping Mercedes’ development of next year’s W15 will give him the car to resume his head on ...
Trading Cards
Trading card news: Topps releases 2023 F1 Turbo Attax collection
Topps UK have just released the new 2023 season F1 Turbo Attax collection following on from previous years since the 2020 season. From the Topps website, it looks like this is only for Topps UK region at the moment, so non-UK f...
Book
New book review: Formula 1 Drive to Survive by Stuart Codling
It’s been a while since I’ve read a F1 book that turned out to be a welcome surprise or exceeded initial expectations. Stuart Codling’s latest book, “Formula 1 Drive to Survive: The Unofficial Companion&...
Book
Book Review: Max Verstappen Born to Race by James Gray
After chalking up another victory in Barcelona and hot favourite to win this weekend’s Canadian GP, Max Verstappen’s current form has the look and feel of past great multiple world champion F1 drivers – Vettel...
Diecast models
Diecast review: Tarmac Works 1:64 scale Mercedes AMG W12 Lewis Hamilton (2021 British GP) and Valtteri Bottas (2021 Turkish GP)
Fresh from the release of their 1:64 scale Mercedes AMG W11’s which I reviewed in April, Tarmac Works have followed up with 1:64 scale models of the 2021 Mercedes AMG W12 with Lewis Hamilton’s 2021 British GP winnin...
