Drivers
DVD
DVD Review: Grand Prix Heroes – Jody Scheckter by Duke Video
Looking at the many accidents of Romain Grosjean last season and his race ban after Spa, a lot of people labeled him as a dangerous lunatic. Funnily there are early career similarities between Grosjean and 1979 World Champion ...
Book
Book Review: My Greatest Race edited by Adrian Ball
Unless they have achieved rare status, many of the older pre-80s F1 books get overlooked or forgotten in old bookstores or collections. I’ve been re-reading a few from my own collection recently. Published in 1974 for the...
Book
Book Review: Ayrton Senna – A Tribute by Ivan Rendall
I’ve been trying to slowly post reviews of the various Senna books on my shelves and its amazing just how many books have actually been written about him. Ivan Rendall’s “Ayrton Senna – A Tribute” ...
Diecast models
F1 Diecast Review: Quartzo 1:18 scale Jim Clark Lotus 49
Time for a 1:18 diecast review. Although, Exoto 1:18 Lotus GP cars are highly sought after collectors’ items in the secondary market, especially the beautiful Lotus 72D (Fittipaldi & Peterson models) and the Lotus 49 ...
Book
Book Review: Jacques Villeneuve – A Champion in Pictures by Gianni Giansanti
Its interesting to hear 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve, now a Sky Italia commentator, commenting on the Vettel/Webber/Red Bull spat at the Malaysian Grand Prix. After recently posting a review “Driving Ambition...
Book
Book Review: Driving Ambition by Alan Jones and Keith Botsford
During the 2013 Australian Grand Prix, I saw news coverage of bronze statues of the country’s past 2 F1 world champions unveiled for Sir Jack Brabham and Alan Jones at Albert Park. Looking at the recent woes of the Willia...
