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against death and time brock yates book cover
against death and time brock yates book cover
against death and time brock yates book cover

When I recently picked up a copy of Brock Yates’ “Against Death and Time” although I knew it had very little F1 content, it was still one of the many books scribbled on my long reading list of older books whic...

 
 
Book
 
Red Bull Racing F1 car Haynes book cover
Red Bull Racing F1 car Haynes book cover
Red Bull Racing F1 car Haynes book cover

I’ve been previously asked about whether the Haynes workshop manuals for F1 cars are any good and why I hadn’t posted up any reviews over the years – the honest answer is that I’ve (unconsciously) priori...

 
 
Diecast models
 
mansell senna taxi minichamps 1:43
mansell senna taxi minichamps 1:43
mansell senna taxi minichamps 1:43

After noticing recent eBay resales of the famous Senna taxi by Minichamps in 1:18 scale (Nigel Mansell’s Williams Renault FW14 giving Ayrton Senna a lift at the 1991 British Grand Prix) fetching consistently EUR250+, I thought ...

 
 
DVD
 
F1 2020 season review bluray
F1 2020 season review bluray
F1 2020 season review bluray

I can’t believe the last time I last did a review post of Duke Video’s annual F1 season review video was back in 2012. Since 2011, these season review videos have also been available in Blu-ray disc format (although...

 
 
 
Book
 
Little People Big Dreams Aryton Senna book cover
Little People Big Dreams Aryton Senna book cover
Little People Big Dreams Aryton Senna book cover

Ayrton Senna had (and still has) such mass appeal including to children – he even created his own childrens’ comic character Senninha (“little Senna”). There have also been several Senna books for junior...

 
 
Book
 
aston martin DB book cover
aston martin DB book cover
aston martin DB book cover

While F1 fans wait in anticipation for the unveiling of next season’s 2021  Aston Martin F1 team car, the British marque actually first raced in F1 back in 1959 with its DBR4 open wheel monocoque. Andrew Noakes’ in ...

 
 
 
Book
 
Faster book cover
Faster book cover
Faster book cover

Seems like there is a bit of French renaissance going on in F1 at the moment with Pierre Gasly’s win in Monza becoming the first French driver to win since Olivier Panis in 1996 and also Renault F1’s plan to rebadge to the hist...

 
 
Book
 
The Mechanic book cover
The Mechanic book cover
The Mechanic book cover

It’s been a long time since I’ve read a F1 book that I couldn’t put down and powered through in less than a weekend. Although it was published in 2018, I only recently managed to pick up a copy of former McLaren mechanic (now F...