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Minichamps Mercedes W05 1:43 Dealer edition
Minichamps Mercedes W05 1:43 Dealer edition
Minichamps Mercedes W05 1:43 Dealer edition

Since their McLaren partnership days, Mercedes have produced (with the help of Minichamps) a special 1:43 scale production run of their F1 cars for their dealers. The packaging and display cases are bigger than the normal Minic...

 
 
Book
 
autosport legends senna cover
autosport legends senna cover
autosport legends senna cover

I don’t normally include magazine reviews but if you’re a Senna fan, there is one particular magazine issue that is arguably better than a lot of Senna books that have been published. It’s one of Autosport mag...

 
 
Blog Posts
 

Time for the occasional rant post…If you read the latest F1 news, seems like the never ending debate about the entertainment value of F1 and the spiraling cost for teams is in full swing. The latest F1 calendar and the gr...

 
 
Book
 
driven to perfection book case
driven to perfection book case
driven to perfection book case

There aren’t too many F1 books that don’t easily sit on a standard size bookshelf. “Driving to Perfection – Ayrton Senna de Silva” by Rainer Schlegelmich and Ulrich Berberich-Martini is definitely ...

 
 
 
DVD
 
Grand Prix Heroes Frank Williams DVD
Grand Prix Heroes Frank Williams DVD
Grand Prix Heroes Frank Williams DVD

The Formula1.com site has a short celebratory video for Sir Frank Williams 73rd birthday last week. An excellent documentary on Sir Frank is part of the Duke’s series of DVD Grand Prix Heroes. It’s great viewing. Li...

 
 
Book
 
lewis hamilton world champion bruce jones book cover
lewis hamilton world champion bruce jones book cover
lewis hamilton world champion bruce jones book cover

After taking the 2014 title, Lewis is probably at the height of his powers. Hard to believe its took him 6 years to win his 2nd championship since 2008 (Fernando are you still counting?) Bruce Jones’ “Lewis Hamilton...

 
 
 
Book
 
Ferrari 1948-1963 book cover
Ferrari 1948-1963 book cover
Ferrari 1948-1963 book cover

Is Seb’s Malaysian GP win the start of the much anticipated Ferrari renaissance?  The SF-15T definitely is one of the more attractive looking race cars produced by the Scuderia in recent seasons. A very good book series o...

 
 
Book
 
adelaide alive! book cover
adelaide alive! book cover
adelaide alive! book cover

The Australian Grand Prix is always a great opener to the F1 season and shows which teams and drivers have done their homework during the offseason. Having said that the Albert Park circuit hasn’t really had any dramatic races ...