In the Spotlight this week:
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Book Review
Book Review: Little People, Big Dreams – Lewis Hamilton by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Back in 2020, I posted a review of Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara’s children’s book on Ayrton Senna which was part of her popular “Little People, Big Dreams” biography series for little ones. Well, she has ... -
Book Review
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 ... -
Book Review
Book review: Lewis Hamilton – Through the Lens by Bruce Hales-Dutton
Considering Sir Lewis Hamilton has clocked up 7 world titles equaling Michael Schumacher, it’s amazing that there are less books about Lewis compared to the German weltmeister. Maybe it’s that books are less popular... -
Book Review
Book Review: The Mechanic by Marc ‘Elvis’ Priestley
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... -
Book Review
Book Review: Lewis Hamilton Formula One World Champion by Bruce Jones
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 Review
Book Review: Lewis Hamilton – the full story by Mark Hughes
With the strength of the Merc works team in testing so far, Lewis is certainly shaping up as one of the frontrunners for the 2014 title. Bernie Ecclestone has tipped his stablemate Nico Rosberg for the title, so I dug up Mark H... -
Book Review
Book Review: Lewis Hamilton “My Story” Special Celebration Edition
The McLaren Prodigy With the driver market focus on whether Lewis Hamilton will stay with McLaren in 2013 and with McLaren back at the top of practice timesheets in this weekend’s Hungarian GP, I dusted off my copy of Lew...
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Book Review
Book Review: Little People, Big Dreams – Lewis Hamilton by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Back in 2020, I posted a review of Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara’s children’s book on Ayrton Senna which was part of her popular “Little People, Big Dreams” biography series for little ones. Well, she has ... -
Book Review
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 ... -
Book Review
Book review: Lewis Hamilton – Through the Lens by Bruce Hales-Dutton
Considering Sir Lewis Hamilton has clocked up 7 world titles equaling Michael Schumacher, it’s amazing that there are less books about Lewis compared to the German weltmeister. Maybe it’s that books are less popular... -
Book Review
Book Review: The Mechanic by Marc ‘Elvis’ Priestley
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... -
Book Review
Book Review: Lewis Hamilton Formula One World Champion by Bruce Jones
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 Review
Book Review: Lewis Hamilton – the full story by Mark Hughes
With the strength of the Merc works team in testing so far, Lewis is certainly shaping up as one of the frontrunners for the 2014 title. Bernie Ecclestone has tipped his stablemate Nico Rosberg for the title, so I dug up Mark H... -
Book Review
Book Review: Lewis Hamilton “My Story” Special Celebration Edition
The McLaren Prodigy With the driver market focus on whether Lewis Hamilton will stay with McLaren in 2013 and with McLaren back at the top of practice timesheets in this weekend’s Hungarian GP, I dusted off my copy of Lew...
Recent Diecast Reviews
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Diecast Review: Minichamps Williams FW14B 1:18 World Champions Edition
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Diecast Review: Looksmart 1:43 scale Charles Leclerc 2022 Ferrari F1-75
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Diecast review: Sparky 1:64 scale 2022 Mercedes AMG W13 Lewis Hamilton
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Review: Max Verstappen 2022 helmet 1:2 scale replica
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Diecast review: Spark 1:64 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing RB18
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Diecast review: Tarmac Works 1:64 scale Mercedes AMG W12 Lewis Hamilton (2021 British GP) and Valtteri Bottas (2021 Turkish GP)
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Minichamps re-releasing World Champions Collections 1:18 diecasts
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Diecast Review: Tarmac Works 1:64 scale Mercedes AMG W11 Lewis Hamilton (2020 Tuscan GP) and Valtteri Bottas (2020 Austrian GP)
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DVD
I recently discovered that Blu-Ray Steelbook collectors are an even more technical community than diecast collectors! Steelbook blu-rays are considerably more expensive than their standard issue plastic bluray cover versions. S...
Book
With Ferrari’s new management looking to reboot the team for next season and Fernando on the way out, Ferrari’s 2014 season has all the hallmarks of the early to mid 90’s. Alan Henry has written a few books on...
Blog Posts
Its been a while since my last opinion post. Although F1 has always been dangerous (witness the 60’s and 70’s), Jules Bianchi’s crash at Suzuka is all the more shocking in today’s high tech safety first ...
Diecast models
Kyosho are better known for their radio control cars but they do produce some beautiful 1:12 scale sports and road cars. Collectors will also be familiar with the 1:64 scale F1 team collections and other 1:43 F1 models produced...
Book
This Ayrton Senna softcover is an Australian publication which is a compact summary of Ayrton Senna’s Formula 1 career. The layout is more of a magazine style instead of the traditional text/photo Senna books that were pu...
Book
With Fiat putting the Ferrari F1 team management through the cleaners, it looks like 2014 will mirror some of the lean years Ferrari had in the mid 80’s and early 90’s. The F14T couldn’t be that bad, could it?...
Book
While everyone harps on about the lack of 70’s style driver personalities these days, I don’t think that much has actually changed. “Formula 1 The Roaring 70’s” is another large hardcover format ph...
Book
While Nico is feeling a little heat from his brush with Lewis’ right rear tyre at Spa, you sometimes forget how different his driving style and demeanor is compared to his old man, 1982 champion, moustachioed and cigarett...
Book
Although there are a lot of instructional books on race driving, the level of coverage and detail in Ross Bentley’s “Ultimate Speed Secrets” is amazing. From the basics of the cockpit, gear shifting, foot bra...
