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British Grand Prix Greats DVD
British Grand Prix Greats DVD
British Grand Prix Greats DVD

In the aftermath of the British Grand Prix and Lewis’ victory, I dug up and re-watched an old DVD documentary “British Grand Prix Greats”. Although the DVD case looks very nondescript, the actual content of th...

 
 
Book
 
murray walker book cover
murray walker book cover
murray walker book cover

With the British GP on this weekend, I decided to have read of the autobiography of Murray Walker, the famous retired BBC F1 commentator. UK fans will of course, recognise Murray as an institution with his well known over the t...

 
 
Blog Posts
 
F14T-bahrain
F14T-bahrain
F14T-bahrain
 

Is F1 losing its mojo?

 
June 25, 2014
 



It’s been a while since I wrote a personal opinion post but with all the debate raging about this season’s reg changes, the decline of the spectacle of F1, cost cutting, etc. – I thought I would give my 2cents...

 
 
Book
 
GoodYear 250 Grand Prix Wins Book Cover
GoodYear 250 Grand Prix Wins Book Cover
GoodYear 250 Grand Prix Wins Book Cover

With the return to Austria this weekend, it reminded me of the old 70’s and 80’s races so I decided to grab Alan Henry’s tribute to Goodyear racing in “250 Grand Prix Wins: 1965-1991” off the shelf...

 
 
 
Book
 
McLaren The Epic Years book cover
McLaren The Epic Years book cover
McLaren The Epic Years book cover

While Jenson picked up an opportunistic 4th in Montreal, McLaren fans will recognise the team’s form is waning in transition to Honda. When the team races without any iconic livery design, they are usually floundering. A ...

 
 
Book
 
cavallino rampante book cover
cavallino rampante book cover
cavallino rampante book cover

Its hard to believe it’s been more than a year since Ferrari last won a Grand Prix. With lots of the usual Ferrari politics in the media, the tifosi can pine about the glory days of Todt/Brawn/Schumi with Nick Garton̵...

 
 
 
Book
 
The Jack Brabham Story book cover
The Jack Brabham Story book cover
The Jack Brabham Story book cover

The month of May really is becoming a month for remembering F1 legends. Now we add Sir Jack Brabham to the list. An absolutely unique driver. Can you imagine a driver, engineer, team principal and constructor all rolled into on...

 
 
Book
 
monaco grand prix book cover
monaco grand prix book cover
monaco grand prix book cover

Monaco is on again this weekend and given Lewis Hamilton’s form, he looks unbeatable. An excellent photo book on this historic glamour circuit is photographer Michael Hewett’s “Monaco Grand Prix“. I comm...