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Gilles Villeneuve Gribaudo book cover
Gilles Villeneuve Gribaudo book cover
Gilles Villeneuve Gribaudo book cover

That’s enough Senna posts for a while. Last week was also the anniversary of the passing of another F1 legend, Gilles Villeneuve. Paolo D’Alessio’s little book is easily my favorite photo book on the mercurial...

 
Cars
 

UK, German and US Senna fans might be interested in DeAgostini Publishing’s monthly subscription magazine on Ayrton Senna which also includes parts to gradually build a Kyosho McLaren MP4/4 1:8 scale (55cm long). I haven&...

 
 
 
Book
 
Death of Senna book cover
Death of Senna book cover
Death of Senna book cover

I have to confess that I’ve had a copy of Richard Williams’ ‘The Death of Ayrton Senna‘ sitting on my shelf for the last 10 years and never properly read it from front to back. Until this week that is. O...

 
 
Book
 
senna portrait of a racer book cover
senna portrait of a racer book cover
senna portrait of a racer book cover

One of the harder to find photo books on Ayrton Senna is ‘Senna: Portrait of a Racing Legend‘. This medium-large square hardcover book is similar in size but slightly bigger than Paul Henri-Cahier’s photobook ...

 
 
 
Book
 
Echoes of Imola book cover
Echoes of Imola book cover
Echoes of Imola book cover

As we get closer to 1st May and the 20th anniversary of the passing of Ayrton Senna, I picked out  an old 1996 David Tremayne book “Echoes of Imola” to re-read over the Easter break. Despite its age, I re-discovered...

 
 
Book
 
Ronnie Peterson Super Swede book cover
Ronnie Peterson Super Swede book cover
Ronnie Peterson Super Swede book cover

2014 Rookie Marcus Ericsson of the Caterham F1 team is the first Swedish driver on the grid since Ronnie Peterson. Ronnie of course was a legend in the heroic 70’s era of F1 racing. If you’re a Ronnie Peterson fan, ...

 
 
 
Book
 
Racing the silver arrows book cover
Racing the silver arrows book cover
Racing the silver arrows book cover

Well, Lewis in the W05 looked supreme in Malaysia. The early form of Mercedes suggest they are clearly going to be the best F1 team this season and may re-kindle the kind of dominance the German marque enjoyed in the 30’s...

 
Diecast models
 
quartzo vs exoto 1:18
quartzo vs exoto 1:18
quartzo vs exoto 1:18

Last year I posted a review of Quartzo’s 1:18 scale model of Jim Clark’s Lotus 49 in which he won the 1967 British GP. I made a comment that the Quartzo compared well with the Exoto version – there are 2 Exoto...