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100th Review Milestone!

 
November 25, 2013
 



Ok, time to break out the Moët Chandon! It’s taken almost 18 months but I’ve just reached the 100th book review milestone for F1-nut.com! Very fortunate also that the 100th book review is of the rare classic The Gra...

 
 
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Pomeroy The Grand Prix Car Vol 1 & 2 book cover
Pomeroy The Grand Prix Car Vol 1 & 2 book cover
Pomeroy The Grand Prix Car Vol 1 & 2 book cover

It’s not everyday you get the opportunity to touch a rare historic grand prix book and one in fantastic preserved condition as well. I was fortunate enough recently to hold and view a copy of the famous two volume “...

 
 
 
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Nelson Piquet book cover
Nelson Piquet book cover
Nelson Piquet book cover

Good to hear that ’80s world champion Nelson Piquet is on the mend following heart surgery. A rare collector’s book in the Autocourse drivers’ series is Mike Doodson’s biography on Nelson Piquet. This is...

 
 
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BAR from Dreams to Reality book cover
BAR from Dreams to Reality book cover
BAR from Dreams to Reality book cover

While the speculation intensifies on whether Ross Brawn and Mercedes AMG racing will indeed split after the end of the season, its funny to think that the team not so long ago was 2009 constructor’s champion Brawn GP whic...

 
 
Diecast models
 
Minichamps M23 and FW07
Minichamps M23 and FW07
Minichamps M23 and FW07

Part 1 of this series looked at the Brumm 1:43 Villeneuve 126CK model in a display case with an exposed chassis. In Part 2, we’ll take a look at the various Minichamps 1:43 diecasts that have removable engine covers ̵...

 
 
Book
 
F1 World Champions book cover
F1 World Champions book cover
F1 World Champions book cover

As expected, Seb Vettel adds yet another championship title to his bulging trophy cabinet and joins the elite 4 title winners club alongside greats like Prost. A lot of the mainstream F1 history books have profiled the sports w...

 
 
 
Book
 
Art of the Formula 1 Racing Car book cover
Art of the Formula 1 Racing Car book cover
Art of the Formula 1 Racing Car book cover

So if Seb Vettel chalks up his 4th straight title in India this weekend and strokes his  RB9 chassis on parc ferme – is this year’s RB9 a sight to behold? How does the RB9 visually compare with past classic F1 racin...

 
 
Book
 
Schumacher D'Alessio book cover
Schumacher D'Alessio book cover
Schumacher D'Alessio book cover

I was flicking through Paolo D’Alessio’s Michael Schumacher book the other day to check some decals and aero detail on a 1:43 scale Ferrari F2003GA diecast. This photo book is bound in a similar format to D’Al...