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)
Latest Posts
Book
One last British driver book from the vault – David Coulthard’s 1998 epic “David’s Diary“. Although I’m a McLaren admirer, I was never a huge fan of David Coulthard. Having said that, I picke...
Book
Despite winning the 1996 F1 world championship in the dominant Newey designed Williams FW18, Damon Hill is often under-rated as one of the better British drivers. Anyone who could drag the ’97 Arrows Yamaha almost to vict...
Book
Most F1 fans believe that Sir Stirling Moss was probably the best driver not to have won a world championship (personally, I think it was either Ronnie Peterson in ’78 or Gilles in ’79). What is less in dispute is t...
Blog Posts
Given its heritage in the sport, its no surprise that Britain has managed to produce so many excellent grand prix drivers. For UK readers, MoneySupermaket.com has just run a poll to see which drivers are considered the best Bri...
Book
First up in the next series of book reviews on British drivers is “Nigel Mansell: A photographic portrait” by Mike Doodson. Mansell is without doubt, one of the best British F1 drivers ever produced with dual F1 wor...
Book
As we approach Silverstone for the British GP, the next few review posts will have a heavy British flavor. First up is Alan Henry’s 2010 book, The Battle for the British Grand Prix : The Inside Story for the fight to save...
Book
Following on from my last review post on Autocourse’s Gilles Villeneuve, next up is Jacques Villeneuve’s My First Season in Formula 1 (with help from Gerald Donaldson) that reflects on Villeneuve Jnr’s maiden ...
Diecast models
After getting some requests from readers, I’ve posted up some recent 2013 high priced final eBay sales of Minichamps and Spark F1 model cars to share as reference guide for collectors. You can find the report in the menu ...
