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
As we head into the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend, I was trying to find books on the Shanghai circuit which had its first race in 2004 and dusted off Mirco De Cet’s 2007 title “Formula One Race Circuits – Th...
Book
It would be a great time to be a fly on the wall in Maranello. After their title campaign failures over the past few years, Ferrari look like they now have the car and drivers in good form this year right from the start (ok, le...
Book
Its interesting to hear 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve, now a Sky Italia commentator, commenting on the Vettel/Webber/Red Bull spat at the Malaysian Grand Prix. After recently posting a review “Driving Ambition...
Diecast models
There was a recent sale last month on eBay of a 1:43 Minichamps model for an eye popping final price of €660! That’s more than £500 or US$800! What was the model? A Schumacher Benetton Renault B195 No.17? No, it was a 1:4...
Book
During the 2013 Australian Grand Prix, I saw news coverage of bronze statues of the country’s past 2 F1 world champions unveiled for Sir Jack Brabham and Alan Jones at Albert Park. Looking at the recent woes of the Willia...
DVD
With his (*controversial*) victory in the Malaysian GP, Sebastian Vettel now draws equal to another Formula 1 triple world champion, Sir Jackie Stewart’s total of 27 grand prix victories. One of the earlier DVDs on Sir Ja...
Book
Well, Mark Webber is definitely the man of the moment. Now the oldest driver on the grid, I only know of 2 books published about Mark Webber – there is “Upfront – 2010 A season to remember” by Mark hims...
Book
The cover of Formula 1 in Camera 1980-89 should probably be added to the list of best F1 book covers – it features a fantastic Rainer Schlegelmilch shot of Ayrton Senna cornering through an apex (looks like the right hand...
