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These days F1 fans have a number of F1 yearbooks to choose from. The go-to title is probably the comprehensive Autocourse annual. Another option though is the F1 annual published by Italian publisher Autosprint. I was randomly ...

 
 
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Formula One Australia New Zealand Story John Smailes book cover
Formula One Australia New Zealand Story John Smailes book cover
Formula One Australia New Zealand Story John Smailes book cover

In 2021 Daniel Ricciardo is probably the most recognisable Australian in the F1 paddock but after that epic seasonal finale at Abu Dhabi GP, F1’s most famous Aussie may now actually be race director, Michael Masi! Add to ...

 
 
Trading Cards
 

F1 trading cards have been around for a long time but ever since Topps secured the licensing rights for Formula One in 2020, the collectors market has transformed by opening up to a new collector demographic (arguably even non-...

 
 
Book
 
Lewis Hamilton Through the Lens book cover
Lewis Hamilton Through the Lens book cover
Lewis Hamilton Through the Lens book cover

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...

 
 
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Congrats to Max and Red Bull on their COTA win last weekend! The 2021 season has been a welcome breath of fresh air and change from the last few years of Mercedes/Hamilton predictable dominance. Recent media comments have obser...

 
Diecast models
 
Hotwheels Ferrari F2004 Schumacher 1:18
Hotwheels Ferrari F2004 Schumacher 1:18
Hotwheels Ferrari F2004 Schumacher 1:18

Unlike the wide range of 1:18 scale F1 model makers today, in the late 90’s and early 2000’s retail F1 collectors were for the most part limited to choosing between Hotwheels and Minichamps for 1:18 scale diecast models. Hotwhe...

 
 
 
Book
 
Senna Hard Edge of Genious Hilton book cover
Senna Hard Edge of Genious Hilton book cover
Senna Hard Edge of Genious Hilton book cover

While making some long overdue updates to the Best Ayrton Senna books page on the site, it dawned that there are still a number of older Senna books I’ve forgotten to post reviews of. The obvious one is the rare Monumenta...

 
 
Book
 
Haynes McLaren M23 book cover
Haynes McLaren M23 book cover
Haynes McLaren M23 book cover

McLaren and Danny Ric’s win at Monza was well overdue for long suffering McLaren fans. The MCL35 is starting to show encouraging signs and joins the list of race winning McLaren grand prix cars that hopefully can emulate ...

 
 
 
Book
 
Lauda The Rebel Menard Vassal book cover
Lauda The Rebel Menard Vassal book cover
Lauda The Rebel Menard Vassal book cover

As we return to Zandvoort this weekend for the highly anticipated Dutch GP, it’s a reminder of the last GP won by the late great multiple world champion Niki Lauda for McLaren in his retirement year back in 1985. There ha...