F1 presents for Christmas

Yesterday I promised to show you guys some pictures if I got anything F1 related for Christmas. So here goes...

A Ferrari fleece quilt, blanket or what ever you wanna call it.

Michael Schumacher's biography. The book is from 2014 so there's everything about the accident as well.

That was all for me but look at this picture! My son got another F1 toy:

If you got something Formula One related then please share it on the Facebook page for everyone else to see! If you only want me to see then send the pics to my email f14lifeblog@gmail.com

F1 TREASURES IV

Today I walked by a bookstore and there was a sign in the window that said "Free books!".

My first reaction was "I bet the books are very bad if they can't even sell them".

But I could not resist to take a small peak of what they had to give away.

It was mostly rubbish but then I saw a book with cars on it.

I picked up the book and there was even an old Formula One car on the cover!

The only problem is that this book is in German. I have studied some German in school but it is a bit rusty when I haven't used it at all. My own language is swedish and there are some similar words in both languages so it helps a little.

Unfortunately the book wasn't about Formula One that much even though there was a F1 car on the cover. The only pages about racing were these..

..and these.

Better luck next time! But no harm done when this didn't cost me anything.

My 60th post in 3 weeks! - My F1 book collection

This is my complete Formula One book collection. I have got most of these books as gifts.

My friends and family know that I am a Formula One fanatic so it's quite easy to buy me F1 stuff as gifts (unless I already own them of course).

I always get the season reviews on DVD but sometimes it's nice to read about the season from a book. Some books even have extra stuff between the pages. For example the book that is called "The treasures of Formula One" has old cards from different F1 races, ticket replicas from historical races, maps, flyers etc. You can't get that from a DVD!

Some of my books are in finnish because that's my second language. The finnish books are usually extremely patriotic and mainly about finnish drivers. For example the book under Hamilton's biography is a book called "Sinivalkoisia Formula 1 -hetkiä" which means "Blue and white Formula 1 moments". The colors come from the finnish flag of course.

The first finnish driver was Leo Kinnunen in the 70's. He didn't really succeed in F1 but the finns were very proud anyways. Later there was a man named Mikko Kozarowitzky who tried F1 but failed to qualify in 2 races and it was the end of it. Then came Keke Rosberg who became world champion in 1982. After this moment F1 was one of the most popular sports in Finland that was shown on TV.

I went a bit off topic there but I hope you found it interesting. So if you buy a F1 book in Finland it's easier to find reading material about finnish drivers than F1 itself. In my opinion it's a bit strange that some people are more interested about a person than the sport itself. I mean I don't need drivers from my country to drive F1 to enjoy it. I watch it anyways..

If I buy any new books I will post it here and maybe talk a bit about it. A small review if you will.

By the way! If you have something F1 related in finnish you would like me to translate then just ask.

F1 TREASURES I

Today I went to the flea market. The reason why I go to flea markets is that you never know what you can find. For example you can find books and DVD's that are too old to be in stores and they are much cheeper as well.

Today I found a book from 1996-1997 about the Formula One history (1950-1996) for only 1 euro. Inside the book there was an article cut out from a magazine with the 1997 race calendar.

Then I also found Lewis Hamilton's biography written by Frank Worrall for 5 euros. The book is brand new and it seems that the previous owner didn't even read it. Probably an unwanted christmas present.

The third thing was a "Race World" DVD (area2) about famous racing personalities for 2 euros. At home when I put it on the shelf I noticed that I already have this DVD. 

I guess I have to give it away then. Who wants it?

Send me an email and explain why I should give it to you. I will read all the messages personally. The best answer/reason will get this DVD for free. I will also pay for the shipping.

Send me your answer to f14lifeblog@gmail.com

I'm going to announce the winner some day next week. If you don't want me to post your name then I won't. I will not show your email address or message to anyone either. The best answer will be posted on my blog only with your permission.