Ben Branch
April 21, 2019
The Road To Phoenix is an almost hour long documentary that offers a fascinating look inside the McLaren Formula 1 Team, their allies at Honda, and the life of Ayrton Senna. The title of…
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Ben Branch
March 27, 2019
First Time Out is a short film from 1967 showing an early performance of the Ford Cosworth DFV engine, an engine that would go on to become one of the most successful in the…
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Ben Branch
March 18, 2019
This is an original Ayrton Senna Lotus 97T rear wing endplate from the 1985 Formula 1 season. This would be one of the most memorable seasons of the era, with the now universally turbocharged…
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Ben Branch
February 20, 2019
The Ferrari 156 F1 “Sharknose” is remembered today as one of the most famous Formula 1 cars of its era, if not the most famous outright. The great tragedy of the Sharknose is that…
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Ben Branch
January 13, 2019
A Note of Warning: Near the end of this film there are a few racing accidents that likely resulted in the death or serious injury of the drivers involved. If there’s a possibility you’ll…
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Ben Branch
January 12, 2019
This beautifully detailed Ayrton Senna sculpture is a life-size piece by celebrated artist Paul Oz, it’s comprised of 160 kilograms of raw bronze, and it carries the not-insignificant price tag of £199,000 (approximately $256,000…
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Ben Branch
January 2, 2019
This is Ayrton Senna’s helmet from his successful 1990 Formula 1 World Championship season, by the season’s end it would be Senna’s second championship win and the third consecutive Constructors’ Championship win for McLaren-Honda….
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Ben Branch
December 25, 2018
This is a rear wing element from Michael Schumacher’s Benetton B194 Formula 1 car, it was dislodged in an accident during qualifying for the 1994 Australian Grand Prix. This would be an eventful race for…
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Ben Branch
December 1, 2018
This is an incredibly precise 1:8th scale model of the McLaren M23D Formula 1 car is the work of Amalgam, a company that makes some of the best automotive models in the world. This…
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Ben Branch
October 21, 2018
This film was originally an episode of a popular British TV show called “Millionaire”. Each episode followed a millionaire of the time offering a window into their life, and perhaps a glimpse into what…
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Ben Branch
September 1, 2018
This is Alain Prost’s Ferrari 641 Formula 1 steering wheel from 1990, it was his first season at Ferrari after the reigning World Champion was lured away from McLaren to partner Nigel Mansell –…
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Ben Branch
August 20, 2018
This is the last kart ever driven by Ayrton Senna, he piloted it around his personal go kart track on his farm in the town of Tatui in the state of São Paulo, Brazil…
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