10th-Jan-22, 01:00 PM
Shall we start with single-seaters? There are only two, but the first is one of the stand-out cars in the catalogue…
Nigel Mansell’s 1986 British Grand Prix winning Williams FW11 is a perfect running mate for the delayed Senna Lotus 98T and a very nice tribute to Sir Frank. Mansell described Brands in 1986 as ‘the race of my life’. It was certainly an emotional roller coaster – starting with Frank Williams’ visit to the track following his near-fatal road accident only four months earlier. Mansell’s drive shaft broke just after the start, but he gained a reprieve when the race was red-flagged – Jacques Laffite’s F1 career cut short in a first corner pile-up. Mansell took his time after the restart and gave Brands a truly memorable final Grand Prix. You can enjoy Clive James’ dry humour in this review of the weekend:
It would have been nice to see the Williams included in the ‘Grand Prix’ set, but I’m guessing Scalextric are being sensible, covering their bases to ensure the very attractive set will be available for retailers in plenty of time for Christmas. Sets and Christmas have to be the absolute #1 priority.
A second single-seater is a new livery on the Spark2 Formula-E model…
This one is a brand new 2022 season livery, featuring Jake Dennis – the stand-out rookie of last year. The British driver finishing the season third overall with wins in Valencia and London and was in with a good chance of the title right up to the final race in Berlin. There’s a change of livery at Andretti Motorsport for 2022 – the BMW blue, purple, black and white is replaced by the equally striking deep red and black of new sponsor Avalanche. Unlike the 2021 Scalextric Formula-E releases, it looks like this car will get the standard plastic case and prominent Formula-E branding.
Not a single-seater, but most definitely Formula One themed is this Lamborghini Countach pace car…
The Countach is new tooling, although was previewed on the Hornby: A Model World TV programme last year. This livery was kept under wraps until today – and is a brilliant surprise. Pace cars are rather popular, especially if they’re authentic. This Countach saw service at the 1983 Monaco Grand Prix, won in damp conditions by Keke Rosberg. The Lamborgini has flashing roof lights and is scheduled for September.
TV and Movies next, I think…
Nigel Mansell’s 1986 British Grand Prix winning Williams FW11 is a perfect running mate for the delayed Senna Lotus 98T and a very nice tribute to Sir Frank. Mansell described Brands in 1986 as ‘the race of my life’. It was certainly an emotional roller coaster – starting with Frank Williams’ visit to the track following his near-fatal road accident only four months earlier. Mansell’s drive shaft broke just after the start, but he gained a reprieve when the race was red-flagged – Jacques Laffite’s F1 career cut short in a first corner pile-up. Mansell took his time after the restart and gave Brands a truly memorable final Grand Prix. You can enjoy Clive James’ dry humour in this review of the weekend:
It would have been nice to see the Williams included in the ‘Grand Prix’ set, but I’m guessing Scalextric are being sensible, covering their bases to ensure the very attractive set will be available for retailers in plenty of time for Christmas. Sets and Christmas have to be the absolute #1 priority.
A second single-seater is a new livery on the Spark2 Formula-E model…
This one is a brand new 2022 season livery, featuring Jake Dennis – the stand-out rookie of last year. The British driver finishing the season third overall with wins in Valencia and London and was in with a good chance of the title right up to the final race in Berlin. There’s a change of livery at Andretti Motorsport for 2022 – the BMW blue, purple, black and white is replaced by the equally striking deep red and black of new sponsor Avalanche. Unlike the 2021 Scalextric Formula-E releases, it looks like this car will get the standard plastic case and prominent Formula-E branding.
Not a single-seater, but most definitely Formula One themed is this Lamborghini Countach pace car…
The Countach is new tooling, although was previewed on the Hornby: A Model World TV programme last year. This livery was kept under wraps until today – and is a brilliant surprise. Pace cars are rather popular, especially if they’re authentic. This Countach saw service at the 1983 Monaco Grand Prix, won in damp conditions by Keke Rosberg. The Lamborgini has flashing roof lights and is scheduled for September.
TV and Movies next, I think…
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