Whatever holiday you’re celebrating over the coming weeks make sure you – or the F1 fanatic in your life – gets the present they want.
This is the first instalment in a seven-part series with hundreds of different gifts ideas for Formula fans including DVDs, books, clothes, games and more. Today we start with a selection of F1 models.
Lewis Hamilton world championship models
Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes MP4/23 World Championship Presentation 2008 (1:18)
The championship winners’ car mounted on a base with inscriptions of the 18 Grand Prix rounds on the back, and Hamilton’s season tallies of points, wins, pole positions and fastest laps on the front. But at just under ?é?ú100 it’s not cheap.
Lewis Hamilton 2008 McLaren-Mercedes MP4/23
A smaller version of the same car without the fancy stand. At around ?é?ú30 it’s a lot cheaper too.
2008 race winners
Felipe Massa 2008 Ferrari F2008
Massa’s best ever season featured six wins but he missed out on the championship by a single point. Nonetheless he out-scored world champion team mate Kimi Raikkonen over the course of the year. The F2008 model by Mattel does not feature Marlboro branding.
Kimi Raikkonen 2008 Ferrari F2008
Raikkonen’s title defence was not his finest hour, but he did record a pair of wins earlier in the season. Again, this model does not feature tobacco branding.
Fernando Alonso 2008 Renault R28
Robert Kubica 2008 BMW F1.08
Robert Kubica made history as the first Polish driver to win a round of the F1 world championship. It was also BMW’s first Formula 1 victory as a constructor.
Heikki Kovalainen 2008 McLaren-Mercedes MP4/23
Heikki Kovalainen became the 100th driver to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix with his victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Sebastian Vettel 2008 Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR3
The most remarkable win of the year? Sebastian Vettel became F1’s youngest ever winner with a calm drive in appalling weather at Monza.
Super Aguri
Although they only started four races in 2008 you can commemorate their final season with these models of Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson’s SA03. Enjoy them, because there won’t be any more…
- Buy the Takuma Sato 2008 Super Aguri-Honda SA03 model
- Buy the Anthony Davidson 2008 Super Aguri-Honda SA03 model
Recent F1 models
Kimi Raikkonen 2007 Ferrari F2007 Metallic Edition (1:18)
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton fans are spoiled for choice, and with his first championship in the bag some of these pieces could be collectors’ items one day. His first race and podium, first win and first F1 test are commemorated in these models:
- Buy the Lewis Hamilton 2007 McLaren-Mercedes MP4/22 Australian Grand Prix first race and first podium model
- Buy the Lewis Hamilton 2007 McLaren-Mercedes MP4/22 Canadian Grand Prix first win model
- Buy the Lewis Hamilton 2006 McLaren-Mercedes MP4/21 test car model (1:18)
Michael Schumacher
It’s two years since Michael Schumacher retired but he’s still as popular as ever. Most the models you can get are better than that anatomy one, and there are quite a few signed examples as well if you’re looking for something really special. Here’s one with a complete record of his daunting list of achievements:
All models are 1:43 scale unless stated
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some crazy guy!
1st December 2008, 13:26
hey keith, are there any free F1 goodies or stickers available on the internet? You know… like Ubuntu CDs….
ajokay
1st December 2008, 14:11
The one thing that’s better than a diecast scale model of an F1 car?
A Scalextric F1 car.
I advise anyone with a couple of hundred pounds to spare to grab the 4-player F1 World Championship Scalextric Digital set. So so so much fun!
gaz
1st December 2008, 16:05
i am with ajokay – but telling my wife that our 4 year old is ready for a large digital scalextric set does not wash.
ajokay
1st December 2008, 19:21
Tell her that Scalextric is not a toy. Only us adults can truly appreciate it and excel at it.
beneboy
1st December 2008, 19:46
If you mention that you’ll tidy the room before and after playing with it then it may sweeten the deal, an offer of housework gets surprising results in my experience.
I’m not saying you have to tidy up but the offer always goes down well…
Scott
2nd December 2008, 18:27
Formula One doesn’t do open source. ;)