Jenson Button
BMW WilliamsF1 Team
Williams FW22
2000
An ebay find for Button's first drive in Formula 1. This is also the first Minichamps model in my collection.
He made his debut at the 2000 Australian Grand Prix, retiring on lap 46 with an engine failure. Button saw 6 points finishes to finish the championship in 8th place. Jenson moved to the Benetton team for the 2001 season.
Fernando Alonso
European Minardi F1
Minardi PS01
2001
This is the third issue I recently purchased straight from the publishers Panini.
Nino Farina
Alfa Romeo SpA
Alfa Romeo 158
1950
This is the second of three issues ordered direct from Panini.
Farina won the first Formula One World Championship in this car, winning 3 of the 6 races he entered.
Denny Hulme
Brabham Racing Organisation
Brabham BT24
1967
I ordered three issues of the F1 Car Collection straight from the publishers Panini, two world champions and 1 debutant.
Zhou Guanyu
Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen
Alfa Romeo C42
2022
This is the first model for the Debut collection, and the first Bburago model I have bought. I purchased this from Jadlam Models which has a small range, and is reasonably swift with delivery.
Zhou had a difficult first season in Formula 1, managing three points finishes for an overall placing of 18th. This season will probably remain memorable for his upside down spin at Silverstone.
Jenson Button
Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team
Honda RA106
2006
The other Button selection in the F1 Car Collection available on ebay. I'll probably leave the tobacco sponsorships off this car, as historically it ran as depicted on the model.
Jenson recorded his maiden win in this car at Hungary. He finished 6th in the championship that year. His team mate, Barrichello, was one place behind him and the Honda team placed fourth in the Constructor's Championship.
Jenson Button
Brawn GP Formula 1 Team
Brawn BGP01
2009
I was always a Button fan, so I looked for this on ebay and got a nice deal on this model with the F1 Collection magazine.
Button started the 2009 season with 6 wins out of the first 7 races, then struggled to get over the line as Red Bull caught up and JB started to make uncharacteristic mistakes, before clinching the title in the penultimate race at Interlagos.
Jim Clark
Team Lotus
Lotus 25
1963
I purchased this on ebay as I am a fan of Jim Clark and thought it would be a reasonable piece for a shelf. I chose the one that came with a copy of the Formula 1 Car Collection magazine as an afterthought.
Clark was dominant in this car in 1963, winning 7 of the 10 events.
So this blog is going to follow along as I build a collection of 1/43 scale diecast Formula 1 cars.
The collection will have 3 main themes. These are:
Champions. A car for for each World Champion in the season they won the title.
Debut cars. A car from the debut season of every driver on the current grid.
Jenson Button. As a big fan of JB I will, initially, collect a car from each of his F1 seasons.
Hope you enjoy the journey.
Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1-F 1984 The final recent issue from F1 Car Collection I purchased from the Panini website...
