Product of the month

Tyre-d of bad sound (see what we did there..)? well Pirelli can give your favourite tunes an F1 twist with this half-scale replica of one of its grand prix race tyres, which doubles up as a Bluetooth speaker. It’s been made in collaboration with audio specialist IXOOST with a 100w speaker within an aluminium scale-replica wheel rim. You can even choose from the same nine colours that distinguish Pirelli’s 2018 compound range; just don’t complain if it goes off early. £2588, mementoexclusives.com

Force India bodywork fragments

It’s almost like Force India ended up with a lot of broken bodywork going begging at the end of 2017, when it ran Esteban Ocon and Sergio Pérez. They always got on. Didn’t they? Each piece of carbon fibre comes from raced panels of the pink BWT-liveried VJM10 and is mounted within acrylic complete with the signature of either Ocon or Pérez. The pieces are “hand carved”, but they could easily have been smashed off at Spa, crunched in Canada or broken in Baku… £199, mementoexclusives.com

Tamiya Toyota TS050 RC Model

We love Tamiya models in the Motor Sport office, and this new offering allows you to recreate Fernando Alonso’s – sorry Toyota’s – 2018 Le Mans-winning TS050 HYBRID LMP1 prototype. Measuring 42cm in length, the 1/10-scale model uses Tamiya’s proven F103GT chassis with working suspension, two-wheel battery-powered drive and adjustable running height. You’re not likely to get a full 24 hours out of a single charge, so recreating Alonso’s – sorry Toyota’s – Le Mans win to scale will be tough, but you’ll be able to recreate a few hours of the action in one go. The kit comes with all sponsor and livery stickers, plus the choice of having the number 8 decals run on Alonso’s – sorry TOYOTA’s (we must stop doing that…) – winning car, or the number 7 shared by three other blokes who weren’t Alonso… £160, tamiya.com

Ferrari 268 SP nosecone model

The Ferrari 268 SP was a defining racing prototype of the 1960s. Only six were ever made and not only was it achingly pretty, but it also paved the way for Ferrari’s V8 engines in 1962 and also its entire P-car series. Considering the car’s rarity, the £12.5m asking price (when one last went up for sale in 2016) may be a slight hindrance to getting your hands on this specific piece of history. Fortunately, Ferrari has spotted the gap in the market and commissioned an exact 1:1 scale replica of the car’s front end instead. It’s made from pure aluminium and sculpted to the exact design of the original and comes with the choice of either a stand or a wall mount. It’s a snip at £13,500, or of course you could buy a fully working Fiat Punto… store.ferrari.com

Rubber Band racer

UGears is a relatively new name to models, having only set up in 2014, but it already boasts a lovely range of mechanical wooden kits to entertain customers of all ages. This new U-9 design is inspired by early grand prix cars and is a beautiful piece of engineering. The 348-piece self-assembly model features a recreated 16-valve V8 engine with functioning pistons, spring-suspended axles and rubberised wheels. Plus, when you’re finished gawping at it you can simply wind her up and let rip as the rubber band-powered drivetrain will propel the model to a range of five meters – although probably much less on deep carpet or grass. One for the kitchen floor ,we reckon! £42, ugears.online

Tateossian Gear Cufflinks

Nothing finishes off a dapper look quite like a good set of cufflinks, and these ones from designer Robert Tateossian in London stand out from the crowd. Inspired by the inner workings of watches and gearboxes, the square frame holds a selection of different coloured gears, which all work and rotate freely when worn. There’s a wide range of shapes and colours available, too. It’s designs like this that earned Tateossian his ‘King of Cufflinks’ moniker. £150-465, tateossian.com

Memorabilia

Senna’s race suit sold for £83,000 last month. Here are four other collectable suits