Chas Parker - Böcker

The former wartime airfield at Silverstone is Britain’s mostimportant motor racing circuit, best known as the home of the British GrandPrix and where the first Formula 1 World Championship race was staged in 1950.This magnificent book, originally published in 2013 and now comprehensivelyupdated in this second edition with 64 extra pages, tells Silverstone’s entirehistory, covering the great races, influential characters and unforgettableevents, as well as the evolution of the circuit itself. The book is profuselyillustrated, including plenty of great photographs that have rarely beenpublished. Produced with the full assistance of the British Racing Drivers’Club (BRDC) and Silverstone Circuits Ltd, this is the last word on the historyof the much-loved home of British motor racing, from its beginnings in theaftermath of the Second World War to its status now as a world-class motorsportvenue.