With the liberal use of photographs contrasting past and present, Silverstone Circuit Through Time shows how a wartime airfield developed, stage by stage, into the country s premier motor racing circuit and the home of one of the biggest events in the national sporting calendar, the British Grand Prix. Beginning with the relationship of both the airfield and the nearby village to the circuit, it charts the key moments of forward momentum, not least in modern times.Inevitably it touches on the paradoxes of the place: how a high-tech, world-famous sporting venue, a veritable modern Temple of Speed, can be set amidst the dreamy pastureland of the south midlands; and how a Spartan playground created by a few happy-go-lucky amateur enthusiasts could become a high-profile battleground for would-be world-champions and hard-nosed businessmen; and a glorious fairground, too. For Silverstone s past, present and future have all been inextricably linked with the Formula One circus.".