A fascinating insight into a much loved global sport. From the grease and glamour to the danger and thrills, this is an action packed, fact filled tour of the world of motor racing, featuring in depth stories on the legends of motor racing, the high performance machines, the men behind the wheel, and the circuits that have made history. While the same principles will always apply in motor racing some things have changed dramatically over the past 110 years. The circuits, the cars, the race formats, and the technology have evolved from “the horse and cart age” to “the space age”. However, one thing has always remained a constant the drivers’ and teams’ unrelenting ambition to be the best! From the origins of motor racing and the uk’s first purpose built race track at brooklands, all the way through to the advent of commercial advertising, computer aided technological advancements and the formula one world championship that we all know and love today.