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Formula One Circuits from Above: 28 Legendary Tracks in High-Definition Satellite Photography
Now Formula One fans can enjoy the sport in a unique using the breathtaking satellite photography of Google Earth!
This revised edition of Formula One Circuits from Above contains an entirely new entry on the Red Bull Ring, along with image and text updates to the courses at Spa-Francorchamps, Hockenheim, Silverstone, Hungaroring, Monaco, Shanghai, and Montreal. Thanks to Google's extraordinary mapping technology, everything on these 28 tracks is sharp and clear—all the corners, chicanes, and curves, where the most spectacular action happens. While you'll likely never drive the courses in Melbourne or Singapore, with Google's detailed notes on gears and speeds, and Formula 1 authority Bruce Jones’s insights on the races, you can experience the exhilaration vicariously.
This revised edition of Formula One Circuits from Above contains an entirely new entry on the Red Bull Ring, along with image and text updates to the courses at Spa-Francorchamps, Hockenheim, Silverstone, Hungaroring, Monaco, Shanghai, and Montreal. Thanks to Google's extraordinary mapping technology, everything on these 28 tracks is sharp and clear—all the corners, chicanes, and curves, where the most spectacular action happens. While you'll likely never drive the courses in Melbourne or Singapore, with Google's detailed notes on gears and speeds, and Formula 1 authority Bruce Jones’s insights on the races, you can experience the exhilaration vicariously.
224 pages, Hardcover
Published October 4, 2016
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August 21, 2019
For any F1 fan, this book is a must-read. Formula One Circuits From Above contains 26 tracks from around the world, from the iconic Silverstone to the street race of Monaco. All of the images are in HD. The book is split into four sections by continent – Europe, Asia and the Middle East, The Americas and Australia.
Each track not only shows you pictures from above but also give you the background of the track, explains the corners and the mph the cars travel in that section, a short explanation of each turn and includes great drivers and great moments that happened on the track, alongside pictures of racing incidents.
I’ve been an F1 fan for many years and whilst I could tell you the name of some of most of the track a few names had passed me by such as I didn’t realise the French track was called Paul Ricard. It was quite fascinating to see the tracks from above, some look very strange yet eye-catching.
The book is filled to the brim with information and photographs and if you are an F1 fan it is extremely interesting. It would make a great present for any Motorsports fan or even for use as a coffee table book. It does come as an ebook too but I can’t an ebook having the same quality as the hardcopy, especially when it comes to the photographs, in my opinion, a physical book is always best for this type of book.
Each track not only shows you pictures from above but also give you the background of the track, explains the corners and the mph the cars travel in that section, a short explanation of each turn and includes great drivers and great moments that happened on the track, alongside pictures of racing incidents.
I’ve been an F1 fan for many years and whilst I could tell you the name of some of most of the track a few names had passed me by such as I didn’t realise the French track was called Paul Ricard. It was quite fascinating to see the tracks from above, some look very strange yet eye-catching.
The book is filled to the brim with information and photographs and if you are an F1 fan it is extremely interesting. It would make a great present for any Motorsports fan or even for use as a coffee table book. It does come as an ebook too but I can’t an ebook having the same quality as the hardcopy, especially when it comes to the photographs, in my opinion, a physical book is always best for this type of book.
February 5, 2018
It was a good book but I did find some errors. The full Zandvoort Layout was not shown. The Turn 17-18 Kink at Buenos Aries was never raced. Also at Nurburgring, the old NGK chicane is used not the F1 chicane.
October 8, 2022
Read 2022 version. It still has blurry satellite imagery from 2014.. They have added some stats but there has been many track changes in a decade so it's horribly outdated.
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