Silverstone has featured many different guises down the years. But, in the eyes of Bertrand Gachot, who drove several of them while ascending the UK racing ladder, the British Grand Prix venue's core appeal has been successfully retained.
A winner at the circuit in British Formula 3 in 1987, a Formula 3000 polesitter in 1988 and a points finisher in Formula 1, a key part of Gachot’s racing education came at Silverstone in Formula Ford slipstream-fests. He claimed back-to-back titles in FF1600 and FF2000 in 1985-86 with Pacific-run Van Diemen and Reynard machinery.
