The Second Notebook

British journalist Arthur Cavendish arrives on the Grand Prix circuit to write about speed: the engines, the danger, and the men willing to risk everything for a few seconds of advantage.
But Europe in the 1930s is changing, and racing is no longer only racing. The Silver Arrows have become more than machines. Drivers become symbols. Crowds become instruments. Flags multiply around the circuits until spectacle begins to pass for truth. When British Intelligence asks Arthur to report what he ...