![]() In its most commonly used configuration (and the one you can find on the rFactor 2 game), the track started on the not entirely straight Terrace Straight before straying left in a corner that would be flatout before drivers hit the brakes for North Tower Corner. The pit straight was initially on the east side of the circuit, but by 1960 it had moved to the higher ground of the west which was also a safer option given the tightness of the roads on the other side. In the 1930s there had been an additional loop to the track that added even more challenges, but post-war the layout used focused on being a high-speed challenge between the trees and grandstands. The track had eight named corners, but it was more accurate to say it had 11 direction changes and changes in elevation that rivalled Macau, Monaco and even Spa-Francorchamps. Round five of the European F2 championship (which would be succeeded by two series before today’s F2) was the 20th edition of the London Trophy and it took place on Bank Holiday Monday on the roads of Crystal Palace Park. And they were doing the same exactly 50 years previous, except the last weekend of May in 1972 wasn’t spent in Monaco but in Crystal Palace, South London. Last weekend, Formula 2 teams had to work from a makeshift paddock as they raced at a temporary circuit known for its tight confines and elevation changes. But for Formula 2, racing in the city used to be a regular part of the calendar at Crystal Palace Photo: Ida Wood The idea of a Formula 1 race in London holds appeal to many, but no modern proposals have seen reality.
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