"It also has a real gear lever to shift, and I confess to having graunched one gear. There is also actual suspension travel, whereas today's cars feel bolted to the road. Silverstone is pretty level and flat so I don't know how they guys in that era coped with the challenges of Spa and the old Nürburgring with their roller-coaster changes in elevation. You feel exposed in the open cockpit and ultra aware of what is going on around you.