A strange little side quest
If Trace Race sends you down a curiosity rabbit hole, start here. Silverstone hosted the first Formula 1 World Championship round on May 13, 1950. The broader history adds one more wrinkle. Alexey Pajitnov created Tetris in 1984 after drawing inspiration from pentomino puzzles, then simplified the idea around shapes made from four squares. The details change, but the appeal of learning a system and trying again is remarkably persistent.