There is talk of a renewed Argentine Grand Prix in 2013 to be held in Mar del Plata, a resort town on the South Atlantic near the birthplace of Juan Manuel Fangio. It would be a seaside race at the end of the season, in December, allowing for an awesome Southern Hemisphere combination of racing, steak and sunshine.

To the untrained eye this is nothing but 10% of a car. To the petrolhead eye, however, it’s a glint of power bulge beneath which lurks something magnificent.

With the notable exception of human beings, automobiles, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk's jacket, almost everything looks better from space. Tony Borroz and Betsy Mason of Wired.com assembled these satellite images of well-known race tracks. —Ed.