Freelance journalist Ian Wagstaff won the Mercedes Benz Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy for his 2006 book, The British at Le Mans. This was followed, in 2010, by The British at Indianapolis. He wrote for Autosport and Motoring News before becoming press and promotions manager at Silverstone in the late 1970s. His current work for titles such as Racecar Engineering and Zytek Motorsport takes him to races throughout Europe and the USA. In addition to his work in racing, he has also written extensively on the automotive components industry, and has won the Pierre Dreyfus award for his work with The Economist Intelligence Unit.