Seventy-five per cent of the world's single-seater racing cars are designed and built in Britain. Thanks to this technical know-how, most Grand Prix teams are based in the UK, and many of them have British managers and designers. Through interviewing the sport's key figures, Clive Couldwell is able to reveal what makes this intriguing industry tick and how UK research and development is leading the world.
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Formula One: Made in Britain is one of Formula One's last untold stories.
As a centre of technical excellence for over thirty years. Britain is at the sharp end of the worldwide motor sport industry, and playing ever harder to win. Most of the sport's Grand Prix teams are based in the UK and many of them have British managers and designers who act as a showcase for the UK's skill base - past, present and future.
The success of Britain's Formula One industry has gone largley unrecognised outside the close-knit world of the racing aficionado. Now, with Formula One: Made in Britain, Clive Couldwell reveals what makes this industry tick and why many of the world's players choose to come here.
He explores Motorsport Valley, an area which covers the south and Midlands of the UK, where 75 per cent of the world's single-seater racing cars are designed and built, and talks to many of F1's leading lights.
Winning in F1 depends on innovation and performance-critical engineering, and in this fascinating and insightful book, Clive Couldwell show how UK research and development are leading the world.
In his 23-year career as a journalist Clive Couldwell has reported on just about every major technological event that has shaped our lives. He specialises in explaining how technology and science apply to everyday life and had written extensively for a number of magazines and newspapers including The Times, Evening Standard, The Business, F1 Weekend and J.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.About the Author
In his 23-year career as a journalist Clive Couldwell has reported on just about evey major technological event that hs shaped our lives. He specialises in explaining for a number of magazines and newspapers including The Times, Evening Standard, The Business, F1 Weekend and J.
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