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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great material to know how technology does better driving, 7 Aug 2000
By A Customer
When first started my search looking for resources that better talk about "the inside story" of why F1 cars are constantly faster and more maneuverable, I found this title. Personally never thought it would give me more than I already knew on this issue, but this material gets you truly into what you ever wanted to know, giving you something extra. It tells you about many of the key elements to establish a competitive F1 car, in a very understandable manner, starting with the chassis conception and construction through the cockpit environment. Also taking care of the aerodynamics, engines, brakes, transmissions, suspension, wheels and tires, giving you also a great idea of which and why every chassis must take crash testing too, as an increasingly important issue for the FIA. However, it doesn't comply with the latest technology, because it reviews 97 & 98 seasons with its technology elements, but pretty much gives you the picture. I found great value added items, the many pictures used are all in great color and related to the topic of the section, the great quality on the printed materials, and the text was very good linked within itself. If you're looking for a bibliography about open wheel racing technology, and not so complicated, you should consider this book.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good technical review of F1 technology, 12 May 2003
Being an armchair Formula 1 (F1) enthusiast, I bought this book with a view to understanding the incredible technology and science that places an F1 racing car right at the cutting edge of motor sport. The book has been written with a technical bias (obviously) but in such a way as not to blind the lay F1 enthusiast with technical jargon. The book is neatly divided into self contained chapters which mirror the construction of an F1 car eg. aerodynamics, chassis, brakes, cockpit environment etc., with the majority focussed on the engine and transmission (40 pages out of 136). Coached in terms which evidence the authors engineering background, the book gives a concise and very readable insight into how an F1 car is conceived, designed, tested and built. A feat which is incredible when you consider that it is repeated year after year with few components being carried over to next years car. While I greatly enjoyed the book as a whole, I feel it is let down a little with the illustrations. The vast majority are photos of the cars or components of cars. I would have enjoyed the book much better with the addition of some cut away diagrams to help illustrate a particular engineering point. On the whole a very good book which serves as a relatively detailed introduction to the engineering behind an F1 racing car.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good introduction, 28 Jul 2003
By A Customer
An excellent introduction to the broad technology of F1 technology. Aimed at enthusiasts or the inquisitive, the text gives a good general understanding of the basic, principal components of the F1 cars of today with good pictures illustrations. My only wish was for more detail but then that is probably a work of several volumes.
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