The Science of Speed

Hi-tech World of Formula 1

David Tremayne (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

204 Seiten

1997
J H Haynes & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-85260-589-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Tremayne explains the technical changes imposed since Prost won the 1993 World Championship in a Williams boasting a plethora of driver aids, the present intricacies of Grand Prix car design and the battle for race-winning innovation. He includes interviews with leading designers on their views of safety versus speed.

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Explaining the technical changes imposed in Formula 1 since Alain Prost won the 1993 World Championship in a Williams car boasting a plethora of driver aids, this book presents the intricacies of Grand Prix car design, and the endless battle for race-winning innovation. It uses the start-up of the Stewart Grand Prix as an example of why Formula 1 costs so much today, and covers the design process, wind tunnels and structural integrity. Other topics covered in this book are: driver and circuit safety, following Ayrton Senna's fatal crash; electronics in telemetry - how the spy in the cockpit works; innovations such as Ferrari's carbon fibre gearbox casing; why teams returned to springs and rollbar suspensions in place of the electronically-controlled active systems; and regulations and the FIA's mandatory crash tests. The book also includes interviews with leading designers, and their views on safety versus speed.

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 100 illustrations
• Verlagsort: Somerset
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 169 x 233 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
• ISBN-10: 1-85260-589-8 / 1852605898
• ISBN-13: 978-1-85260-589-6 / 9781852605896
• Zustand: Neuware