Science of Speed : Today's Fascinating High-Tech World of Formula 1

by TREMAYNE DAVID

• ISBN13: 9781859606506
• ISBN10: 1859606504
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl

Summary

This fully-updated second edition of Tremayne's authoritative book explains the technical changes imposed since Alain Prost won the 1993 World Championship, following developments right through to the 2000 season. Contents cover: grooved tires, special materials that enabled some 1999 engines to rev at over 17000rpm, aerodynamic problems behind rear wing failures, design processes, wind tunnels, structural integrity, driver and circuit safety, current regulations, mandatory crash tests, and the often contradictory perspectives of the various contenders.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(1)
Acknowledgements	7	(1)
Foreword	8	(1)
Patrick Head
Prologue Drivers v Computers	9	(198)
How much technology do you need?	17	(10)
The design process	27	(11)
Catching the wind	38	(12)
Aerodynamics at work	50	(16)
The impact of safety: the cars	66	(9)
The impact of safety: the circuits	75	(6)
Power games	81	(13)
Fuellish things	94	(22)
The Science of Speed in colour	97	(19)
Spy in the cab	116	(12)
Putting a stop to it	128	(5)
Getting the power down	133	(12)
Suspended animation	145	(11)
Where angels fear to tread	156	(14)
Evolution of the species	170	(16)
A benign dictator?--the FIA's view	186	(9)
The designers' view	195	(12)
Appendix The FIA's mandatory crash tests	207	(6)
Glossary	213	(4)
Index	217