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Author Wright, Peter.

Title Formula 1 technology / Peter Wright ; illustrations by Tony Matthews
Published Warrendale, PA : Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., 2001

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Description xviii, 437 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgmentsvii -- Forewordix -- Introduction xi -- Chapter 1 The Racing Objective-- Chapter 2 Evolve or Die11 -- Chapter 3 Technology Trees and Systems Integration 27 -- Chapter 4 The Chassis and Its Dynamics 43 -- Chapter 5 Engines 57 -- Chapter 6 Transmissions 75 -- Chapter 7 Tires103 -- Chapter 8 Aerodynamics121 -- Chapter 9 Suspension141 -- Chapter 10 Brakes159 -- Chapter 11 Measurement, Control, and Data Systems169 -- Chapter 12 Simulation and Design Tools183 -- Chapter 13 Test Rigs193 -- Chapter 14 Banned Technologies205 -- Chapter 15 Safety227 -- Chapter 16 Track Testing and Racing 251 -- Chapter 17 The British Motorsport Industry 275 -- Chapter 18 Formula 1 Now and in the Future281 -- Chapter 19 The Technical Regulations and Policing Them289 -- AppendixA The Development of Ground Effect299 -- Appendix B Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Composites313 -- Appendix C Active Suspension325 -- Appendix D Federation Interationale de l'Automobile -- 2001 Formula One Technical Regulations 337 -- Appendix E Relevant Sections of the -- Federation Internationale de l'Automobile -- 2001 Formula One Sporting Regulations 397 -- References 409 -- Index 411 -- About the Author 437.anna
Summary Formula 1 Technology offers an in-depth look at the engineering, design and production of Formula 1 cars. It focuses on the most technically challenging years, showing how the technology and engineering have evolved from mechanical systems, most of which one could hold in the hand, look at closely, and see how they should work, to systems dominated by silicon wafers so small one can hardly see them
Author Peter Wright identifies and outlines five parameters - - Power, Weight, Tire Grip, Drag and Lift -- and shows how each can be maximized. In addition, he describes the variety of technologies (including those that have been banned over the years) that are involved, not just in the makeup of the Formula 1 cars, but also in the component manufacturing, systems testing, and the actual racing of the cars
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-410) and index
Subject Formula One automobiles -- Design and construction.
LC no. 00104452
ISBN 0768002346
Other Titles Formula One technology