Formula one : made in Britain : the British influence in formula one / Clive Couldwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Couldwell, Clive.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grand Prix racing.

Automobiles, Racing--Great Britain--History.

Automobiles, Racing.

Formula One automobiles.

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Virgin, 2003.

Summary:

Formula One: Made in Britain is one of Formula One's last untold storles.

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 largely unrecognised outside the close-knit world of the racing aficionado. Now, with Formula One: Made in Britain, Clive Couldwell explores the heart of Formula One in the UK. By talking to many of F1's leading lights, he reveals just what it is that makes the industry tick, and what tempts the world's players 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. Out of this British melting pot of resources and know-how have emerged some of the most influential players in Formula One today. Winning in F1 depends on innovation and performance-critical engineering, using advances in technology to achieve fractional increases in lap times. In this fascinating new book Couldwell shows how UK research and development is leading the world, and looks to the future with the next generation of drivers, engineers and aerodynamicists.

Contents:

1. The Technical Heritage 9

2. Motorsport Valley (England) and Autotechnium (Wales) 27

3. Mclaren (Working) 57

4. Williams (Wantage) 69

5. Jordan (Silverstone) 79

6. Jaguar Racing (Milton Keynes), Cosworth Racing (Northampton) and Pi Research (Cambridge) 91

7. Bar (Brackley) 105

8. Ferrari 117

9. Renault (Enstone) 125

10. Mercedes-Ilmor (Brixworth) 131

11. B3 Technologies (Guildford) 137

12. The Powers on the Throne 147

13. The British Boys 159

14. What Next for the British Formula One Industry? 209.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1852270632

OCLC:

52486333