Engineering Design
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Book Review: The Science of Supercars by Martin Roach, Neil Waterman and John Morrison
It’s a shame the Aston Martin Valkyrie won’t be battling Toyota’s Le Mans Hypercar in the 2021 Le Mans race. When Max Verstappen and Alex Albon were testing the Valkyrie VP1 prototype at Silverstone earlier this month, the Valk...
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Book Review: 630 Days to the Top: The Story of the World Champion BMW Turbo by Uwe Mahla
Let’s take a look at another F1 engine book. I loved the unique aero designs of Gordon Murray cars, particularly the Brabham BMW turbo era cars of the early 80’s. A celebration of the BMW turbo engine powering the Brabham BT49 ...
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Book Review: The Story of the Ford Grand Prix Engine by John Blunsden and David Phipps
In the last few F1 seasons, the engine has been the single most determining factor for the dominant form of the Mercedes AMG team. The sport has seen many famous power units delivering successful winning eras for many teams ...
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Book Review: Formula 1 Technology by Peter Wright
With the current regulations, the F1 offseason is now make or break for design and engineering teams. Get the engine or chassis off to a bad start in winter testing circa 2015 and the rest of the season is writeoff. Just ask Mc...
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Book Review: Technology of the F1 Car by Nigel Macknight
Pre-season testing is actually one of my favourite times on the F1 calendar. New car designs and liveries break cover. Although the cars in 2015 are a lot more complex than those a decade ago, some basic technical principles st...
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Book Review: Formula 1 Technical Analysis 2008-9 by Giorgio Piola
On the chassis front, 2014 offered a variety of different design interpretations that hasn’t been seen for quite a few seasons, since probably 2008 (co-incidentally the year of Lewis’ first WDC title). In terms of design, 2008 ...
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