| Ferrari Formula 1: Under the Skin of the Championship-Winning F1-2000 (R-356) | 
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Sales Rank: 214523
Category: Book
Author: Peter G. Wright
Publisher: David Bull Publishing
Studio: David Bull Publishing
Manufacturer: David Bull Publishing
Label: David Bull Publishing
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.4
Dimensions (in): 11 x 10.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 0768013410
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.72
EAN: 9780768013412
ASIN: 0768013410
Publication Date: January 10, 2004
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Product Description
In Formula 1 racing, commercial sponsorship and dependency on technology has elevated the stakes to extraordinary heights. Because of this, teams and manufacturers have gone to great lengths to protect their technical secrets. That's what makes this book so special and unique. When Scuderia Ferrari gave author Peter Wright access to team principals and to Michael Schumacher's 2000 championship-winning car, he provided a rarely-seen look at the inner workings of a championship vehicle - technical specifications, assembly drawings, functional details, and performance analysis. Wright, a former Team Lotus engineer, capitalized on this unique opportunity and the result is Ferrari Formula 1: Under the Skin of the Championship-Winning F1-2000. By combining Ferrari's own technical drawings, computer models, and photos with candid interviews with Michael Schumacher, Jean Todt, Ross Brawn, and others, this book provide readers with an unprecedented level of detail and understanding of Formula 1 technology. Ferrari Formula 1also examines the team - Scuderia Ferrari - and its technical partners. While understanding the design of winning race cars is important, understanding how the people and companies work together is crucial to gaining the winning edge.
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 Ferrari F1 book review November 8, 2007
This book is an oustanding publication for the depth of technical information on F1 engines, not available elsewhere to the outsider. It is not a coffee table type of book, all of the pictures and illustrations contribute to the technical depth.
This is the One F1 book May 7, 2007
The is by far the best book on Formula 1 that I've read.
The author, Peter G. Wright, is a former engineer from the Lotus F1 team, who developped the fundations of aerodynamics in modern F1 cars.
Jean Todt let him access all the secrets of the technology inside the Ferrari F1-2000, and Wright details every aspects of the car. You can see pictures of all key components of the engine, gear box, suspensions, brakes and aerodynamics. And the illustrations of Tony Matthews are truly amazing.
Really, this book is a Masterpiece... as well as the F1-2000.
 Not a technical book March 8, 2007
I thought it would be more technical, it spends too many pages praising Ferrari, and maybe it was the necessary publicity to let him do the book. It has some awesome drawings, but the remaining spaces for the pictures are filled with standard shots of the car on the track. The publicity around this book was very big so I was expecting more, more in depth technical data or secrets.
A great bday gift for the mechanic in your life. February 10, 2007
I bought this gift for my husband for his birthday and he's been totally engrossed in it. He originally saw it in Road and Track and was intrigued because he's big into formula 1 and ferraris. He hopes to work on them someday. Point is, it's a great gift if you've got a mechanic or ferrari enthusiast in your life.
Beautiful book , short on technical details January 1, 2006
This is a beautifully produced book, with many high-quality photographs and drawings. A perfect gift for the F1 enthusiast, especially as an introduction. It devotes a chapter to every aspect of an F1 race car, and is lavishly illustrated and well written. The author, having designed F1 cars himself. obviously knows his topic.
However, it falls seriously short when it comes to technical issues. The chapter devoted to the engine, for example, is woefully short and devoid of any detail. The technical challenges these teams encounter in producing a naturally aspirated 3 liter engine than can live at 14-18,000 rpm, produce 800hp and survive for 200+ miles must be tremendous. But only the most obvious issues are addressed (low reciprocating mass, etc.), and at a superficial level. The engine is only described in the broadest terms. I was surprised when I realized I was at the end of the chapter, having read what seemed like a preface. Considering the expertise of the author and the fact that he was describing a car that trounced the competition in 2000, there should have been more depth to the book. After all, Ferrari did make him wait four years before publishing.
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