The Formula 1 Drive to Survive Unofficial Companion: The Stars, Strategy, Technology, and History of F1
The Formula 1 Drive to Survive Unofficial Companion
by Codling, Stuart;
English | 2023 | ISBN: 0760380678 | 294 pages | True EPUB | 26.61 MB
by Codling, Stuart;
English | 2023 | ISBN: 0760380678 | 294 pages | True EPUB | 26.61 MB
Whether you are a new or longtime Formula 1 fan, here is your ultimate, unofficial armchair companion to the popular Netflix series Formula 1: Drive to Survive , providing deeper insight into the players, tech, and history that drive the show’s plot points.
F1 expert Stuart Codling is your guide to all things F1. The Formula 1 Drive to Survive Unofficial Companion is a feature-rich guide that takes you beyond the series’ personalities and off-track drama to present further context. Topics covered include:
- People – Who does what to keep F1 teams rolling? From personal trainers to race engineers , mechanics , pit crew , and team principal , what does it take to succeed in F1? Sidebars and callouts include significant past players and great rivalries including that between Toto Wolff and Christian Horner .
- F1 History in 20 Cars – From Fangio ’s postwar Alfa Romeo to Max Verstappen ’s Honda-powered Red Bull and Lewis Hamilton ’s Mercedes , all the great teams feature: Ferrari , Williams , McLaren , Lotus , and more. Callouts features driver gear and great past drivers like Andretti, Brabham, Moss, Schumacher, and more.
- Technology – Who designs and builds today’s mind-bending cars and engines and what does the process entail? Side journeys explore safety features, technology behind key components, and big ideas that flopped.
- F1 Circuits – A look at F1 race course in today, along with features on circuit design, past circuits, and notorious circuit features like Loew’s Hairpin at Monaco and Eau Rouge at Spa Francorchamps.
- Race Strategy – The rules and strategies of race day. Sidebars explore things like tire strategy, the anatomy of a pit stop, and the role of analytics .
- Business – Who pays for the multibillion-dollar spectacle on display in Drive to Survive and how is it possibly profitable? Features and callouts explore the evolution of sponsorship , driver salaries, and backroom deals.
Where relevant, Codling relates content to specific seasons and episodes , providing even more context for the reality series . The visuals include scores of action and off-track photos . The result is a visually stunning guide to accompany a wildly popular TV series, and an engaging history spanning seventy-plus years of the world’s most popular motorsport.