• Chassis: design and manufacture; survival cell, fuel tank, impact structures, stiffness.
• Aerodynamics: principles, front and rear wings, turning vanes, sidepods, floor, wheels and their effect, brake ducts, suspension components, diffuser, Drag Reduction System (DRS).
• Suspension, steering and brakes: suspension layout, geometry and adjustments; steering wheel, column and geometry; brake hydraulics, brake-by-wire system, discs, calipers, pads and cooling.
• Power unit: the hybrid era, Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), Energy Recovery System (ERS), fuel.
• Transmission: clutch, gearbox, differential, driveshafts.
• Electronics: starting system, Electronic Control Unit (ECU), sensors, radio and data communications, cockpit display, cameras.
• And more: wheels and tyres; hydraulic system; safety equipment; cockpit controls.
• Chapters about car design and set-up.
• Use of analysis and simulation techniques such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD), wind-tunnel testing and rig testing.

• ISBN: 978-1-910505-73-1
• Format: 272x228mm
• Hardback
• Page extent: 336pp
• Illustration: 450 illustrations

As a passionate follower of F1 and one-time technical author and editor at Haynes Publishing, Steve Rendle is ideally qualified to lift the lid on the modern F1 car. His track record of recent years includes authorship of three Haynes Manuals about super-successful F1 cars, namely the Red Bull RB6 (2010–14), the Williams FW14B (1992) and the McLaren MP4/4 (1988). All three received outstanding reviews, Autosport judging his Red Bull book, produced with the team’s full collaboration, as giving ‘unprecedented insight’. Now a freelance writer and editor, he has brought together all his accumulated technical knowledge and expertise in his latest book. He lives in Somerset.

Reviews

“Drills into detail on every aspect you can imagine, from the chassis to the support equipment such as wheel guns… Rendle has succeeded in explaining it authoritatively and accessibly… It works as a fine read and as a reference… well up to date too.”
Motorsport News

“The perfect primer for anyone interested in the technical aspect of the sport.”
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