CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
SECTION 1
TECHNOLOGY
Engines
Chassis
Electronics
Aerodynamics
Steering Wheel
Fuel and Lubes
Banned!
Glossary
SECTION 2
DRIVERS
Training for Success
Record Holders
Successes and Failures
Winners Who Never Won
Racing into Retirement
Shortest Careers of All Time
Glossary
SECTION 3
RIVALRIES
Juan Fangio vs. Giuseppe Farina
Mike Hawthorn vs. Stirling Moss
Jim Clark vs. Graham Hill
Jackie Stewart vs. Jim Clark
Emerson Fittipaldi vs. Clay Regazzoni
Niki Lauda vs. James Hunt
Alan Jones vs. Carlos Reutemann
Gilles Villeneuve vs. Didier Pironi
Alain Prost vs. Niki Lauda
Nigel Mansell vs. Nelson Piquet
Alain Prost vs. Ayrton Senna
Nigel Mansell vs. Alain Prost
Damon Hill vs. Michael Schumacher
Mika Häkkinen vs. Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher vs. Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso vs. Lewis Hamilton
Mark Webber vs. Sebastian Vettel
Lewis Hamilton vs. Nico Rosberg
Why Teammates Are Often the Best of Enemies
Glossary
SECTION 4
RACING CIRCUITS
Streets and Airstrips
Eternal Classics
Modern Circuits
Racing in the City
Reborn in the USA
Casualties of Commerce
Glossary
SECTION 5
FLAG TO FINISH
Anatomy of a Race Weekend
Qualifying
Starting
Pit Stop Strategy
Keeping Score
Drivers’ vs. Constructors’ Championships
The Appliance of Science
Glossary
SECTION 6
STAYING ALIVE
Straw Bales and Cloth Caps
Fighting Fires
Stewart Stands Up
Doctors in the House
Death at Imola
Rethinking Car Design
Modern Safety Gear
Evolution of the Crash Helmet
Glossary
SECTION 7
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
The First Manufacturer Era
Sponsors Take Over
Ecclestone’s Rebellion
A Global Sport
Who Are These People?
F1 post-Ecclestone
Tire Wars
Glossary
INDEX
Guide
Cover
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