Behind-the-scenes workshop and race track photography combined with a succinct narrative to illustrate the key technological aspects of the modern F1 car. All of today's leading cars are featured, together with those less-than-successful cars which, nonetheless, exhibit a high-degree of technological innovation. A complete rundown of current technology, from the windtunnel to the track. Covers modern computer-aided design methods, pattern- and mold-making, and carbon composite layups, considerations and processes behind the development of primary performance features such as engines brakes, fuel and electrical systems, cockpit environments, tires, and suspension, plus the racetrack environment, including refueling rigs and crash-rescue equipment. 2nd Edition Paperback, 8" x 9", 144 pages, 160 b/w