Ferrari Formula 1: Under the Skin of the Championship-Winning F1-2000 (R-356) [Hardcover]

Peter G. Wright (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 10, 2004

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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: David Bull Publishing (January 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0768013410
• ISBN-13: 978-0768013412
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 10.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,788,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for techies, March 4, 2004

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This review is from: Ferrari Formula 1: Under the Skin of the Championship-Winning F1-2000 (R-356) (Hardcover)

I have been watching F1 for over a decade from the electro-pneumatic cars that Nigel Mansell said could drive themselves through last year's nearly close finish. When the GP came to Phoenix for three years I was there every time and it was an experience unlike any other.

In the last year, the pits were opened to the public on Thursday and walking through them was about the only thing I can compare to this book. Of course that was 10 year old technology, but lifting up a wheel and tire with the effort you think it requires and nearly flinging it over your head because it's so light, is the same shock this book gives you with its details.

My favorite section is on the engine. Here the drawings and explanations are unbelievable. How it all works, individual components laid out, even dyno charts. Same for the other sections like transmission, suspension and aerodynamics. How Ferrari operates as a team is also presented and laid down as perhaps its biggest edge.

If you're thinking this is just another Ferrari PR book, you're right. But no one has the track record and history Ferrari does in F1. They were also nothing special in the 80s and early 90s so some respect is due for how hard they worked to get to this level. The book gives details that only an employee might gain access to. It's no wonder Ferrari made the author wait four years to publish it.

I give it five stars only because it has no current peer. If you like F1 and you want to know about the technical side, there is nothing to compare.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning Work, April 12, 2004

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This review is from: Ferrari Formula 1: Under the Skin of the Championship-Winning F1-2000 (R-356) (Hardcover)

This is an amazing work, even if it does not give the specific information that Ferrari has used to outclass their competition. There is not another work giving the specific details of a Formula 1 racer since Bamsey's review of the MP4/4. The details include a vast amount of information that teams never release, such as engine dimensions, and clearly shows why it took so long to produce! I have a new volume to proudly display in my collection of works on Formula 1.

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique F1 book, May 20, 2009

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This review is from: Ferrari Formula 1: Under the Skin of the Championship-Winning F1-2000 (R-356) (Hardcover)

There isn't a book out there like this! Excellent for all Formula 1 fans!