How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Formula 1 Designer

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He will move on from the difficulty of the relationship with a partner straight into the weakness of a gearbox casing almost in a stream of consciousness. It explores Adrian Newey’s career through the spectrum of the cars that he designed, the races in which he has been involved, and the drivers he has worked alongside. How to Build a Car explores the story of Adrian’s unrivalled 35-year career in Formula One through the prism of the cars he has designed, the drivers he has worked alongside and the races in which he’s been involved.

Despite going into great detail about the development of his greatest machines, it doesn’t mean the reader also needs a first class hours degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics. A fantastic book and insight, showing that Newey is nothing like the shy person I once thought he was from his interviews.Please try again later as the restrictions may be lifted, or contact your service provider if the issue persists. Aggiungi tutti gli audiolibri e podcast che vuoi ascoltare alla tua libreria e ascoltali sia tramite app gratuita o utilizzando il Cloud Player direttamente dal sito Audible. Adrian also offers some honest self-analysis of his personal life and delves into memories of his family, his children and effect of his job on his past marriages as his career his flourished.

Beautifully illustrated with never-before-seen drawings, How to Build a Car encapsulates, through Adrian's remarkable life story, precisely what makes Formula One so thrilling - its potential for the total synchronicity of man and machine, the perfect combination of style, efficiency and speed. This book would make an ideal purchase for anyone with a love of motorsport, but also any interested in engineering/aerodynamic concepts or design.He’s also terrific in giving insight into the drivers he’s worked with: from Mario Andretti to Sebastian Vettel, taking in Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill, Alain Prost and others along the way. Adrian Newey has designed dozens of famous F1 cars, from the all-conquering Red Bulls of the 2010’s to the dominant Williams of the early 1990’s. Some typos as well as such clunkers as describing Messrs Ganley and Schenken as a couple of Aussies.

A true engineering genius, even in adolescence Adrian’s thoughts naturally emerged in shape and form he began sketching his own car designs at the age of 12 and took a welding course in his school summer holidays. But then often you get players who think their conductors are the most amazing musicians on the planet - and they will play out of their skins for them. Looking for the slightest aerodynamic gain is what has given the 59-year old both 10 constructor’s titles and an OBE.Damon Hill The worlds foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britains greatest engineers and this is his fascinating, powerful memoir. This fascinating memoir explores his career, his cars and his colleagues, from his days spent sketching car designs as an adolescent and his time in Indy Car to - of course - Formula One. Newey’s career has spanned more than 3 decades in Formula 1, so whether you’re a F1 fan of the Leyton House team in the late 80’s, the Williams or McLaren dominant eras of the 90’s and 2000’s or the Red Bull Vettel success streak from 2009-2013, you will find many insights in this book to pique your specific interest.