Formula One Racing For Dummies (eBook)

Jonathan Noble is Grand Prix Editor for Autosport magazine, the world's foremost motor sport publication. Mark Hughes is a Grand Prix writer for Autosport magazine.

Introduction 1

Part I: Speeding through the Basics 7

Chapter 1: Just the Formula One Facts 9

Chapter 2: The Most Popular Sport in the World 19

Chapter 3: The Big Business of Formula One 31

Chapter 4: Following the Rule Book 45

Part II: Teams, Drivers, and Their Cars 55

Chapter 5: Understanding a Formula One Car 57

Chapter 6: The Race Team 77

Chapter 7: Who's in the Driving Seat? 93

Part III: What Happens On (And Off) the Track 109

Chapter 8: Getting in the Race 111

Chapter 9: Race Day Strategies 123

Chapter 10: Life in the Pits 139

Chapter 11: Winning It All 149

Chapter 12: Safety in Formula One 161

Part IV: Understanding Formula One Tracks 173

Chapter 13: Track Basics and Racing Circuits 175

Chapter 14: Track and Driver 183

Chapter 15: A Look at Each Circuit 191

Part V: You and Formula One: A Day at the Races 221

Chapter 16: Going to a Race 223

Chapter 17: Following Formula One Events 243

Part VI: The Part of Tens 253

Chapter 18: The Ten Greatest Formula One Drivers 255

Chapter 19: The Ten Best Formula One Races 263

Chapter 20: Ten Things to Do During the Season 271

Chapter 21: Ten Famous Names from the Past 277

Chapter 22: Ten Future Stars of Formula One 283

Part VII: Appendixes 289

Appendix A: Formula One Jargon 291

Appendix B: Formula One World Championship Statistics 305

Index 313

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