Formula One Racing for Dummies (Paperback, 2)

Introduction 1

Part 1: Speeding through the Basics 5

Chapter 1: Just the Formula One Facts 7

Chapter 2: The Most Popular Sport in the World 17

Chapter 3: The Big Business of Formula One 29

Chapter 4: Following the Rulebook 43

Part 2: Teams, Drivers, and Their Cars 55

Chapter 5: Understanding a Formula One Car 57

Chapter 6: The Race Team 79

Chapter 7: Who’s in the Driving Seat? 95

Part 3: What Happens On (and Off) the Track 111

Chapter 8: Getting in the Race 113

Chapter 9: Race Day Strategies 127

Chapter 10: Life in the Pits 145

Chapter 11: Winning It All 155

Chapter 12: Safety in Formula One 167

Part 4: Understanding Formula One Tracks 181

Chapter 13: Track Basics and Racing Circuits 183

Chapter 14: Track and Driver 191

Chapter 15: A Look at Formula One’s Tracks 199

Part 5: You and Formula One: A Day at the Races 235

Chapter 16: Going to a Race 237

Chapter 17: Following Formula One from Home 259

Part 6: The Part of Tens 273

Chapter 18: The Ten Greatest Formula One Drivers 275

Chapter 19: The Ten Best Formula One Races 285

Chapter 20: Ten Things to Do During the Season 293

Chapter 21: Ten Famous Names from the Past 299

Chapter 22: Ten Future Stars of Formula One 305

Part 7: Appendix 311

Appendix A: Formula One Jargon 313

Index 329