Art of the Formula 1 Race Car

170 Pages·2010·38.45 MB·English

by  Stuart Godling

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Foreword
B Y PE TE R I-"I-""1 h-“D5 OR
‘ii.-""ti"‘s' .-"t Ft."t|"iL]"'-'I1..1L.-"t I (I.-‘EH F.'ii1i'i't1iti"‘s'1"i[[]Ii|"i'-.ii1i|'.-"tHT?j:;"tneI what is "art .1n].-'w.1t.'? 1- There is. e-t-ee-ttrse. an art tti rlriring
tine: The eiassie :n;trtiptt]ttti1.'e eIris'e1"s ahiiittr tti [e-ert-eeth-' rrt;trt.t1qe the i:;tr's ehttttttttie weight taItes hint heft-‘tin-e| the phtrsi-:aI
itiiii.-eitii-iits tit" liriiite. st t't't'irig, aittt thteittle: I lis pi.-iteetieiit itiiitits the itit'ti"iieitt it-hi-it “seienee" I.‘t.'t"t'"'tTtt.'!5 '“:it't"—wheit
htttttan heirtgs step i-I'l.Tl]'I'| the rnereh.-' pttssihie ttt an .iItttgethet' e|iH-erertt wttriel- Hittite -:a]| it "the ;-time." 1i|i1i||"TI'lI.l:I-I II Iittt liihtrlit
tit" a Stirling I"-tIttsstr>1'.t Lewis i httttiitttn in the wet. tir tin nirntist-It-.tt iiast eti1'ne1's.ti1' tin street eirettits with nei rn.i1'1,;in I111‘
et'i'e-r. .intt ettii will eett .ii'it|e he tTti""i"t't.'I tit e.i]| whiit thee ttit ".-ii't
Ftirtttttiit I ears. htiwe1.'et'_ aren't eIesi:,;ne-.:I tn inspire etitihtirie essafes .ihtnit aesthetic t]ti.t]ities. [t_t]'ie}.-' ha|_':-'|_‘tl_"]'§l tti Ieitiit
p1'ettt.' then st:i1'e]f.' that is se1'eneIi|:~it_t'. Their heatttr. it-ft-'t.ttt can ettli it thttt. is test‘ ti;irn"i t_tiIIt.twin_-_;§ I-'tI|]']tI[It_‘.-1']. with the t-ttnetitin
iii =|iiestit'tn being the siinple iteett t'i'ti' ti thieei tit he tr.iitspi'ii'tee] .is i.]iiielt|e .iiitt t'|Iit'ii'ttt|1r .i.s pit-.ssih|e s'I'I-'t'1' ii set }i|tt-sieiil
e|ist;tt't-:e- .-"t t-ast an-:| innt.tt';tt ire eat" is .tJtii‘~tn;tt ieaih-' heattt i’rttl. 1'-:1e’;t reliess tit‘ its Haws. [t'tt:IeeeI. sttnte tit-the "least he;tt:tit'tt]"
ii] -:.t1's were in sittt I-tin-:I tti the efee I"-eeattse tttitheirt'ttni:tii_"»t't-'1_i'te 1*.1'ti-t't‘i I"-r1.ttt';t ]"'tI51L]', I-|..T'1' instance. Itii_iIts harsh in a tttttsettttt
tlIl“-'1'lQF-tIt.'It' ti ]'~Jt'il sh.ii'lt-iti'isee] ]-'ei'r.ii'i lift. Tet iii the wet at the T*-'t'iiIiiii'_-,_;i'iit_i; tit" .ii Itiitttwie-t't. I-ieltie EJIII||.lF1I'.-IIJIIIi[-I-I.I.II-IIIEL.-[-11
the I"--'I5IL_.|' was ttneienitthh-' :t thing tttistari-t hezttttt-'.
I‘--t]]'Iinttti Fer1'.tri. litirtnttla I was.tIts'.n=sahtittt the ears; the ei rivers were Eli-1'il.‘lIt‘-']']lI'I.3l1'I|.-' itrttteirtitnee fa nei were repI.1ee.th]e.':f--
This is .i reiiiinttet th.it the h.i|hii.ii'|t i"i|'the eiigi'iteei's whit hiiiht the greatest I-'1 eats is .i restless ereai iee genius.
.-‘it [_ttttts- Iiitiiitt 'I'ti]t;ttitt't.ttt e}"iitia1tti;-teei the ertttitstttan-gettitts- Iiitr a whiie. he tnade [71 what it 1a'as. .-‘tt '[ilertnt.int-
iierrttrt-:| in I‘.§'T-"I. I asheei Peter ‘W-.tt'1'. the Litttts team tttanager. htiw nttteh ]i’r_e there w;ts1_,-'et irt the I_U'I.I.]5 Tl, git-‘en thttt it
was eiitei'in_g its thittt st-.isiiit.
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at the haelt tttithe ear when sttei-zienh-' he s.ti-:I. "I.'t-'I1t'eItin't we maite the tiring ttttittttting se1't-‘ea-.:Itt.1]pttt'ptise?'"ih."e.t]| Itiit]-teel
ptt.t.eiri.I.a1‘ti.ItI‘ti.'tt..t |i.'w1ttitttttt'.s Iatrr he }1t'ittII.tt‘rtI .t sht-1eh.TItis.sit1't rtf-thittg t'.ttt git i'1tt .tttt‘I it-it.“
i Iet'e's tti the artists, then—tti the ttteri whti tttrrtee] their tittnetittn intti he;tttt1_,-'; tit the rnen whti -:.1ptttre-.i their itniiges;
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till-CI. iiltiittiteh-. heie tit the i:.irs theiiiselees. I"'-"I|HL'1'-=lI t|tt'_tr iii..ii' he: sttii]-.ess t]'ie;.- .ite niit.
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the Rtiettttittlt F1 Teatttis Ii-_i'i.'l['[1I‘rl.lTtlT|'i.'lt1itI Fhtt-t‘| I-11.-'t1.it1ties F.teilit_1'. where 1'i‘tw ttttittt t'i.‘.-w eti- .i ttieatts Ii"-Ii-tl-i.'I1r't.'1'TI5|['|gI Fete the I"'ititish 11t'i'i-';1tei't's—t'hegtttttgtit(cid:191) that EH1-5-i.‘I Fet't.ii'i etirlett
hidden servers erttneh ttnthinltithhr httge nttnthers in the ni1t11e titie-tttimisted .tere»dt-'namii: his lip i1t—it wits it ttteitns eifselling ehitssis; and tits-r the elrirers it wits eeitsing tn heeiame
t1e1'ii.1t'mi1nee,i1lmust the (cid:191)rst thing}-"t.1tt see is it re].1Iii:i1 i_1t_Lhe Iii":-I5 "-.-"i;_'iitt|t'eLte I'i.:"'i"'. This. .1 watt t1-i'_s].1eneIin-g nneis inheritani:e it was ne-w. tI'1rt_'it1gh stitrting munetr i1nd prittes. it
the et-1'1.-tit'st hit-itiitilt iiitel ii 511t.'t.'t.'5-Si-|.1I raeet' in its e-wit right. sits tiieiitg t]1e t."t.'[IIt.'1'|t|'.'tt"I.' t11eat1s i1fe;it't1ii1g .i Iii-ittg. Ftitel all the while. the neat get1e1':itii.1n i1|'git't-eel et1git1eers—
IL-IE-.I.:I-II: ri_tt1n1: a mi:-elern Henatth F1 i:i1r. ineltteling i1 iris-ting mitn ni1111ed Eiieirdein i"~t[ttt'rittr. grtiwing I.t[." in Einttth .t't1cri-.:.1—si:uttt'eel
Tet see this is tia he retttin-rled that I‘-t_1r .1s hang as there hiwe heen rnt_1Li_1ri:.trs. mitn the ntntttring ntaga:-tines. de1ei.tt.tring the teehnieitl .1nah-'ses itnd sehentittie dritwings tai-
l1as sinigltt tit eaee thetti. Denis ]et1]tit1si1i1._h1l1i1 Eetlster. i'IIa--iel Pltitips, at1t.t_lat1i-es E'i.I]it1gti.1t1.
.-"t1'tit.tni:[ the tttrn LII: the twentieth i:enttt1'j.-'. ttrgitnizted rni_t-ttir races hegan in Fe-r all that the drit'ers—hra'tre, hard-hitten. is-titen i.*i"lit1i1'tlessh.-' -:e>t.1l—i1re the
l;it1ri_t-].te. itnd the first t“_.'r.-rii.t'e .|‘:_]tt.reii1re wits held at Le 1"-.-1i1ns. in France. in 1's"-flit- The ears ’i_rt_1nt men t.1i' I'ii.1rmttlit 1. it is the i:.irsthi1t Ii'-iilEil:I]'I|i.'lI.'li'- ilerhaps. tn .1n etttent. l;in:.-:t_1
were sleiw tttttl }11'l['.l‘|I|.'I‘i'-t‘. ttt'ii-et1 he ariste-et.its aittt nttiiet-iiti riehe If'l'i.'Il|.5I['ItlI|5-I5. Eiit Ft-t't'.it'i wa:-t right in eiewiitg the ears—i'iis eats—.is the stars, iintt the t.'I1'l'li't'["E- as itiere
time mtwes tin- 1"-ttr the (cid:191)rst half tttithe t:entttr].=.111t1ti"_t-r racing e:-tisted lilte :1 deranged entpltit-'ees. its eitsilt-' interehitngeithle its the parts i:-F .1 litwnntttwer. The engineers
e.1t|.t-eritttent in engineering Iltrwinism: The ears grew fret-n1 et.'er_t.'i:laje ttehieles intu whn designed itnd httilt the-se ears were selel-;.1n1 t.'enerittei:I ht-' the ptthlie tei the sante
s[.ieei.i]ist i'.ieet's in .i tt11'i'et1t i.1t'ii1i1ei-i-iitieiits. I.t.i1't'|].' i'i.-giilatett anti Lieliiitg -.ll'I:i-"I.'i'lII'lg sit -estent as a eh.iin}iii.1i1 elrii.-et', i1[I-LI 1-‘rt it was their ii1stiir:.itii.1i1 itt'|t.‘I ].i|.ii.1-t"[:rigl1t 1111 iiittil
etihesitee .is .1i:hi1n1pit1nship. the I'*.i?'[|'s. F1 designers wttrl-ted altme ttr in :1 1re|'j.-'sn*t;1Il grt1ttp:t that I‘-ttrnisheel the
It was tanlj.-' in the ret_t_1rmi1ti1.'e 1-"ears i_t_1ilt_1wing 't't"iarld "iht"itt' Ii. when .1 hard]; grittttp entire st1ei:t.1i:Ie.
at ittttii-ittti.iIs tttist-eel eiti the }it'ew.i1' Ciriiitel Pris ears .ii1tt hegatt raeiitg again. that the Unlike tittttw. the great ettgineets i.1t' F1's e.ii'iier age had iteithet the tiitte netr the
trip eeheltin LTlF]11L]It]]' raring wits I:|i.i||'iI_I'ili'III.'i"1L"'|:I its Ftirtttttiit I. It gained .1 rttie ht1t1lt—itI'ter rest1ttri:estt1 engitge in endless reseitreh. ‘Hind tunnels, such as their were. aiteepteel ttnh-'
it t'.1shii_t-n—and. in ILJEU. a ehitntpiianship i-i_t-r elrirers. .="i. ettnstrttiztursi i:ham[.1innshi].i~ t.'|Ll.!l1'I.l.T1'-1'itlI;i|IlI1TIIlJlII.'tI‘IS|:_i.'l.I. i_1est:| itnd had ni_t- rtallingrt.1ad. si:- their restilts were nnhr I'_'!'II'-1'|I'|..II.'gII]']L'II.
li.1|It.1wt't‘| it1 ltlfiti. aeeiiriie1.'—es|i-eei.i]hi- it" the inetttel was .iit aggleittie1'iitii.1i1 t1t' h;1]s.iwi.1t1t"], Plastieit1e. anti
The earl]; ft-'e.trs were diliiettit. The ."'tIi'-:1 Htintetis thitt we-n the i:ham[.1it1nshi|:- in stiel-tt-' tape. The lil-tes ttiiiitt-lin 'iiihi111t11.tn were restless. dritren. energetie, ttttest ing; alw.i1.=s
I‘.i'fi[|' and I‘i'5I were [are-w.tr elinttsitttrs. teehnt:ilit1git:.;ill].' almeist irrelettant. Fttlltawing
.-*i.it'a's wi'tl1eh'.iwii[ in 1'95] tI1ere jiist weeeit’t eitetiigh Fl ears iit eitetilatittit te- ittalie HP
the nttmi"-ers. The s|1t.t-rt tinderwent it crisis t1i_the snul: T'ihi"h.tt wits i:l.I'1"[TII.lIL'l I sttpptised
lei he? The itnswer. after itlli:-wing in Fe-rnttilit .1 i:.trs i-tit‘ 1'*i'ft-ii itnd 1'i'5._ii. wits tn rewrite
the rules t-.1 eiitiee ttieire tti.ii1ti|'.-ietiirees te- pttt.'tiei}1t1ti.'. This eettltitieitt e-l_t|1e riile |.ieie~lt—
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i1Iternittehr seelting tt1 itllttre as entries dwini:lIe.i1ndtt1 ettnst rain when detrelttpment gets
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tittt tiiihitn-:|—h;1s heen i1 ettntintitttis tinderettrrent t_1t_the sptsrtis ut-ten 1'i-l_'III'-lIIitl'ii-I.1'lJEI.I".-'l.I' st."
ii1te1'i1.i] peiiities i."eet.' siitee.
.-"tsFt1rt11ttli1 I gained prtt-mineni:e in the 1'".lL‘_t-'|ils,the put"-lie h-et:itn1e:t11t1re interested.
"(cid:191)t-'hi1t hitel heen i1 tratteiing i:iret1s. iirritring irregttiarlt-' and with an et'e1'-changing eitst eti-
ehttt';1etet's. ttt‘tltti1'et‘I tnt.‘it'i.' iirteti tteitttts t.".il_1'i.'i-i.'t'i.'|t-t‘~i.'. Uli ee~ti1'se. |1i.'t.‘t-tilt." httti .1l1s't1s-‘s heett
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entritneed I11.-" the nnise and 5].'!'L"C'I..IEIE', tI1rt1nging hit-' the nttitdside frttim the earliest dines
lei wati:h the entt-rnttitts ntaehines rt1;1r pitst. ttileited ht.-' ditring, enig111.tti-:. i_1thet'wtirIehr.
ttt‘tIt_1ttt.‘h.1|.1li.' l1i.'t'i.t-es. i'*-liftw the tI|1.ti|T1[.1ii.'tt1sl1itt gttee iii_‘it'11't ttnt‘| s[r1tettt1'e Tet their pitssiifttt,
11ttt names tti taires, }1rtwi-eled .in tingtting nitrrittitte. ."'i. sttei:i.tlist press grew tip tti feed
spe-:tatt.1rs' httnger ii:-r [tn-iiwiedge.
The t'e].itii.1i1shiti hetween the [.?'1"t'5'5-;1[It'.'I the p.irtieiti.ii1ts has .i]w.i;.--s hi.-en a t't'.ietii.1iis
tine, settitrated tits the sim[.1|e itets tit‘ dtt-ing and writing: It is an tit"-1.'it11.1s httt largehr
h-Ierrei-irs raise.-I the iewi gt eirgt'iieert'ng ttii.t"ttreFitr.ittr'i.1i-i when tt l"'!'.|'i-!l"|'|'(cid:191)-Ir ta Fi tn I9'54. Fttritiig
insttrn1i:ittnta].1leharrier.
hi-.1-rs i:tttit' i"'|i'Hl|*i|t!'1"-I!-l!jI]' fatittr Mitttttti i"i:tt;g't'-itJI‘irtt'sirti:-15' ttite-twtti in the ii-"15 British [irhttti
.i'tttt‘I it-‘rt IT was the tsp-t'eitt[ist press that }1t'twitIi."tI .1 li|_eiit‘te tet this ttew et‘ttt.stttttette].' eti- Friar at .-"Elintree. I1-t.'.t.tti'et E'."ttssi't'
mt1~tt1rs|.1t1rts Fans- [TI did nnt hi1t.'eI1l.in[-tet T"'e' -:twe1'.tge, nttr did it Ilttntil the I*}t'1ll_ls:i hittre
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Herttfe .tEti'iestt1ite -j:'i"gh_t;} with Cttriltts Reitterttahtt fiitttt'i'fLI ettii I1:-ittr-thtt .-"i'liirrtt1= tit the iii'T.'l
.. ‘___.-I'l- eirgetittite CF. elfter tr}-t'iig his hirli: es it .irt'wr hi the i5'.T7l'I-ls, Eret'estaii.e eitterge.t' es it .t't-twr
ii trt'htth_ger rtt the ifiiilfiiitls 1'1.-Lt‘;-i1:t't' htt}'t'tt:g the H-rtthhttrn tehttt- He tt'ithi.igt1 ttrt ti,1- rettititttti1.tti.re thiiis
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i'etttrtten't'ei ttrt.ettgerttettts. i"..-'l '1'i .I'’."'--.-.'-.§;3i1-'|t-ht."
lttt:-[ting i-ttr the net-tt hig idea. tttitlting tine etttnpttnent eltt twti ttr ntttre jtths. Lighter.
le.ii1et'. laster was the i1i.iittt'.i. .-'1ittl 1he_e were eeet_t-- hit .i.s ettitipet itiee wit h e.iel1 itthee as
the elrit.'ers were: "~.‘t"hi"t1 l‘~i'ittt't'i11.' ttttreileel the e.1ttt'i1i.trelin-tr1.-' liirithhattt l:'}_i-"-I-T" "Fan ear" -tt
the l‘.i'T-‘.‘i Eiweelish {'_ill'. iiilta|.1n1.1tt's 'eer_t' ptthlii: tttitrage itt this hlittitnt eiri:ttttt1.'entittn t'-tithe
l'|.|it'5i|'|t.15l?.t'-.'l .1 hiieitiitg]e.ili'ii.ise tltai he. 'i".l1.i}it1i.iit. h.ieh1't thtiiighi i"i|'it tiest.
ln an it1ter1.'iew with hi‘ ittt.'i'tt_t;' t11it1sT.-1:-tine. the ’r_i.1rmer l-ttttts t'lrsigt1et'l"'ei;1t'tit1 U'§§iltti-."
eleserihed '[.ihaptt1;1n's ntanie. tthsessire .ti|."-pt'tt.ti:h: "The wttrst time ti.t eleitl with iittlin
was when l1e git-I ettthtttsetl .thi1ttt sit-tttetlttttg. "t"t"t' h.t-tl tit -tl-.'lt1.'-.'t ttt ttit tittte .1t all and
wi.trlt itil ltttttrs. l Iis mitntra w.ts tit .1iw.11.=s 'eltttthle it‘ ttr 'l1.tl’t- it.' l Ie'd walttt inttt the
ttilire .tnel sitt-'. 'l"i.ight. ne:-:t tteitr [ witnt elttttltie the elttwni'ttt'-:e.'
"Th-.'t'e w.ts ittte tteeasiittt wltett iii"-litt s.tiel tit ttte. 'l wattl }'“'tt tit tl-etiigtt the t'e.1t'
.tnti-rttll hitr ttt he twiee .ts stitii. .--"-.nel l ttteitn tit-1'1".-.t.s.tt_.'1'_.I’.' l Ie wits ttttite ettttlieit. hitt l h-ttilt
this ltttge. lteiwf.-'. anti-rttll hat" whieh w.ts ttttitilfe lte-peless. til‘ ee-ttrse. .--Itttd he was .tghi1st
atttl teiltl ttie: “."'~.l1. h-'l.irtiit. eeiti ititist ..ilwa_1.-s tlesigit what i]'|1t.'.1|l.tlt'1|. what I s.t_t-'. l w.i.s jiisi
t11.1lting the pttint I-t‘.-I‘ -.:t1tpl1;'isis."'
Piesieles s}1ttrring his st.tll'ttntttattet1111t the l.'?'L'lI'l."i'l|-" pttssihle. '5..il1-tt1tt1;1it l1.tel a genitts
lite assessing a ttesigit .tt a gl.ii1ee—“i|'it liteiltsi'igl11. tlteit it is tight." .is the iiltt .s.i;.-iitg
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gttes—ttn his regttlitr rttttnels til‘ the design itlliee. ""-.11.-'itl1i1ttt tttissittg it heat." reritlieel
Ugilt-'ie. "he'dpt1int ttisttmetltingitnd sitfe. 'i""~lttt lilte th;1t-' .-ltnel 1.'t1tt'd thinh. 'liilt:-it-elf.-' hell.
tI'eit't'ri Chttttitteii tlisjtteets the it-aril: t_i,t'eii:ie ._:-1" his rttritilt at the i(cid:191)l(cid:191)ti Freiieh I[;'t-at-:i.t' Friar tit Retiitt.
he's t'igl1tI' l le'tl speit stiittetltiitg tl1.it he elii.tit't lilte. that w.isi1't elegaitt l't1' tl1.it he ltitew
Iitlltt rt1g'.!'ttt'|'t'.s ttaere as l'Hl'e"t|'ji|-'.:].' |'t1trtPetrtrtt" ha" the .|it't'tters. if .-'l 1' Iii".'-.'e_gt'=.'||"il.'ti
w.tst1't gtting tit wttrlt- Then he'd ftist hree;-'.e ttttt itgititt
l"~tlnnet_.-'. in the harm nli spnnsnrship. h-egan rttshing in tn I"-nrntttla 1 in the l'i'Ii1'Us. There were nn great leaps in perihtrntitnire tn he i_nt1nd. The seientists had inteaded the
li'iat'1'i itg the eiil etises eit'the t.'t'tl'I}-' 1'rJTtl‘siittd ii lit'iel*l.i-lip iit the hegittttittg e-titlte I*.TiI'LTs. it hits wind ttittttel: iieritidjeitainie reseiireh ltad pt'eigt'essed lit-1.-'itiitt"l iitstinet iittei a realtti eit
heen it treritithle hliitgarit. The Il'-i.'l5il'lIllI.'5']'Y|iiIl:'Il.I' ttiew is thitt the mitjnritj.-' nithis rnnnetr tritnishes ht-ted reiierenee pnints .tnd “repei1ti1hilit].'.“ The tttndels were h.tli_-size nr huilt tn seale_.
intn the pniritet ijjteiit it netwnrlt niishell -znrnpitnies itnd n["I-shnre hanl-t. aeenttntsjjfi nhhiernitrd assernhled with pin|:in-int preeisinn. etterje detail L'|Il'L"L7ll:I':|-" rittiheel hie enmpttter. Tn itn
Charles Eeelesteiite. the li£tt‘t‘tte1' IT1L'I'IL'3'1"iI':|-"I.'It.' dealer whet ttieited the spnrt inttt it pl'i.‘.-pi.'l'I].' iitstitteti"i'e iittd iittiiitw-e engineer lilte l"elii1'rit].-'. this was aitatlteit-iii.
enmmereial entity. Eeelestnne taltes his ettt. httt there hits heen plentje tn gn arnttnd— Teehnnlng}-' rna].= hittre drnwned nut the hrillian-.:e nli the inditridttalists. httt the
ennttgh tn mitlte mttltintillinnaires nhrnanjr teitnt hnsses. seninrengineers. and drivers. itnd mnmentttm has heen ttnstnppahlei Llntil jttst heihre the l.1st glnhal eennnmi-i: ttpset. nn self‘-
tn hind tnassii.-e itt'et'sTt‘t1i.'t1t itt eitgiiteerittg 5-|.'i1IT'tll1t'.'I teeltiteileigia. lit the I€l?Us. the iwerage respeetiitg Fl teiiin tI'lIJ11lL'lt."'=tlIIlf.'E-t.'li-tI'l.'!Il‘J't|].‘-'t.'Tll.'I'i-‘It’I.|l'lIt.'5-5II ltad neat i.1-ttelatittwei winel tunnels.
rit-.:e 5-l.iilIlT'l_'l'Il'-i.'I|'l Fl teitnt enttld he transpnrted. at it pineh. in a p-itir nhhnrd hinrtinas. Thirttr .tt leitst nne nh-whieh wits li'-LlII'ECi.'IItI', and hnth rttnning .14 hnttrs it date. Thitt is whitt l-Ieitd
_1_rears later, the ateeritge st.tl"T ntia team is snrne win.’ nnrth nl-5i]'|iJ penple. meant when he titllted ahnttt eletrelnping itn apprnaeh tn sttit the Lnnls nfthe ntnrnent.
The diws wlteit ii senieir ettgitteer eeiiild he I.l1tl|.'t.' set ltiiitels-int iire lttttg ge.-ite. I einee Heiwei.-e1'. tlt1'eitiglti.tiit the deeiidt-s.einetl1ittg has tte-t ehiiitged: the passieiit. .+‘t settiiar
itslted ihttrielt Head. the dire-.:tnr nli engineering itt Tihirilliitms. .thnttt hnw the design Fl designer rei:entI].= tnld me thitt nne nii the ntnst I.'llL'i'lLl'l.Ili'-LII pie-.:es nhengineering herd
prneess had etenltred. ever seen. in terms nii itttentinn tn detail and ahsen-.:e nh enntprnmise. wits the steering
"It's l.'1'1.ti.' that itt the I5l?tls. 'hiJs. itnd -t."et.'t'| the eatl_i.- "i'Els leniild walli. deiwtt it litte it-1' tneeltititisin e=t'the T3.-1'ri.-ll si.ii-wheelet'. El}'1'['llI15l.' t'I"iIl['IIt'l'.l‘l[.1"t.'l1'i1l_'_1.t']r't1’['t.'lE-lfitifl-5.5. that eii1' was iteit
drawing hnards and lnnlt nteer snntehndf.-"s shnnlder.” he sitid. “I enttld he in nn .'iinni:Ii1f|.'s. .1 sueeess. and feet its sheer amhitinn heggitrs pitr.tllel: it was designed itnd ennstrtteted in
nr in the ettening. and have a Innlt itt their wnrlt-I enuld leatee nntes nn their desl-t.I enttid seeret. nnt jttst I1}-' Tjrrrell engineers hut with enllithnratinn hrnm the liltes nt_'i§nnd1.'e.tr.
i.‘lit‘t.'tIt tht: desigtt. Iii saw .si.‘ttt1t'tl1ittg that I -enttld thittlit nl_a wits-' tit-l_elett|1g hette1'. I enttld wltielt l'i1iittdtit't-stn siiit the l_t.'lT!-Ht‘ wl1eels.iiitd Ferndn. wltielt tnitde the diinittiitiee hriilte
pttt snmething ttp nn mte dritwing hnitrd. wttrlt nnt the idea. then shttw it tn them- it-ittttt. pitds- It is nttt an espe-.:i.tll1.' pretttr eitr in either speeiheittittn. ht_tt it has a elistinetitte
with it all nn C.-"ill screens. when their gn hnme the sereen gnes hlitnlt. "I"ntt can set ttp heitttt1r—itn itrthulness. ihjentt lilte—that demitnds adntirittinn.
5}'5It.'lTtEi tei iieeess it. httt it's iteit ['|t.'tTt.'Ei5tit1'lil:e' as 1.-isilile. That's telw 1.-nti ltiwe tn set tip iitt The l'It5-|.'L'i'1'_'e' i.1l'Fi.11'tntilii 1 is ait epie it.it't".itwe. 1'i.'plt."[e with triigi.-dies aitd triiitt-iplts:
itpprniteh itpprnpriate tn the Lnttls we hiwe itt the tttttntent .tnd the I'-illL'lI'IIl: nhthis tapestry is nnt the inditriduitl hernism tIII- the pettple whtt dritee
"When tiiinrdnn heittrraje quit F1 at the end ni-the Ihlhlhls. it wits heeituse he Felt thitt the ears. httt the dnzens li_'l'li'-lLII'I:l.tI'I'l'LI]'II'llII'L1I'El.tI'CI inditeidttitls httnehed nt-‘er drawing hnards
the titles ltiid Iieeiaine sn 1'esttietiee that tltere was net ri.teitn ttt ittttn-rate: lflesign hiiel .ittd E.-'i'!tl:l sereetts. eaelt adltering tn the it-iatttrit tit‘ the great eitgiiteers: ttntltittg is
heenme prtteednral, it numhing grind tthhettling .md nptitni:-ting itn ettisting prndttet. unimprntteithle. nnlfe ttnimprnteed-
.-'11-i t'Jt'tiIl'1'1'Fl|iE' FiE epertitrt-ilitrgtttwth: Wheei Erase Mrlereiiferrtteii his epertjenens teetett tit
i?l5.3_, the t"t1I|'?PttFI_}'i§(cid:191)rst “heat-hjlnarters” wits et shed with ti it'1t'rtjI-tier. In EUU4, Ihe .hInLetrent atletiati}-tttettttr testteig hasprtgiressei-i_fram tqtienneeigaesswarh fgfteii wrgtie.-i lga ettitehtng wtttti tt.i__t't's
{Irettp ttpenei-t' the ntettltt-tttt'llt'ettt eielhtr h-frlaren Terhntti-i:g].' Cetttre, whieh eeiteers jitil hertitres in tet the titles} ta_ftiiii—stittie e.1qttertmentett'ett itt iiediteteii tttttitt'—mt'iit't1tt -t'|it.'l'lihI§Ii|" wittii tttntteifetiiities
T'Ii'li'.th_'i|'etg:, .'li'nrre_:|,t. ta'tt'tt.'.tttrt'ttr.-.'tt-.-"ti-trt ifhe the tine shttwit here itt the hirlereet Teehettthg;-.1 Centre. 1.t'tt-ti-.irti'htreii.eeiit
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