An incredible, fascinating and powerful memoir of nearly forty years in Formula One from the world’s foremost car designer and arguably one of Britain’s greatest engineers.\n\nHow to Build a Car will tell the story of Adrian Newey’s unrivalled 35 year career in Formula One through the prism of the incredible cars he has designed, the drivers he worked alongside and the races he’s been involved in.\n\nUnderstood to be the one true engineering genius in F1, Newey’s cars are the most sought after commodity in the sport. He has designed cars for the likes of Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill, David Coulthard, Mika Hakkinen, Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel, has won ten championship and over 150 Grand Prix. His career has been marked by unbelievable sustained success but also deep tragedy – he was at Williams when Ayrton Senna crashed and died at Imola in 1994.\n\nBeautifully illustrated with Adrian’s incredible and never-before-seen drawings of the cars, How to Build a Car will be a must for any Formula One fan and for anyone who’s ever wanted to understand how a car actually works.\n
About the Author
Adrian Newey OBE is arguably the greatest car designer in the history of Formula One. Newey has worked in both Formula One and IndyCar racing as an immensely successful race engineer, aerodynamicist, designer and technical director. After designing championship winning Formula One cars for Williams F1 and McLaren, Newey moved to Red Bull Racing in 2007, where he is currently Red Bull Racing's Chief Technical Officer. He has won 10 Formula One Constructors' titles (more than any other designer), helping some of the world's most famous drivers to Drivers' championship wins, including over 150 Grands Prix.