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Biografieën
'Adrian has a unique gift for understanding drivers and racing cars. He is ultra competitive but never forgets to have fun. An immensely likeable man.' Damon Hill
The world’s foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britain’s greatest engineers and this is his fascinating, powerful memoir.
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.
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. From his early career in IndyCar racing and on to his unparalleled success in Formula One, we learn in comprehensive, engaging and highly entertaining detail how a car actually works. Adrian has designed for the likes of Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill, David Coulthard, Mika Hakkinen, Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel, always with a shark-like purity of purpose: to make the car go faster. And while his career has been marked by unbelievable triumphs, there have also been deep tragedies; most notably Ayrton Senna’s death during his time at Williams in 1994.
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.
© 2017 HarperCollins (Luisterboek): 9780008196820
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 30 november 2017
4.6
Biografieën
'Adrian has a unique gift for understanding drivers and racing cars. He is ultra competitive but never forgets to have fun. An immensely likeable man.' Damon Hill
The world’s foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britain’s greatest engineers and this is his fascinating, powerful memoir.
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.
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. From his early career in IndyCar racing and on to his unparalleled success in Formula One, we learn in comprehensive, engaging and highly entertaining detail how a car actually works. Adrian has designed for the likes of Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill, David Coulthard, Mika Hakkinen, Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel, always with a shark-like purity of purpose: to make the car go faster. And while his career has been marked by unbelievable triumphs, there have also been deep tragedies; most notably Ayrton Senna’s death during his time at Williams in 1994.
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.
© 2017 HarperCollins (Luisterboek): 9780008196820
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 30 november 2017
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Leon
17 dec 2021
Heerlijk stukje f1 geschiedenis.Als je alleen vanwege max kijkt is het niet het boek voor jou.Hopelijk komt er nog een deel met het hybride tijdperk.
Enzo
8 jun 2020
Was niet het beste boek wat ik ooit heb gelezen maar was zeker interessant. Wel goed om het fysieke boek ook te hebben voor de tegengingen en foto’s
Siem
11 jul 2022
geweldig boek, echt een aanrader voor f1 of andere motorsport liefhebbers. adrian kan zijn gedachte heel goed omzetten en je kunt je er echt wat bij visualiseren als je de verhalen hoort.
P
10 sep 2023
Mooi boek, fijn voorgelezen!
Jeroen
13 mei 2021
Vooral vanaf hoofdstuk 66 oid als hij over Red bull-begindagen begint. Aanrader
J
29 aug 2022
Leuk als je een F1 fan bent en een beetje een nerd. Anders niet voor jou.
Linda
13 apr 2024
Erg genoten als F1 fan van dit boek.
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