Author Description

Motor racing has a glamour and fascination all of its own - the noise, smell of fuel, gleaming cars and the drivers themselves. But behind every driver there are sponsors, managers, engineers, mechanics and a whole team of professionals. This book explains their role and also takes the reader behind the scenes in the exciting world of motor racing, revealing how a driver is selected and how a car is prepared, finely tuned, raced, adjusted and raced again. The text covers most forms of motor racing but focuses, for specific features and examples, on the 1990 season of Formula Three driver Mika Hakkinen, who is now a promising Formula One driver.