Alpine & Renault: The Development of the Revolutionary Turbo F1 Car 1968-1979
- ISBN-10
- 1845841778
- ISBN-13
- 9781845841775
- Series
- Alpine & Renault
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-11-15
- Publisher
- Veloce Publishing Ltd
- Author
- Roy Smith
Description
This is a study of how the first Turbo Grand Prix car came to be a reality, from the first ideas to the final ultimate success of a Grand Prix victory. Includes the history of each company involved, the reasons for the creation of the first Turbo-charged Grand Prix car. The book covers the development of an experimental car by Alpine in the 1960's. Of the men who worked with Gordini the engine tuning genius and who went on to create a power unit that changed the worlds thinking on engine design. Then Renault designed and built its Grand Prix car to the specific Formula 1 regulations. It goes on to cover the full story of the period of the Renault Turbo Grand Prix cars.
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