Author: Giorgio Piola, ISBN: 9788879115797 One of the hardest fought Formula 1 World Championships of recent years ended in Brazil, where Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull won the drivers’ and constructors' world titles respectively for the third consecutive year. Ferrari, competitive until mid-season, had to be content with Fernando Alonso’s second place in the end. On the technical front, the 2012 world championship will be remembered for the large air intakes in the noses of many of the cars, their purpose to recover aerodynamic load; then there were the sophisticated F-Ducts created by Mercedes-Benz and the pull rod front suspension layout designed by Ferrari. In this well-established publication, author, designer and television commentator Giorgio Piola analyses the various development phases of the different teams during the world championship. Brief but exhaustive texts illustrated with hundreds of technical designed in full colour are the main elements of this book, which concludes with a section on the cars that will be the protagonists of the 2013 season. Contens The 2012 SEASON 2 Chassis HISTORY 6 Car TABLE 8 2012 REGULATIONS 10 Controversies 2012 13 New DEVELOPMENTS 16 Talking about COCKPITS 24 Talking about BRAKES and TYRES 28 ENGINES 2012 32 Talking about SUSPENSIONS 40 Team's technical development 2012 RED BULL 44 FERRARI 56 McLAREN 72 LOTUS 81 MERCEDES 86 SAUBER 92 FORCE INDIA 97 WILLIAMS 100 TORO ROSSO 105 CATERHAM • MARUSSIA • HRT 108 The 2013 SEASON 110 PIRELLI TYRES 110 2013 REGULATIONS 111 NEW DEVELOPMENTS 113 CONTROVERSIES 2013 116 EVOLUTION 118
