Formula 1 Technical Analysis 2003

July 7, 2014

by Giorgio Piola ISBN 88 7911 325 9 Published by Giorgio Nada Editore, £20

Those of us who prefer the physics of grand prix racing to the politics look forward to Giorgio Piola’s annual offering: the most comprehensible survey of Formula One machinery you can get, with his lovingly detailed drawings all carefully annotated. As well as car-by-car mods, Piola describes strategies, tyre advances and even alterations in gearbox oils — well, even experts go over the top sometimes. Though his illustrations appear in various magazines, it’s only when they are collected that you form a complete picture of a season’s advances. A pity it’s the 2003 season, but even Piola’s access privileges have limits.

One image remains, though: on seeing a pure profile of today’s Formula One car, it comes home to you just how truly ugly they are.

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Gordon Cruickshank

Deputy editor

Bravely ignoring his degree in industrial design after discovering night rallies in a Renault 8, GC joined Motor Sport by accident, in the Teesdale days around 1982 when Jenks and WB were office regulars and Mr Tee ruled with a rod of cardboard. He took part in some of the early historic rallies, winning one of the Pirelli Marathons, and regularly runs his Mk2 Jaguar in road events.

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