Racing Green is the story of how advances in motorsport science are
changing the world, helping it become smarter and more environmentally
friendly.
Motor racing is already one of the most scientifically demanding sports:
it involves a combination of peak physical and mental skill, world-class
mechanical nous and perennial technological innovation. These
innovations, first developed for racing, have been incorporated into
everyday car designs to improve their safety - from ABS brakes to crash
helmets - and ecological impact, via electric engines and more efficient
fuels and tyres.
Author Kit Chapman is a lifelong motorsports fan who has previously
worked with Virgin Racing's Formula E team on the chemistry and material
science of their cars. With help from his wide range of contacts in the
industry, Kit criss-crosses the globe from Ohio to Monaco, Spain to
Bahrain. He steps behind the scenes of current engineering
breakthroughs, picking up extraordinary tales along the way, such as
that of maverick designer Warren Mosler who designed a car so fast it
was banned from racing.
Part travelogue, part historical retrospective, Racing Green combines
visits to the experts with lively retellings of real-life incidents that
became milestones in modern car development. Kit looks at the breadth of
racing, both its glories and its tragedies, revealing the industry as a
driving force for progress, and where it's on track to take us next.
