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How to Build a Car: The Formula 1 Designer’s Autobiography by Subrat Gupta is a behind-the-scenes journey into the engineering mindset that turns ideas into track-ready machines. From the earliest sketches to wind-tunnel iterations and race-day problem-solving, this memoir-style account reveals how top-tier performance is built—one decision at a time. You’ll explore the disciplines that shape modern Formula 1 design: aerodynamics, materials, chassis dynamics, systems integration, and the relentless testing culture required to convert theory into speed. Written with clarity and passion, Gupta shares lessons from real design challenges and the high-pressure environment where margins are tiny and results matter. Whether you’re a motorsport fan, an aspiring engineer, or a creator of anything complex, you’ll find practical takeaways about teamwork, experimentation, and iterative improvement. The book also celebrates the people and processes behind innovation—how designers think, communicate, and learn when the stakes are high. Perfect for readers who love engineering stories, F1 history, and technical creativity, this autobiography blends inspiration with insight. Discover the formula behind elite car development—and the habits that help transform ambition into performance.
How to Build a Car: The Formula 1 Designer’s Autobiography by Subrat Gupta is a behind-the-scenes journey into the engineering mindset that turns ideas into track-ready machines. From the earliest sketches to wind-tunnel iterations and race-day problem-solving, this memoir-style account reveals h...
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Subrat Gupta is an automotive and Formula 1 designer whose career has been shaped by the demands of elite motorsport engineering. In How to Build a Car, he draws on firsthand experiences from the design, testing, and refinement cycles that define modern race car development. Gupta’s perspective connects technical rigor with the creative problem-solving required under extreme performance pressure. Through his storytelling, he offers readers a roadmap for thinking like an engineer—iterate, analyze, collaborate, and keep pushing toward measurable results.
Subrat Gupta is an automotive and Formula 1 designer whose career has been shaped by the demands of elite motorsport engineering. In How to Build a Car, he draws on firsthand experiences from the design, testing, and refinement cycles that define modern race car development. Gupta’s perspective c...
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