First, I think you ought to read Fred Puhn's book "How to make your car handle" (I hope I have both the author and the title right.) This book does a great job of the basics in trying to make a vehicle perform.
The second book I'd recommend is by Paul Van Valkenberg "Race Car Engineering and Mechanics"
(OK I checked on both books as I couldn't remember how to spell Paul's last name.)
Read these with the idea that you want to understand "The Big Picture" and not to answer a specific question.