Facts on Formula 1 Race Cars

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Oct 062009
 
F1-Car

You would really get amazed to know some facts on the super F1 cars which are different in make and model from the ordinary road cars. Have� a look on the facts which are fascinating.

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–Approximate 80,000 machinery or components are required to make an F1 car. The cars have to be assembled with cent per cent accuracy. If it were assembled 99.9% correctly, it would go on the track with 80 components faultily placed.

–When an F1 driver applies brakes on his car he experiences huge deceleration. It could be compared to a regular car driving through a brick wall at the speed of 300kmph.

–An F1 car weighs around 550 kg.

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–Most racing cars have their tyres filled with nitrogen. The reason being nitrogen has a more consistent pressure compared to normal air.

–Road car tyres can last 60 000 to 100 000 km. On the other hand, racing tyres are designed to last only 90 to 120 km.

–Automatic gearbox is not used in the F1 cars

–The Formula One drivers burn approximately 600 kilocalories and lose about 2 kg of weight in one Grand Prix

–Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil at the age of 25 is the youngest Formula One driver

–The Monza is believed to be the fastest circuit of Formula One with the highest speed record of 375 km/h

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Sep 302009
 
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Name Points Make Team Drivers
Jenson Button 84 Honda Brawn GP Jenson Button
RubensBarrichello 69 Honda Brawn GP Rubens Barrichello
Sebastian Vettel 59 Red Bull Red Bull Racing Team Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber 51.5 Red Bull Red Bull Racing Team Mark Webber
Kimi Raikkonen 40 Ferrari Ferrari Kimi R�ikk�nen
Lewis Hamilton 37 Ferrari McLaren Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg 30.5 Williams Williams Nico Rosberg
Fernando Alonso 26 Renault Renault Fernando Alonso
Timo Glock 24 Toyota Toyota Timo Glock
Jarno Trulli 22.5 Toyota Toyota Jarno Trulli
Felipe Massa 22 Ferrari Ferrari Felipe Massa
Heikki Kovalainen 22 Ferrari McLaren Heikki Kovalainen
Nick Heidfeld 12 BMW Sauber BMW Sauber Nick Heidfeld
Robert Kubica 9 BMW Sauber BMW Sauber Robert Kubica
Giancarlo Fisichella 8 Force India Force India Giancarlo Fisichella
Adrian Sutil 5 Force India Force India Adrian Sutil
Sebastien Buemi 3 Toro Rosso Toro Rosso Sebastien Buemi
Sebastien Bourdais 2 Toro Rosso Toro Rosso Sebastien Bourdais
Kazuki Nakajima 0 Williams Williams Kazuki Nakajima
Nelson Piquet 0 Williams Williams Nelson-Piquet
Luca Badoer 0 Ferrari Ferrari luca
Vitantonio Liuzzi 0 Force India Force India Vitantonio Liuzzi
Romain Grosjean 0 Renault Renault Romain Grosjean
Jaime Alguersuari 0 Toro Rosso Toro Rosso Jaime Alguersuari
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Sep 302009
 
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Felipe Massa

Felipe Massa

SAO PAULO, Brazil � Brazilian Felipe Massa climbed into a racing car for the first time since sustaining a life-threatening head injury at the Hungarian Grand Prix when he drove seven laps in a kart on Monday.

A source close to the Ferrari driver who declined to be recognized said on Tuesday that Massa drove the kart at a circuit outside Sao Paulo where he was accompanied by friends and his doctor, Dino Altmann.

Altmann told Massa to avoid driving for more than an hour to avoid back pain but light rain that became steadily worse disallowed him from doing more than seven laps.

The 28-year-old did not feel any pain or discomfort, added the source.

The Brazilian said last week he would take part in a kart race, his first competitive outing since the July accident, in late November in the southern Brazilian city of Florianopolis.

Massa, last year’s drivers’ championship runner-up, will not return to Formula One until next season.

 Posted by at 12:41 am
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