Today is March 6th…I am all excited…it is just more than a week to go for my much awaited Formula 1 2008 season to begin!
Motor Sport is one of the most exciting sports for me…and of course F1 stands on top of that list J So what is that makes Formula 1 racing so exciting ! It is the sleek cars, the high end technology used on cars, the drivers, the circuits and the rules in racing which makes it an amazing sport !
Here are some of the elements and characteristics that make up a Formula One car and give it a completely different appearance to other types of racing cars:
Open wheels: Unlike the road car sitting in your garage, one of the most obvious elements of a Formula One car is that its wheels aren’t covered.
Central cockpit: Formula One design teams don’t worry about the comfort of passengers – because they don’t have to!! Formula One cars have room for only one driver. The cockpit is mounted in the dead centre of the car, which is vital for a car’s centre of gravity. Of course there are twin seat cars used for demo purpose, this is just to give the common man a feel of what it is to be in a F1 card
Agile and lightweight: Believe it or not, a Formula One car weighs a fraction of what a road car weighs. Most of the car is built from carbon fibre, making F1 cars super light weight and, therefore, very fast.
Lack of bumpers: Formula One is a no-contact sport, which is why you won’t find any safety bumpers at the front or rear of the car to fend off the attention of other cars. Instead of bumpers, you find aerodynamic wings.
Aerodynamic wings: The front and rear wings of the Formula One car, which are designed to push the car down onto the ground, are very exposed – which they have to be if the car is going to be quick. (They also provide perfect billboards for sponsors.) These wings are the result of months of research in high-tech wind tunnels and contribute to the speeds which the cars can generate.
The power and speed a F1 car generates really fascinates me...would love to get into the cockpit of a F1 car and see how well I can drive one !
Checkout some of the interesting facts of F1 cars on my blog
Cheers,
Vaithee
Motor Sport is one of the most exciting sports for me…and of course F1 stands on top of that list J So what is that makes Formula 1 racing so exciting ! It is the sleek cars, the high end technology used on cars, the drivers, the circuits and the rules in racing which makes it an amazing sport !
Here are some of the elements and characteristics that make up a Formula One car and give it a completely different appearance to other types of racing cars:
Open wheels: Unlike the road car sitting in your garage, one of the most obvious elements of a Formula One car is that its wheels aren’t covered.
Central cockpit: Formula One design teams don’t worry about the comfort of passengers – because they don’t have to!! Formula One cars have room for only one driver. The cockpit is mounted in the dead centre of the car, which is vital for a car’s centre of gravity. Of course there are twin seat cars used for demo purpose, this is just to give the common man a feel of what it is to be in a F1 card
Agile and lightweight: Believe it or not, a Formula One car weighs a fraction of what a road car weighs. Most of the car is built from carbon fibre, making F1 cars super light weight and, therefore, very fast.
Lack of bumpers: Formula One is a no-contact sport, which is why you won’t find any safety bumpers at the front or rear of the car to fend off the attention of other cars. Instead of bumpers, you find aerodynamic wings.
Aerodynamic wings: The front and rear wings of the Formula One car, which are designed to push the car down onto the ground, are very exposed – which they have to be if the car is going to be quick. (They also provide perfect billboards for sponsors.) These wings are the result of months of research in high-tech wind tunnels and contribute to the speeds which the cars can generate.
The power and speed a F1 car generates really fascinates me...would love to get into the cockpit of a F1 car and see how well I can drive one !
Checkout some of the interesting facts of F1 cars on my blog
Cheers,
Vaithee
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