Inside F1: Life alongside legends

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The top ten drivers in each F1 race receive points —the winner gets 25, the second-place driver gets 18, and amounts decline further, according to Motorsport magazine. The driver with the fastest lap during the race gets an extra point. an engine department that develops and maintains the hybrid power unit that combines a turbocharged V6 engine with two electric motor-generator units; Formula 1 – Chassis Department A roll-over protection structure (HALO) that prevents the driver’s head from hitting the ground in case of a roll-over. These world-class drivers wrangle incredible cars. They’re the fastest open-wheel, single-seater racing cars around, and their aerodynamic design means they travel faster than some planes on take-off. F1 cars produce 5G of downforce so they can take corners at sensational speeds, and they race at more than 200mph, according to Autosport. Inside an F1 race car Why is it called Formula 1?

As soon as you step foot in the arrivals hall at Las Vegas Airport, you are hit by a wave of noise. Alongside the usual clinking of the casino machines, the voice of F1, David Croft, blares out of the speakers to welcome fans to the city. Brawn is a familiar figure to F1; on top of briefly owning Brawn GP, which won the Constructors’Championship in 2009, his CV includes stints as technical director at Benetton and Ferrari and as team principal at Honda and Mercedes (which bought out Brawn GP). In 2010, he was awarded an OBE for his contributions to motorsport. Perez, on a second consecutive one-year contract this year, gave his case a boost with pole in Saudi Arabia. The power developed by the CA was more than respectable from the outset and was the envy of the competition, climbing to in excess of 755bhp in the latest 6 Series engines, or 315bhp per litre. The latter specification TJ V10 engines produced around 915bhp (or 305bhp per litre) for Red Bull Racing during the 2005 season, reducing to 735bhp in restricted guise for Toro Rosso during the 2006 season. Achieving these figures was not without its challenges though, and the change to a V8 brought its own set of unique problems. Which is why - fast-forwarding 24 hours to Thursday night - the drama of the first practice session was the most unwelcome of starts for those with skin in the game.In the past we have often discussed cooperation with the Volkswagen Group," Marko revealed. "Now we hear that they want to enter F1. Lewis Hamilton admits he's 'definitely happy' a difficult season for himself and Mercedes 'is nearly over', with one race left to decide if the team can beat Ferrari to runners-up spot in the constructors’ championship But I still had that moment of, wow, this is incredible. And what that car is capable of in terms of its braking performance, its cornering speed because of the huge aerodynamic effects, it is... I can only say it's incredible.

Some people don't even count motor racing as a sport. But it absolutely is. The driver is out there. It's a very high pressure environment. Networking is a huge thing. Takes up tons of time. If I'm not racing on a race weekend of my own, I'll normally be at a different race weekend networking somewhere in the UK. So yeah, it's a full-time job away from the racing as a full-time job. But what I do think has been missing is just that accessibility to the sport. And that's where I really think F1 Academy can play a big role. We can break down the accessibility. We can inspire. We can create global awareness for all of those young girls that are currently racing in karting. So they already have to withstand a lot of pressure. When you add to that a female driver is going to attract far more attention, potentially far more criticism, then that requires, again, another level of determination. And that's what I think our drivers have. And I see it in them. As per the latest rules, F1 car length cannot exceed 5.5 meters. That’s about 18 feet, which means these cars are pretty long. The length of F1 cars has not always been the same. Their length has increased over time, but they were once much shorter.It’s not just about the driver, though. Teams spend millions of pounds developing their cars, according to Forbes. And while every F1 team must adhere to strict regulations to ensure fair racing, teams with the biggest budgets and best engineers develop better components and produce faster, more reliable cars. No F1 cars are nor street legal. They do not comply with the rule of the road. In addition their low ground clearance would make it impossible to drive them on anything but the smoothest of roads, Are Formula 1 Cars AWD? The chassis of an F1 car is another critical element. Constructed from lightweight and durable materials such as carbon fiber and titanium, the chassis provides the necessary rigidity to withstand the

The new stuff is all massively impressive – and shows the scale of what the world feed director has to handle to bring a race to your screens – but it’s some of the older aspects that are even more fascinating. The MGU-H can recover energy from the turbo or use it to spin the compressor, while the MGU-K can recover energy from braking or use it to assist the engine. The force alone that they're putting through the brake pedal is beyond what anybody would normally comprehend. It's essentially stamping into the ground as hard as you can. So there are a lot of physical demands. It’s 10.55am, and the first practice session of the weekend is about to start. Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsports’ Lewis Hamilton is leading the driver standings following his first win of the season in Azerbaijan, with Scuderia Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel hot on his tail. The drivers prepare to take the wheel, ready to test out their car's latest upgrades.Formula 1 cars are not electric vehicles; rather, they are gasoline-powered vehicles with an electric boost. The hybrid power unit, which combines a turbocharged V6 engine with two electric motor-generator units that can provide extra power and recover energy from braking and exhaust gas. On the frontline of one of the most watched sports on the planet and gaining the respect of F1 world champions with her tough but fair interview approach, Lee has shared experiences, hire cars, parties and friendships with a host of drivers from Michael Schumacher to Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel to Jenson Button. A turbocharger is a device that uses exhaust gases to spin a compressor that feeds more air and fuel into the engine’s cylinders. This increases the power and efficiency of the engine2.