Formula 1 Auto Sport

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2010 has been a vintage year of Formula 1 action, with an incredible 5 way battle for the championship and changes from race to race as the cars develop at such a rapid rate. If this continues down to then finale in Abu Dhabi then we could be in for the best Formula 1 season ever.

It didn’t look like this would be the case at the start of the season as Red Bull turned up in Bahrain with a super quick car that trounced on the rest of the pack in terms of raw pace. But they couldn’t capitalise on this speed advantage as reliability issues played havoc and we saw Fernando Alonso bring his Ferrari home for victory on his debut.

Surely this was just a blip though as we expected Red Bull to turn up to the next races and dominate. But just as was the case in Bahrain they couldn’t capitalise on their incredible qualifying pace with race wins and we saw Jenson Button bring home his McLaren for victory twice as he judged wet conditions better then anyone else.

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Speeding on paved roads through some of the most exciting and beautiful cities in the world are Formula One race cars competing for victory. The races typically take place on winding city streets and are referred to as F1 circuits such as Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo. The races are both attended and seen on TV by people from all over the world. Formula One racing, considered by many people to be the most dangerous and difficult type of racing, requires top-notch athletic drivers, aerodynamic vehicles, an expert team to assist the driver, and lots of money.

The Vehicles
Formula One vehicles, created specifically for top speed, are single-seat, open cars with front and rear wings. The driver can actually manipulate the front wings during a race. The aerodynamics of the cars help drivers to reach speeds as great as 229.8 mph. This particular speed was registered by BMW Williams F1 team member Antonio Pizzonia during the Italian Grand Prix 2004. Two well-known manufacturers of F1 cars who build the entire vehicle are Ferrari and Renault. Independent manufacturers such as McLaren and Williams need to purchase their engines from another company.

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Its international stature-the F1 circuit races in more than a dozen countries every year, including nine or ten outside of Europe–means that F1 Grand Prix tickets and F1 merchandise items are sold to those seeking the highest level of stimulation on every continent. Here’s why Formula One offers so much to so many.

First of all, Formula One is easily the most athletic of auto sports. The name refers to the “formula” of rules governing the cars and their operation-the limitations on the dimensions of the cars mean that out of trim F1 drivers won’t fit and certainly won’t win. The variety of circuitous courses that make every stop on the F1 circuit unique test driver reflexes like no other event. The power of those little machines-topping out over 350 km/h-and tightness of those turns also produce gravitational forces of five times the normal pull. This means that those drivers who hover near the top of the F1 results might just make terrific astronauts-they are certainly familiar with that work’s toughest aspects.

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