Trivia
- The fastest
circuit is Monza with the highest speed record of 375 kph.
- Formula One
cars can accelerate from 0 to 200 km/k and back to 0 in just seven seconds.
- When a
driver applies full brake the car takes about 55 meters and 1.9 seconds to come
back to a standstill.
- Formula One
drivers lose weight due to dehydration as they drive the race in hot weather.
- British driver
Damon Hill is the only Formula One driver who won a F1 championship without
even leading in a single lap.
- Juan Manuel
Fangio is the oldest F1 driver who won the championship when he was 46 years
old.
- Nigel
Mansell is the only F1 driver who lost the championship award despite of
leading in every lap.
- Michael
Schumacher holds the record of winning the most races, he won 91 races.
- About
80,000 car components are combined together with accuracy to manufacture a F1
car. Even if there is slight inaccuracy in the assembly of these components,
the car won’t run on the track.
- Ferrari,
that also holds the record for winning the most Constructors Championships, is
the only team in F1 that has been around since the sports` debut season.
- The engines
of these racing cars have a very short life. They almost break down
after one race. These need to be replaced for every F1 season.
- The brakes
of these racing cars are derived from disc brakes that are made of carbon fibers.
- Lella
Lombardi is the first women who scored a championship point in a Formula One
race. Overall, she participated in 17 F1 races scoring a total of 0.5
championship points.
- Most of the
F1 car tires are composed of nitrogen rather than normal air as
nitrogen has more consistent pressure. The tires of these cars like the engine
have a very short life. These tires live up to 90 to 120 km.
- Alberto
Ascari from Italy won the F1 world championship in 1952 and 1953 and thus
became the first ever multiple world champion in F1`s history.
- About one kilometer
of an electric cable is used to connect about 100 sensors and actuators in
these racing cars. All these linked sensors and actuators are used to control
and monitor the performance of the Formula One car.
- Formula One
cars can accelerate from start to 200 km/h and back to standstill in just seven
seconds.
- The use of
automatic gearbox is prohibited for use in Formula One cars.
- The term
Lollipop is used to refer to the stick that is held in front of a driver`s car
during pit-stop and is used as a signal for the driver to apply brakes and
engage first gear to leave the pit-box.
- The first
Formula One world Championship was won by Italian Giuseppe Farina in 1950.
