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Here you can have discussion on anything
based on the Most Exciting Motor sport ever - F1 !!

2007 F1 RACE SCHEDULE

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F1 FACT FILE NO.1

'F1' is not only just 'F1'

F1 car is made up of 80,000 components, if it were assembled 99.9% correctly; it would still start the race with 80 things wrong!

When an F1 driver hits the brakes on his car he experiences retardation or deceleration comparable to a regular car driving through a BRICK wall at 300kmph!!!

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F1 FACT FILE NO.2

F1 car can go from 0 to 160 kph AND back to 0 in FOUR seconds!!!!!!!

F1 car engines last only for about 2 hours of racing mostly before blowing up on the other hand we expect our engines to last us for a decent 20yrs on an average and they quite faithfully DO....that's the extent to which the engines r pushed to perform...

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F1 FACT FILE NO.3

An average F1 driver looses about 4kgs of weight after just one race due to the prolonged exposure to high G forces and temperatures for little over an hour (Yeah that's right!!!)

At 550kg a F1 car is less than half the weight of a Mini.

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F1 FACT FILE NO.4

To give you an idea of just how important aerodynamic design and added down force can be, small planes can take off at slower speeds than F1 cars travel on the track.

Without aerodynamic down force, high-performance racing cars have sufficient power to produce wheel spin and loss of control at 160 kph. They usually race at over 300 kph.

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F1 FACT FILE NO.5

In a street course race like the Monaco grand prix, the down force provides enough suction to lift manhole covers. Before the race all of the manhole covers on the streets have to be welded down to prevent this from happening!

The refuelers used in F1 can supply 12 liters of fuel per second. This means it would take just 4 seconds to fill the tank of an average 50 liter family car. They use the same refueling rigs used on US military helicopters today.

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F1 FACT FILE NO.6

TOP F1 pit crews can refuel and change tyres in around 3 seconds. It took me 8 sec to read above point

During the race the tyres lose weight! Each tyre loses about 0.5 kg in weight due to wear.

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F1 FACT FILE NO.7

Normal tyres last 60 000 - 100 000 km. Racing tyres are designed to last 90 - 120 km.

A dry-weather F1 tyre reaches peak operating performance (best grip) when tread temperature is between 900C and 1200C.(Water boils boils at 100C remember) At top speed, F1 tyres rotate 50 times a second.

And that's not Magic…. Its only the Power of Human Imagination…

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F1 FACT FILE NO.8

The Cost of Formula One

In 2003, F1 Magazine produced, what they called "the most comprehensive, definitive and accurate guide to F1 costs ever published." The total spending costs of all 10 teams was estimated at $2,141,100,000.

ie Rs 8794,56,84,133/-(8794crores)

This was broken down as follows:

Ferrari - $443,800,000(Rs1822Crores)!!;

Williams - $353,300,000;

McLaren - $304,600,000;

Toyota - $290,400,000;

BAR - $225,100,000;

Renault - $206,800,000;

Sauber - $119,500,000;

Jordan - $ 79,200,000;

Jaguar - $ 78,800,000;

Minardi - $ 39,600,000

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F1 LEGENDS

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER

Official Formula One website states "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen"

FORMULA ONE RECORDS BY HIM

1. Championship titles - 7 (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
2. Consecutive titles - 5 (2000-2001-2002-2003-2004)
3. Race victories - 91
4. Consecutive wins - 7 (2004, Europe - Hungary)
5. Wins with one team - 72 (Ferrari)

6. Wins at same GP - 8 (France)
7. Wins at different GPs - 22
8. Longest Time between first and last wins - 14 years, 1 month and 2 days
9. Second places - 43
10. Podiums (Top 3) - 154

11. Consecutive podium finishes - 19 (US 2001 - Japan 2002)
12. Points finishes - 190
13. Laps leading - 4741 (22,155 km)[97]
14. Pole positions - 68
15. Front row starts - 115

16. Fastest laps - 76
17. Doubles (Pole and win) - 40
18. Perfect Score (Pole, fastest lap and win) - 22
19. Championship points - 1,369
20. Consecutive race finishes - 24 (Hungary 2001 - Malaysia 2003)

21. Points in a season for vice-champion - 121 (From 180)
22. Wins in a season for vice-champion - 7
23. Wins at Indy (Any racing class) - 5
24. Wins at Monza (Formula One) - 5
25. Wins in a season - 13 (2004)

26. Fastest laps in a season - 10 (2004)
27. Points scored in a season - 148 (2004)
28. Podium finishes in a season - 17 (2002)
29. Championship won with most races left - 6 (2002)
30. Consecutive years with a win - 15

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