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Categories: Drivers, F1

It is quite simply that there are no current female drivers. There have been in the past and there is no reason why there won’t be in the future. Read our blog post on this subject. Why are there no female drivers in F1?

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Categories: F1, F1 Cars

Formula 1 cars are the cutting edge of innovation and technology. They are controlled by a strict set of rules and regulations that are designed to ensure the highest level of safety while ensuring the racing delivers maximum entertainment.

One of the many controls used to ensure teams work within the rules is a strip of ply that runs the length of the underside of the car’s floor. In short, the stewards will check the timber to ensure it has not worn out to ensure the cars are not running too close to the ground. Yep, all that technology and a plank of wood is still the best gauge.

In order to protect the plank, the teams place titanium blocks skid blocks in strategic locations. These sit 3mm lower than the plank so when the car bottoms out (downforce) the blocks strike the asphalt and throw off sparks.

Sparking F1 cars add to the theatrics of the race and take it to another level for night races.

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A decent pitstop is around 2.2 – 2.4 seconds. This is the time from when the car comes to a complete stop until it leaves the box. During this time all four tyres are changed and occasionally a wing is adjusted.

Red Bull currently holds the record at 1.82 seconds, however, subsequent to this remarkable feat, the FIA has introduced a 0.2-second delay, from when the last wheel is fixed until the car can leave. This is to provide reaction time if there is an issue and therefore reduce the chances of a failure and an accident.

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Categories: F1, Teams

Formula 1 runs two competitions over the course of a season, the Drivers title and the Constructors title.

Points are awarded to both the driver and the constructor for the top ten finishers for each race. The Constructors title is awarded to the team with the most points at the end of the season.

Teams receive payment for competing over the season with a portion of it calculated based on their points tally. So while only one Constructors title can be awarded, there remains a huge incentive to finish well and scoop as many points as possible.

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Categories: Drivers, F1, Title

It would be great to say yes, but the reality is that the people who make it to an F1 seat are exceptional. They possess a unique set of physical and mental attributes that allow them the opportunities needed to inch along the path to that elusive seat. And remember, there are only 20 seats available at any one time with most of them having multi-year contracts already.

To drive today’s modern F1 car the chances are that you will need to be able-bodied, full sighted, be of slight build and in your late teens or early 20’s. These are not rules set in concrete and there are always exceptions. Alonso Fernando is 40 years old this season and Hélio Castroneves won the Indy 500 last year at the age of 48 – there is still hope for me.

Those who make into one of the 20 seats have talent, skill, drive and determination beyond most people. They approach their chosen profession with a single-mindedness that ensures they keep their eye on the prize.

And of course, there is the money. To work your way through the feeder series and earn a Super License will cost millions. A paid seat in Formula 3 is in the order of $3.0m for a single season.

It’s a good job there are many other ways to enjoy the thrill of F1 – travelling to events, watching on various media, or maybe a career working for one of the teams.

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Categories: Car components, F1

Teams are provided with an allocation of 13 sets of dry weather tyres for the weekend – two hard, three medium and eight soft. They also receive three sets of intermediate tyres and four sets of wets. If FP1 and FP2 are wet and FP3 looks like it will be wet, then the teams may return a set and take an extra set of intermediate tyres.

20 teams, each with 21 sets per weekend and 23 races. So Pirelli supply 9,660 sets or 38,640 tyres for the races. They also need to supply tyres for testing and media days.

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Free Practice is held over three one hour sessions (FP1, FP2 & FP3),  the first two on Friday and the third on Saturday morning. The only variance in the current calendar is Monaco which olds FP1 & FP2 on Thursday as Friday is a public holiday.

The teams need to run the cars on the track to dial them in and ensure all the settings are correct for the track, the weather and any other variable. Teams run meticulously planned programmes that step the cars, and the drivers, through set-up and testing scenarios in an effort to be at the optimum for qualifying and the race.

A driver must attend at least one free practice session in order to start the race. Times are recorded but they do not count towards standing or affect points over the weekend, hence the term, Free Practice.

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Categories: F1, Technology

Teams may have the greatest minds, latest technology and testing facilities, but nothing is as good as the real thing. When the cars take to the track for practice, this is the chance for the engineers to see how the car or the update performs on the track.

Engineers apply Flow Vis paint, a mixture of fluorescent powder and light oil to specific areas of the body of the car to highlight the airflow over that area. As the car speeds around the track, the oil dries out leaving a fluorescent ‘tell tail’ on what is really happening with the aerodynamics.

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Categories: F1, Teams

In 2021 Formula 1 introduced a cost cap to limit the amount of money a team can spend in a single season, referred to as the cost cap.

The cost cap was imposed at $145,000,000.00 in 2021 and is reduced by $5.0m per year for the next two years to settle at $135,000,000.00. It does have a mechanism to adjust for inflation.

This budget is for all performance aspects of the team but excludes driver salaries and non-performance items like marketing, entry fees and travel. It also excludes the salaries of the three top paid team members.

The cost cap also excludes the engine supply.

The intention of this is to level the playing field where, previously, the big teams have had significant financial resources allowing them to replace parts or develop their cars at a rapid pace throughout the season. The smaller teams with limited resources were then further penalised and had less chance of competing on a level playing field.

And remember, this is a cap on the teams spending, there will be teams who’s budgets remain well below this level.

While the cost cap had been in planning for some time, its implimentation in 2022 was possibly a critical factor to the sustainability of the sport during the global pandemic.

Get a detailed explanation in Anna Duxbury’s Autosport article here

 

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Categories: F1, F1 Cars

Formula 1 cars are finely tuned and constrained by a myriad of rules, one of which is minimum weight. The cars can be called to the weigh station at any time over the weekend and they risk penalties if found to be under the minimum weight.

When the cars start the race they have around 100kgs of fuel and as the race progresses the weight reduces the performance of the car can go up, so there is an incentive to manage the fuel load to a minimum.

In addition to this, as the tyres degrade they shed rubber (marbles) and therefore weight. Driving through the marbles, after crossing the finish line and before returning to the pit lane, with hot tyres so the marbles stick to the tyres is a way to add weight back to the car to help ensure the weight is within the required range.

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Categories: F1, Teams, Title

Formula 1 introduced points to determine the constructor’s title in 1958.

Ferarri, 16 (1961, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008)

Williams, 9 (1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997)

Mclaren, 8 (1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998)

Mercedes, 8 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)

Mercedes have dominated the constructor’s championship in recent years, winning all eight titles consecutively from 2014 until 2021.

 

 

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Categories: Drivers, F1, Title

 

As of the end of the 2021 season, Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher are tied with 7 titles each.

 

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