Amazing Formula1 Car Facts:
-> Approximate 80,000
components come together to
make an F1 car. The cars have to
be assembled with cent per cent
... accuracy. If it were assembled
99.9% correctly, it would go on
the track with 80 components
wrongly placed.
-> F1 car engines complete their
life in about two hours of racing.
Just compare this with normal
engines which go on serving us
faithfully for decent 20 years.
-> When an F1 driver puts brakes
on his car he experiences huge
retardation or deceleration. It
could be compared to a regular
car driving through a brick wall at
the speed of 300kmph.
-> An F1 engine usually revs up to
18000 rpm. This means that the
piston travels up and down 300
times a second. Road car engines
rev up to 6000 rpm at max.
-> The brake discs in an F1 car
have to withstand the operating
temperature of approximately
1000 degrees Centigrade. They
are made of carbon fibre which is
much harder than steel and has a
higher melting point.
-> The cars have more than a
kilometer of cable linked to about
100 sensors and actuators which
monitor and control the car.
-> An F1 car can accelerate from 0
to 160 kph and decelerate back to
0 in just four seconds.
-> An F1 car weighs around 550
kg.
-> Gear cogs or ratios are
replaced after each race for they
have to resist high degrees of
stress.
-> Gear levers are located on the
back of the wheel. The clutch
levers are located below the gear
paddles.
-> Most racing cars have their
tyres filled with nitrogen. The
reason being nitrogen has a more
consistent pressure compared to
normal air.
-> Road car tyres can last 60 000
to 100 000 km. On the other
hand, racing tyres are designed to
last only 90 to 120 km.
-> The tyres lose weight during
the race. In a GP each tyre loses
about 0.5kg in weight due to
wear.
-> The cars can be refueled at 12
liters per second. The rig used
would take just 4 seconds to fill
the tank of an average road car.
-> Pit stop crews take only 3
seconds to refuel and change
tyres.