Difference between revisions of "F1 racing"
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==Grand Prix== | ==Grand Prix== | ||
| − | When a Grand Prix starts, five red lights go out. Drivers who jump the start are penalized. Once a driver does get down to the first corner, they have to get through the challenge of not going off the circuit | + | When a Grand Prix starts, five red lights go out. Drivers who jump the start are penalized. Once a driver does get down to the first corner, they have to get through the challenge of not going off the circuit. |
==Pit Stops== | ==Pit Stops== | ||
Revision as of 22:25, June 10, 2007
F1 is the highest ranking of single seater formula in the World of motor racing. Having been created in 1950, it has risen, especially in the 1980s and 1990s to being one of the most successful and money-spinning sports of all time.
Teams
Against all odds Manardi driver, Baumgartner scored one point in 2004. A notable addition is Ferrari who have reigned supreme. Their driver, Michael Schumacher, won 8 titles from 1994 to 2006
Grand Prix
When a Grand Prix starts, five red lights go out. Drivers who jump the start are penalized. Once a driver does get down to the first corner, they have to get through the challenge of not going off the circuit.
Pit Stops
When a car needs fuel or tires it comes into the pit lane. The fuel hose is attached to the car and the tires are changed.
Crashes
When a car hits the wall or goes off the course, it may crash. In recent years there have been some very spectacular accidents such as a 10 car accident in America in 2006.
Events
- Monaco Grand Prix (held in May)
- British Grand Prix (held in July)