A Newbie’s Guide to the Fantastic World of F1 Circuits

Posted on Wednesday 2 July 2008

A familiar Formula 1 race track generally includes an extended piece of straight road on which the starting marks are placed. The pit lane, where the drivers enter for refuelling & tyres during the motor race, & where the F1 constructors operate on the Formula One cars before the race, is normally sited next to the starting grid. The arrangement of the other parts of the race course differs widely, although in some specifically instances the track goes in a clockwise direction. Those few courses that go anti-clockwise (C181& thus have mainly left-handed bends) may cause Formula 1 drivers health issues because of the vast amount of lateral forces produced by F1 machines pulling their heads in the reverse direction to normal.

Many of the tracks presently in use are uniquely built for competition. The current street courses are the Circuit of Monaco & Melbourne, even though races in other countries come and go (E.g. Las Vegas & Detroit) & applications for such grand prixs are time & again talked about ? in recent times London and Beirut. Several other courses are also fully or partially laid out on public roads, such as Spa-Francorchamps. The beauty and prestige of the Monte Carlo Formula 1 race are the main motivation why the race circuit is still in use, since it’s thought not to meet the harsh safety conditions obligatory on other tracks. Three-time Formula One World champion Nelson Piquet famously illustrated driving in Monaco as “like riding a bike in your living room”. Visit F1Tribute.com today to find information about Formula 1.

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