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All You Have To Know About Formula 1

Among the many racing competitions in the world, the one that always stands out is F1.
They are highly appreciated and praised by millions of fanatics all over the globe.
Why? The autos used in this event are very extraordinary.
They are highly priced, futuristic in design and specifically built for racing.
FORMULA 1 is the most celebrated car racing worldwide.
It is administered by world racing body Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, or FIA in France.
It is consists of Grands Prix, a series of races which are done in strategically made and public roads.
Winners are composed of two annual World Championships, one for the constructors and one for the drivers and through a point system.
Do you know what autos are used in this prestigious car racing? Cars used in these races are among the fastest in the world.
It offers a speed of up to 340 km/h (210 mph) to a maximum of 18,000 revolutions per minute (RPM).
It is also designed with open-wheel, single-seat which shows that the wheels and tires are in the exterior the car's body.
The engine is also placed behind the driver's cockpit.
Updated autos used in the competition now uses 2.
4-liter V8 engines that delivers around 700 horsepower and can go over 200 mph.
If you are fond of watching car racing competition, probably you might also have known about NASCAR? NASCAR cars are very much different as they are built with front-engine design and have a more conservative car look.
Competitions of these autos are held on oval-shaped tracks while F1 races are held in various circuits around the world and are consisting of right and left turns.
Famous races are placed even on the city streets in Dallas, Monaco, Las Vegas, Detroit, Long Beach, Phoenix and in the oval of the Indianapolis 500 racetrack.
There are different prestige cars competing in the race.
It includes the elite car labels such as Mercedes-Benz, McLaren, Ferrari, BMW, Renault, Lotus and many more well known automobile companies.
Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton are the world's best drivers who also join to compete in the impressive event.
Different nationalities join this famous car racing event including Japanese, British, Dutch, Finnish and more except for the Americans.
In 2010, an American team planned to compete, but due to some financial matters, they did not race.
This car contest is regarded as one of the modernized and high-tech auto racing in the world.
With these advancements, some technology was also introduced in ordinary vehicles.
They imitated many of the automobile's design.
Normal cars followed the use of lightweight materials such as traction control, "paddle-shifter" transmissions, aluminum and carbon fiber, and aerodynamics.

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