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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Get into Formula One Auto Racing Circuits

A common Formula One track by and large compromises of a piece of straight tarmac on which the starting marks are located. The pit lane, where the drivers pull in for petrol and replace tyres during the Formula One race, and where the F1 constructors work on the F1 cars before the Formula 1 motor race, is typically to be found in parallel to the starting grid. The plan of the rest of the race track varies hugely, even though in a lot of examples the circuit is designed in a clockwise direction. Those few tracks that do run anti-clockwise (C181& thus have mainly left-handed turns) may cause drivers health issues owing to the tremendous lateral forces generated by F1 cars pulling their body in the reverse direction to normal.

A lot of the courses presently in operation are specifically created for racing competition. The existing street circuits are the Circuit of Monte Carlo and Melbourne, even though street races in other cities come and go (Las Vegas & Detroit) & plans for such races are time & again discussed ? most recently London & Beirut. A number of other circuits are also fully or partially laid out on normal public roads, for instance Spa-Francorchamps. The allure and prestige of the Monte Carlo F1 grand prix are the most important motivation why the race course is still in use at the moment, since it’s considered not to meet the set safety conditions imposed on other race tracks. Three-time F1 World champion Nelson Piquet notably depicted driving in Monte Carlo as “like riding a bicycle in your own living room”. Find all the F1 News at F1Tribute.com.

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