What are the specifications of a Formula 1 racing car ?
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From 2006 season, it is a 2.4 liter V8 engine. It can still achieve over 19 thousands RPM and near a top speed of 320 km/h. Horsepower is lower than pre-2006 season by about 150hp. Other restriction is that the total weight of the car must not exceed 600kg including full fuel load.
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Almost every Formula One driver started his career in kart racing, then progressed through the various formulae - Formula Ford, Formula Renault, Formula 2000, Formula Three, Formula 3000 (now known as GP2). \nSome, like Jacques Villeneuve haven taken a slightly different route (to F1). He attended the Jim Russell Formula Ford Racing School at Mont Tremblant, Quebec., in 1986 and the Spenard-David Formula 2000 Racing School at Shannonville, Ontario., in 1986. After that he raced in the Italian Formula Three series, the North American Formula Atlantic Series and the (now defunct)  CART series before moving back to Europe and to F1.\nF1 drivers need a Superlicense and to qualify for that, a driver usually has to prove his/her competence in a lower level of racing, but I often wonder how some drivers actually qualify for that license.\nBy the way,` I am rock' F2 disappeared at the end of the 1984 season and was replaced by Formula 3000, which became GP2 last year.
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A Formula One car is much lighter and faster than anything used in NASCAR. However, I believe the fastest sustained speed in road racing is at Le Mans, specifically along the Mulsanne Straight where, Le Mans-type sportscars, at one time reached speeds of 405 km/h (251.7 mph).\nMonza, the venue for the Italian Grand Prix is, I believe the fastest track on the F1 circuit; last year Kimi Raikkonen's pole-winning speed was 257.855 Km/h (160.223 mph) and Juan Pablo Montoya won the race at an average speed of 247.097 Km/h (153.538 mph).\nFernando Alonso's speed of 231.620 km/h (143.921 mph) secured the pole for last year's British GP and Juan Pablo Montoya won the race at an average speed of 218.968 km/h (136.060 mph).
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RACECAR\n\nR->A->C->E->C->A->R\n\nR<-A<-C<-E<-C<-A<-R
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There is no prize money in formula one. Drivers are paid a salary and earn money from other deals. Schummacher earns approx. £36,000,000 a year.
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There is a very high level of safety mantained in Formula 1. the cars are built of Carbon compounds which are very strong as compared to other metals. Since Ayrton Senna's death in 1994, FIA has been very strict in mantaining safety measures. The Ralf Schumacher crash in 2004 US Grand prix proved how strong the F1 cars are. They have complete protection against high speed crashes.
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I think the jury is still out on this season's best Formula One car; afterall, we are just five races into an 18-race season.\nTrue, Renault has won three times (two by Fernando Alonso and one by Giancarlo Fisichella) but the momentum may be shifting to Ferrari and Michael Schumacher, who has won the last two.\nI don't think it's any secret that there were problems with the Ferrari engine at the beginning of the season, but it seems that is now solved, also, the team has really benefited from the reintroduction of tyre changing this year and a better Bridgestone tyre.\nMcLaren has been a real disappointment; the cars are just not fast enough as was evidenced at the European Grand Prix and Honda's pre-season showing now appears to be a false dawn.\nI think it's now very, very close between Renault and Ferrari as to which is the best car, but I'm beginning to lean towards Ferrari.
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Try Formula1.com - they claim to have live coverage.   Although I have not tried it out, have a look tomorrow during the Monaco GP\n\nGood luck!
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Go to this website:\nhttp://www.racing-reference.com/driver?id=earnhda02
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I believe it references their performance M (Motorsport division. The 3 should be the litre displacement of the engine.
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Formula Three teams usually depend on drivers bringing sponsorship to the team. I'm sure the budget for a single car with a British F3 team would be at least $500,000.
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Look at the British Grand Prix official page, maybe they got any reference about that.
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You can find the specification in the IAAF Competition Rules, under Rule 187.\n\nhttp://www.iaaf.org/downloads/IAAFhandbook/index.html
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If you want to become a Formula 1 driver then you should learn statistics, then you will realise how unlikely you are actually become one.\n\nSeriously though, you would have to get seriously into karting before the age of 10 then progress onto something like formuala 3000 or another similar car racing sport. \n\nWealthy commited parents would definately be required.
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FIA Rules & Regulations Sporting Regulations  \n2006 season changes  \n \nA number of changes to both the Sporting and Technical Regulations have been made by the FIA for the 2006 Formula One season.\n\nQualifying\nFor 2006, the single-lap system used in recent years is replaced by a new three-part, knockout format, with multiple cars on track throughout the qualifying hour, which is split into two 15-minute sessions and a final 20-minute session, with five-minute breaks in between.\n\nPart one: All 22 cars may run laps at any time during the first 15 minutes of the hour. At the end of the first 15 minutes, the six slowest cars drop out and fill the final six grid places.\n\nPart two: After a five-minute break, the times will be reset and the 16 remaining cars then will then run in a second 15-minute session - again they may complete as many laps as they want at any time during that period. At the end of the 15 minutes, the six slowest cars drop out and fill places 11 to 16 on the grid.\n\nPart three: After another five-minute break, the times are reset and the final 20-minute session will feature a shootout between the remaining 10 cars to decide pole position and the starting order for the top 10 grid places. Again, these cars may run as many laps as they wish.\n\nIn the first two 15-minute sessions, cars may run any fuel load and drivers knocked out after those sessions may refuel ahead of the race. However, the top-ten drivers must begin the final 20-minute session with the fuel load on which they plan to start the race. The amount of fuel they use in that 20 minutes, as calculated by the FIA, may then be replaced prior to the race.\n\nIf a driver is deemed to have stopped unnecessarily on the circuit or impeded another driver during the qualifying session, then his times will be cancelled.\n\nEngines\nFor 2006, engines are reduced in size from the previous 3-litre V10s to 2.4-litre V8s. The aim is to reduce costs and improve safety. With similar engine speeds, the change is expected to cut peak power by around 200bhp, which in turn is likely to add around three to five seconds to lap times at most circuits. The FIA may allow some teams to use 2005-spec V10s if they do not have access to competitive V8. The FIA will enforce a rev limit on any V10s to ensure performance is comparable with that of a V8.\n\nTyres\nAfter a season’s absence, tyre changes during races return to Formula One in 2006. The thinking behind this is that the reduced engine size will offset any performance gain. Drivers also have access to slightly more tyres than in 2005 - seven sets of dry-weather, four sets of wet-weather and three sets of extreme-weather. Drivers must make a final choice of dry-weather compound ahead of qualifying.\n\nWeekend schedule\nIn a slight change to the Grand Prix weekend format, Saturday morning now features a single, one-hour practice session, as opposed to two, 45-minute sessions. It takes place between 1100 and 1200. Qualifying is an hour later than before, commencing at 1400.  \n \nFIA Regulations in detail \n \nPublished with permission from the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile.\n\nFrom the 2006 Formula One Sporting Regulations:\n\nFREE PRACTICE\n114) Free practice sessions will take place:\na) The day after initial scrutineering from 11.00 to 12.00 and from 14.00 to 15.00.\nb) The day before the race from 11.00 to 12.00.\n\nQUALIFYING PRACTICE\n115) The qualifying practice session will take place on the day before the race from 14.00 to 15.00. \nThe session will be run as follows: \na) From 14.00 to 14.15 all cars will be permitted on the track and at the end of this period the slowest five cars, taking into account only laps which were completed before the end of the period, will be prohibited from taking any further part in the session. \nLap times achieved by the fifteen remaining cars will then be deleted. \nb) From 14.20 to 14.35 the fifteen remaining cars will be permitted on the track and at the
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Read all about it here.\n\nhttp://www.formula1.com/insight/
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Not very many. Speed = $$$$. $$$$ = low production rates. Out of the handful that do Bugatti, Mclaren F1, and Ferrari come to mind.