5 things you don't know about formula one racing.

Formula one racing facts

The facts that are all about formula one racing cars

Have you wondered about driving a Formula 1 car?. 

A formula 1 car can reach a speed of about 400 kilometers per hour, above which most small-sized flights take off. It reaches a speed of 60 miles per hour in less than 2.5 seconds. The scariest part here is not just the speed, but also the fact that It has no airbags!. In more than 75% of car accidents, the airbags save the lives of the passenger and the driver. But considering the speed at which the car traveling the accident may become scarier. More than 1.35 million people die every year in road accidents, which is around 3700 people daily. But here the formula 1 driver is taking a higher speed without an airbag? Is that safe?. Here we have the answer to all that below.

Yes, an f1 car does not have airbags. Actually, they don't need one. Where will you fit in the airbag? In the steering wheel?. There are already a dozen switches and connections fitted in the steering wheel. And also, there won't be any space for the airbag to expand.
Formula one drivers will have 5 - 7 seatbelts used around the shoulder, legs, pelvis, and hip. Their helmets should not be forgotten, they are very heavily designed that it can withstand impacts of a ton. Above all these, their cockpit is designed such that is holds the driver in case of an accident. The driver can leave the car in less than 5 seconds, in case of an emergency.    Its tires are designed to be operated at about 120 degrees Celcius, at which water can be boiled. Their life span is just 100 km. After every race, they lose about 1 pound of its weight.

                                             

Above reaching 350 Kilometers or above, The car can run in the ceiling. That's due to its strong downwards force created by the aerodynamic fin setup. They are very expensively priced because of the components used. There are more than 80000 components used in the car. The total cost will be somewhere about 10 million dollars or even more. And finally, here is something that many don't know. The driver can lose nearly 4 kgs during a race of 2 hours, That is due to the heat inside the driver's cabin ( 50 degrees Celcius.
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