F1 AT A GLANCE

There are 12 teams participating with 24 cars for every race.  Each team has 2 main drivers for the Race and one Test driver. Each team is allotted a garage in the PIT lane where the drivers enter for changing the set of tyres and change of any part of the car if damaged in a accident on the circuit. The PIT crew takes care of all this in the PIT garage.

The fact that all the racing teams getting involved in managing their cars on the track and the crew alert all the time for any PIT stop the driver takes made me get deep into the world of Formula1 Racing.

I started getting into the technical part of the Racing and started to read more and more about F1.

First and foremost the F1 CAR, it is the car which is designed by a team of Engineers. Every F1 driver has his own Engineer who will control and will be constantly communicating with the driver through TEAM RADIO for the complete RACE.

The 24 CARS line up on the track on the RACE DAY. The race STARTS when the FIVE RED LIGHTS eliminate. The positions of the drivers are decided according to the QUALIFYING DAY RESULTS which is a day prior to the RACE DAY.  The number of LAPS varies according to the track length. On an average there are 60 LAPS in a RACE. The driving LINE is the line on which the DRIVERS try to drive for minimum LAP time.

The CHECKERED FLAG is shown at the end of the last LAP. THREE cars take the PODIUM and it is called as “PODIUM FINISH”.