Facts on Formula One Cars contain striking information about these racing cars. Though we all know about the F1 cars but still there are various facts that we many not be aware of. These facts disclose various information about the engine, drivers, tracks, and technologies of F1 cars.
F1 cars are much different than the normal road cars. The facts below will clearly depict reasons why there is so much of difference between the track cars and the road cars. Both these types of cars have their own unique characteristics that make them perfect on their respective drive surfaces.
Here are the top 15 facts about Formula One Cars:
1.To design a F1 car about 80,000 car components are placed together with 100% accuracy. If even 0.1% of the assembly is not accurate, the car wont go on the racing track.
2.The car engines of these cars have a very short life. These complete in life in just two hours, the time required to complete one race. In normal road cars, the engine life can be very long if car engines are taken good care of.
3.The brake discs of F1 cars are designed of carbon fibre that can withstand an operating temperature of about 1000 degrees Centigrade.
4.More than one kilometre of an electric cable is used to connect about 100 sensors and actuators in these racing cars. These sensors and actuators together regulate and control the moving of the car. Not much of sensors and actuators are required in road cars.
5.An approximate weight of an F1 car is 550 kg.
6.These cars have the capacity to accelerate 0 to 160 km/h and decelerate back to 0 km/h in just four seconds. This high acceleration and deceleration is not possible with the normal cars that run on roads.
7.Most of the Formula One racing cars have tyres filled with nitrogen because it has consistent pressure compared to the normal air.
8.Tyres of these racing cars have a life of about 90 to 120 km because these tyres lose weight during the race. On the other hand, tyres of road cars have a life of about 60,000 to 100,000 km.
9.The fit in the F1 cars is tight and so the driver of these cars have to remove the steering wheel to get in or out of the car.
10.The front and rear wing of the F1 car can generate good amount of downforce. When these cars reach a top speed of about 160 km/h, it can generate a downforce equal to that of the car's weight.
