In the world of Formula 1, there are only two things that exist since it’s inception back in 1946- Ferrari, and powerful rivalry. Rivalry- Now don’t be mistaken for a moment that Formula 1 speaks highly about healthy competition and sets itself as a sparkling example of spirit, hope, strength and friendship. NO! The latter is spoken about only in hush whispers. Competition is only skin deep. Rivalry and enmity, now that’s the cream that goes down the history books more often than success stories, vicariously that we all like to live. After all, “The evil that men do lives on.”… Read More…
December 18, 2012 Leave a Comment
October 28, 2012 Leave a Comment
Tech Talk: KERS
First of all, tell me what is KERS?
KERS stands for ‘Kinetic Energy Recovery System’ and in short its main aim is to harness the kinetic energy of the vehicle (which is lost in form of heat under braking) , stores it in some other form energies(like electrical or rotational ) that can boost acceleration by pressing a button on the steering wheel under acceleration. Now a days this system is not very common in road-cars but it is extensively used in racecars. Actually the whole idea of harnessing the kinetic energy was invented way back in 50s when physicist Richard Feynman proposed an idea of storing vehicles kinetic energy by the use of flywheel but no serious attempts were made in field of energy recovery until 2006 when the FIA, F1’s governing body, elected to allow teams to integrate Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) into their vehicles starting in the 2009 racing season. And this rule forced the engineers to brainstorm and come up with an efficient yet lite weight KERS system.… Read More…
June 29, 2012 2 Comments
Bernie Takes A Step Further To Burn Pirellis At The Olympic City
The teams are on their way to Britain for the next “grand” Grand Prix. The fact that Britain is the home to as many as half of the teams competing in this season’s Formula1 (namely McLaren, Red Bull, Force India, Brawn GP, Williams and Renault) had made the British weekend even more special ever since it started in 1948 and has been regular on the FIA’s Formula 1 calendar from 1987 onwards.
But The Queen’s Land’s capital city; yet remains deprived of a place in the world’s most technically advanced sport.… Read More…
June 3, 2012 Leave a Comment
What’s Inside a F1 Car?
Ever wondered what goes on inside a Formula 1 car? Well, it turns out that we’re not the only ones, and fortuitously for us, some people with the actual means to find out — the Sauber F1 team — have done the noble thing, and cut one in half. Yes, a real F1 car.
As with all forms of motorsport, the trick is to get as much weight as low to the ground as possible. For the driver, that means a seating position that’s not just cramped, but a mere 10 centimeters off the ground. Directly behind him is a Kevlar-lined fuel tank fitted with a series of baffles to keep high-test gas from sloshing around as the car brakes, accelerates and turns at g-forces normally reserved for fighter pilots.… Read More…
May 27, 2012 Leave a Comment
Webber Clinch The Monaco Grand Prix Title
Mark Webber kicked off the longest day in auto racing on Sunday winning the Monaco Grand Prix from the pole, holding off a gaggle of cars over the race’s final 10 laps to win his second race at the famed street circuit.
Significantly, and for the first time in F1′s 62 years, the season has now witnessed six different winners in the opening six races.
Webber was followed home by Rosberg, Alonso, reigning champion Sebastian Vettel in his Red Bull, McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa in the second Ferrari.… Read More…
May 14, 2012 Leave a Comment
Williams F1 Team Garage Explodes Into Flames, 9 Injured
Fire in Williams F1 Team garage
An electrical fault with a fuel rig is believed to be the cause of a fire that rapidly engulfed the Williams garage, sending team members, photographers and cameramen running for safety on Sunday at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya.
It took 20 minutes to bring the fire under control, after which nine people received treatment – four from Williams, a further four from Caterham, and one from Force India.
All were taken to the track’s medical centre, the majority for minor injuries or smoke inhalation. Three Williams team members were airlifted to a local hospital, one understood to be suffering from burns.… Read More…
April 15, 2012 Leave a Comment
Lightning Quick Nico Rosberg Grabs First Pole Of Career
Nico Rosberg was in a rampaging form during the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix qualifies as he got the first pole position of his F1 career. The top 10 will line up in the order Rosberg, Schumacher; Kobayashi, Raikkonen; Button, Webber; Hamilton, Perez; Alonso and Grosjean. The Mercedes’ innovative front wing helped Nico Rosberg to the first pole position of his Formula One career on Saturday afternoon in Shanghai, when a mighty lap of 1m 35.121s left him well clear of Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren and Michael Schumacher’s sister car, with respective laps of 1m 35.626s and 1m 35.691s. But Hamilton’s five-place grid penalty makes it the first all-Mercedes front row since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix at Monza.… Read More…
