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Safety car. In motorsport, a safety car, or a pace car, is an automobile which limits the speed of competing cars or motorcycles on a racetrack in the case of a caution period such as an obstruction on the track or bad weather. The aim of the safety car is to enable the clearance of any obstruction under safer conditions, especially for ...
The halo is a driver crash-protection system used in open-wheel racing series, which consists of a curved bar placed above the driver's head to protect it. The first tests of the halo were carried out in 2016 and in July 2017. Since the 2018 season the FIA has made the halo mandatory on every vehicle in Formula 1, Formula 2, Formula 3, Formula ...
An F1 car can be no more than 200 cm wide and 95 cm tall. [1] Though there is no maximum length, other rules set indirect limits on these dimensions, and nearly every aspect of the car carries size regulations; consequently the various cars tend to be very close to the same size. The car and driver must together weigh at least 798 kg as of 2024.
Jordan - Toyota. Lap leaders. The 2005 United States Grand Prix (officially the 2005 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix) [ 5] was a Formula One motor race held on June 19, 2005, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and was the ninth race of the 2005 Formula One World Championship. The event is one of the most infamous races in motor sports history.
1:46.0 – Audi 80 1.8E (May's car in '£100 car' challenge.) 1:48.0 – Volvo 760 GLE V6 (Clarkson's car in '£100 car' challenge.) 1:48.0 – Vauxhall Astra Diesel Police car (Driven as modern-day equivalent to set target time in 'Budget Police Car' challenge.) 1:48.0 – 1988 BMW 325i (E30) convertible (Clarkson's car in '4-seat convertibles ...
The 1970s was the last decade that Formula One raced at truly long circuits (i.e. with lap times close to or over 3 minutes); and going into the decade, Formula One still raced at the 5-mile Charade circuit, the 8.7-mile Spa-Francorchamps circuit and the 14.2-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife. Although all of the aforementioned circuits were ...
Three drivers died in the intervening years while driving former Formula One cars (two from the 1960s, one from the 1990s) in vintage racing and other events not associated with World Championship Grands Prix. [ 12][ 13][ 14] Two Formula One Champions have died while racing or practising in Formula One, Jochen Rindt in 1970, and Senna in 1994.
After winning four consecutive F1 championships from 2017 to 2020, and second place in 2021, Hamilton struggled to make the top three in several races.