Formula One is the most prestigious version of automobile racing. Formula One racing ranges from drivers to car brands and the team’s tireless work and hard work. While spectators are satisfied with the race on the Formula One racing circuit, the driver’s side of the race remains unknown to the spectator.
1. The driver lost weight due to the race
In Formula One racing, drivers have to endure extreme heat by driving against a very high-quality G-Force. So after each race, a driver has to lose an average weight of about 4 kg. However, if they get enough food and water later, they regain their weight.
2. Water pipe in the helmet
Since drivers face dehydration during races, they have adequate water supply inside the vehicle. A pipe from the water bottle is placed near their mouths through their helmets. Drivers can drink water from the pipe as needed.
3. Identify the driver with the number
Formula One drivers are given a specific number to identify. The current champion is given 1. And was given to his teammate. The rest of the numbers are then given according to the position in the previous championship.
4. The number 13 is forbidden in Formula One
The 13th number is never given to a driver in a Formula One racing competition. Only twice in the history of Formula One has the driver been assigned the number 13. The number was first picked up by Ms. Selona in 1963, and again in the history of Formula One by Divina Galika, one of five women competitors.
5. Excessive acceleration when the brakes are applied
The reverse acceleration that a Formula One driver encounters every time the brakes are applied can drive a car through a brick wall.
6. The only female competitor to score in Formula One
Although only 5 competitors have competed in Formula One racing history so far, only one of them was able to score a point. The name of this female contestant is Lela Lombardy. At the Spanish Grand Prix in 1975, he finished 6th with a famous 0.5 points.
7. Car weight fraud
According to Formula One racing rules, the weight of each vehicle, including the driver’s weight and water, must be at least 640 kg. But most of the cars weigh about 450 kg. So in order to give extra weight, the competitors inside the car increase the weight of the car with gravel.
8. Deadly Formula One
Formula One racing is a deadly competition – almost everyone knows it now. So far 48 drivers have lost their lives in this competition. Most of them lost their lives in the competition for Ferrari cars. Six Ferrari drivers have died in a racing circuit. However, improvements in car and driver safety have led to a significant reduction in Formula One deaths over the past two decades. The last driver to die in 1994 was Ayrton Senna. In addition, even if an accident occurs, compensation is available from insurance.
9. Dehydration in the driver’s body
In this intensely fast race in extreme heat, once each driver finishes the race, about three liters of water is lost from his body. Since dehydration occurs during racing, the chances of them having a psychological breakdown during racing are greatly increased. To avoid this disaster, drivers drink plenty of water before starting the race.
10. Narrow space inside the car
The Formula One cars look tall and wide, but the driver’s seat is very narrow. So narrow that the car’s steering wheel has to be taken off before sitting in the driver’s seat and getting out of the car!
