To produce the fastest lap times, drivers aim to brake as late as possible and use the optimum line around a race circuit.
Recent Champions are:
Famous circuits include:
Teams competing for the current (2001) constructors championship are:
The cars are fitted with 3-litre ultra high-revving engines (Internal combustion engine)or motor?s V10 engines.
The engine is fed with air from sidepods and an air intake above the drivers helmet.
The cars are fitted with aerodynamic aids known as wings which are used to produce downforce, also the under-body and splitter on the car produce down-force. (They are the opposite of the concept of wings as used on Aircrafts which are the other way round and used to create lift) The down-force combined with ever more-grippy tyres/tires allow the cars to corner faster, and ever-more powerful engines allow the cars to go faster down the straights.
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