The engines paradise

Hi guys! How are you doing? I hope well!

Today I want to tell you something about the Formula 1, the highest single seater cars racing tournament. “Formula” stands for the mix of rules that mitigate excessive technology gaps of the vehicles that race, so that the races are safer and fair to everyone. The tournaments are divided in seasons and every season is composed by a series of races. Most of races run in a purposly-built circuit in a different part of the world. Looking at the ranking at the end of every race, poits are assigned to every racer apllying a special point system: the first place takes the highest amount of points. At the end of every season the first place of the general ranking gains the title of “world champion”. There’s a competition for the constructors’ champion as well. The F1 history started at the end of the Nineteenth century and from 1906 became some kind of grand prix. In 1920 the first set of rules was created and it’s been used for many competitions. In 1946 the competition took the name of Formula A and a set of tournaments, not valid for the title, were raced. After a change of the tank capacity the first race raced with the new regulation was in Turin in 1946. The next year the name of the competition was changed to Formula 1, since the Formula 2 was created. In 1949 seven grand prixes were selected to assign the trophy. In 1950 took place the first world championship, even if it was only at European level. Till 1983 took place some national championships and grand prixes not valid for the title. Actually the F1 cars only race for international championship. Obviously during all of these years many different types of cars were used to race in these competitions and these vehicles have been developed through the years. Here are all the developements till today:

• in the 50s were used front motor cars

• in the 60s were used rear motor cars

• in the 70s the aerodynamics had been developed

• the 80s were characterized by turbo engines

• the 90s were characterized by the development of the electronic

• since 2000 it’s open competition between the big car manufacturers

So how is a regular F1 car structured today?

The first component I’d tell you about is the engine that is located right behind the pilot. Then we have the transmission which is a sequential type with dual clutch. Then we have all the structures that coat the intern structures. They’re made with an ultra-lighweight material to make the vehicle aerodynamic and light: the air intake, the nose cone, the front wing, the sidepod and the rear wing along with the car shape. Obviously we have the steerign wheel, the seat, the seat belt, the wheels and the tyres, and we have many other intern structures.

Now that we’ve talked about the history of the F1 and the different upgrades applied to the racing cars through all these years, let’s talk about this year’s championship and learn something about one the strongest competitors of all times that should be racing this year. 2020 championship is not yet started due to the Coronavirus pandemy so no pilot shows points in ranking for now.

Lewis Hamilton is currently the second pilot in all times ranking in number of titles won and number of grand prixes won, after Michael Schumacher. Hamilton has won six titles and he currently is the world champion. He was born in Stevenage in 1985 and discovered his passion for the motoring at the age of six. He started his career when he met the McLaren’s president that engaged him in the Young Driver Developement program. After winnin different minor competitions, he reached the F1 by signing a contract with the McLaren. He’s been the first black person to race in the maximum division. He established the record for having at least won one race and got a pole position for thirteen consecutive year’s championships. He’s also got the highest number of pol positions in the F1 history and he’s the only british pilot that won the title for three consecutive years.

That’s all for today! See you in my next post! -Andrea