Introduction to F1 Motorsport Courses
A normal Formula One race course by and large features an extended piece of straight road on which the starting grid is to be found. The pit lane, where the drivers enter for refuelling & replace tyres during the grand prix race, and where the Formula 1 teams operate on the F1 cars before the Formula One grand prix race, is usually located in parallel to the starting grid. The design of the rest of the circuit varies extensively, even if in the majority of occasions the course is made in a clockwise way. Those few circuits that do run anti-clockwise (C181& therefore have mostly left-handed corners) can cause Formula 1 drivers health issues as a result of the huge amount of sideways forces made by F1 machines pulling their heads in the reverse direction to normal.
Many of the circuits currently in use are uniquely made for actual competition. The existing street race courses are the Circuit de Monte-Carlo and Melbourne, even though grand prix in other cities come & go (E.g. Las Vegas & Detroit) and applications for such circuits are frequently considered ? in recent times London & Beirut. Quite a few other tracks are also completely or partially laid out on public roads, such as Spa-Francorchamps. The fascination and history of the Monaco grand prix are the main reasons why the race circuit is still in use nowadays, since it’s thought not to meet the harsh safety rules obligatory on other tracks. Three-time World champion Nelson Piquet notably expressed driving in Monte Carlo as “like riding a bike in your own living room”. For all the latest information on F1 Drivers go now to F1Tribute.com.
