Showing posts with label Formula1. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Formula1. Show all posts

Thursday, 15 May 2014

Ever Knew How Fast Formula 1 Car takes a Uturn During a Race?


These cars are the most elegantly designed products in automobile industry and concentration to detail and design eloquence is near to that in aircraft making. These cars are solely designed for sheer pace and curving sharp turns. Millions of dollars are invested on this sport which necessities the presence of such running automobiles.
The strict rules applies also curtails several developments engineers want to make on these cars. Disqualifying cars from race for violation of set rules is a piece of cake for such regulatory bodies. One of the main design necessities is the cars ability to remain on ground and not get off ground like aero planes. Since reaching bullet speed, planes rise up but cars need to remain stuck to the road. For this it’s important to have certain design features to apply downward force and keep the pressure in such a way to give the car most stability and make the tires have good traction at all times.
Even at the time of U-turn during the race, they are at 120-130 km/h yet they are very smooth and firm.