So are you looking to take a Grand Prix Break 2017 in order to watch the Formula One racing while sitting at the circuit? Well, that’s a great idea. You can take a coach trip which will take you directly to the circuit. But before you arrive at the circuit we would like to tell you 10 facts about Formula One that you’ve probably never heard before.
- Have you ever watched the Monaco Grand Prix? If yes, then you must’ve noticed that the race actually happens on the city streets. Well, the weird fact is that before the Grand Prix, manhole covers are welded so that they do not rip off from the ground during the racing.
- The cars that participate in the F1 are extremely safe that can bear huge crash impacts. This can be proven by the fact that when David Purley had an accident in the British Grand Prix he was not critically injured.
- The drivers of F1 have revealed that the brake of F1 cars is so extreme that sometimes the liquid from the driver’s eyes shoots onto their visors.
- After the race is over, the tyres of the F1 cars are over 120 degrees.
- The helmets of the drivers that participate in F1 are the toughest helmets on this planet. Before they are approved to be used by the driver they are tested under harsh conditions. The helmet is placed under a flame and in order to pass the test, it has to remain there undamaged for 45 seconds at 800 degree Celsius.
- The brake discs of F1 cars are made from indestructible materials. When the driver applies brakes the temperature of the discs reaches 1200 degree Celsius!