FORMULA 1 RACE COSTS...
THE GIANT TRUTH BEHIND FORMULA 1
-- A single car needs 2lakh ltr fuel in a season including the practice session.
-- An induvidual team can take two cars in a season.
-- Each car needs 75ltr fuel,just for 100kms.
-- A tyre can tolerate only a distance of 200kms.
-- The distance covered by an induvidual team in a season including practice is 160,000kms.
-- So 160,000/200=800 tyre for 1 side.So the tyre needed for an induvidual team in a season is about 3200
for single car.(ie 800*4).
-- Available engines for a season is about 8.If the no.of engines exceeds the limit,then the driver should pay
the penalty.
-- One gear box lasts only for 4 races.
-- The driver lost his weight about 3kgs,during the hot condition in the cockpit.
-- Whatever formula 1 is one of the biggest show which can attract world's biggest fan crowed.