By Jonathan Noble
This publication delves into the method, expertise, and spirit had to win a formulation One race. each perspective of a race weekend is roofed intimately, from scrutineering to pitstops to podium. you are going to additionally examine the rivalries and politics that experience became the game right into a international televised drama. Illustrated with color pictures, formulation One Racing For Dummies will serve the die-hard spectator or armchair fan alike.
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Teams quickly quadrupled in size and workforce, wind tunnels were built together with autoclaves where the cars’ carbon-fibre chassis are built. Today a top Formula One team employs over 600 people. And they no longer operate from timber yards or roadside garages. They are based in places like McLaren’s Paragon Centre. Designed by the world-renowned architect Lord Foster (who numbers the Reichstag building in Berlin and Hong Kong airport among his credits), the Paragon Centre’s stunning circular glass and steel structure is housed within a 50acre site.
The huge marketing drives put on by the sponsors have whipped up even more interest in the sport. Nowadays, only the Olympic Games and the football World Cup can boast the kind of viewership, backing, and interest that Formula One has – and those events only take place every four years. Formula One: A Grand and Global Sport Part of Formula One’s mass appeal is that it is truly a global sport. Not only do the best drivers from many countries fight for glory on the track, but they also use the best cars and the best engines from around the world.
But these days, every single inch of car, track-side billboards, drivers’ clothing, and team clothing is used to advertise a company’s product. There was even an attempt in 2002 to get some sponsors’ logos put on the circuit itself – before the drivers complained that the signage would be too dangerous if the track got wet. You will see sponsors’ logos covering the front and back of the driver’s overalls, and all over his helmet when he is out on the track. And if that wasn’t enough, as soon as a driver steps out of the cockpit he will be handed a baseball cap that features even more sponsors.