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  • F1’s Future ‘Halo’ Cockpits Are The Sport’s Biggest Change In Years

    The safety of its cars is one of Formula 1’s most controversial aspects, with the open-cockpit open-wheelers suffering several driver head impacts in recent years, some of them critically injuring or even killing drivers. F1’s governing body wants ‘halo’ cockpits introduced into the sport by 2017, despite drivers’ mixed feelings, and several different — incredibly…


  • All The F1 Constructors’ Champions In History

    All The F1 Constructors’ Champions In History

    Video: Formula One racing mixes man with machine so much that both are essentially responsible for victory. That’s why F1 gives out awards to both drivers (F1 World Drivers’ Champions) and the constructors of the cars (F1 World Constructors’ Champions). The constructor is basically the automobile maker of the vehicle (think Ferrari and Mercedes and…


  • F1 Is Trialing A Virtual Safety Car In Drivers’ Cockpits

    The Formula 1 safety car might become a thing of the past, with the recent testing of a new speed governing system in drivers’ cockpits at today’s Grand Prix at the Circuit Of The Americas in Austin, Texas. The system, which forces drivers to cut more than a third of their speed to meet pre-determined…