9.26.2012

WHAT IS THE FORMULA ONE?



The formula one is the most popular international car competition. The formula one consist in races that are called "Grand Prix" and the competition that grouped them is called "Formula One World Championship".



 Most of the circuits where celebrate the Grand Prix are permanent circuits (circuits that are specifically designed for competitions), like the circuit of Sepang, in Malaysia. But also there is another type of circuit: the street circuit, it is a circuit composed of public streets. There are several street circuits, like the famous circuit of Monaco, which is a very difficult race, with a high average of retirements for race, due to the narrow streets of Monaco or our race celebrated in Valencia, which is called the Grand Prix of Europe.
   

                  CIRCUIT OF MONACO

                                          



                        CIRCUIT OF SEPANG

                                              




               CIRCUIT OF VALENCIA
                 

The FIA is the organization which directs the formula one. The FIA has got rules, and the drivers must to carry out all the rules. Here you can see the rules; the meaning of all the flags, the rules that have to carry out the single-seaters, the punctuation system, which changes each few years, like you can see in the table:




The drivers must to drive his single-seater as fast as possible to win the Grand Prix therefore their single-seaters have several devices, to help the car to go faster, I'm going to tell you one: the DRS, is a device introduced in the 2011 season of formula one with the purpose of reducing aerodynamic load of the single-seater and increase his speed to facilitate the overtaking.



                
Every single-seater is driving by a driver, and every driver has got a motor-racing team, which is composed by two drivers. For example:

DRIVERS
MOTOR-RACING TEAM
Fernando Alonso
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Red Bull
Lewis Hamilton
Jeson Button
McLaren




The Spanish driver more prize-winning of the history of the formula one is Fernando Alonso. He is twice champion of the Formula One World Championship, in 2005 and 2006, and he is the third driver with more podiums in the history of the formula one and the fifth driver with more victories. Also, Fernando is one of the four drivers in make one's debut with a victory in the motor-racing team of Ferrari.




 And now, some questions about the formula one!!


1- Where is celebrated the famous Grand Prix in which the drivers compete at night?

2- Who is the driver who more Formula One World Championship has in his power?

3- What is the meaning of the abbreviation "DRS"?

4- Tell me a device for the improvement of the single-seater in the race (not DRS).

13 comments:

  1. Hi everyone!
    Before starting, I want to say that I like Javi's post, but, as you know, I don't understand anything of sport, so you can imagine the difficulty to understand that... jajaja. If I'm wrong in my answers, forgive me ;).

    1~ It's the Marina Bay Street Circuit
    2~ The driver who has win more times the F1 World Championship is Michael Schumacher. He has win 7 times (in 1994, 1995, 2000-2004)
    3~ The abbreviation of DRS means, in English, Drag Reduction System.
    4~ 'Kers'. It consists of a device which store the energy of the breaking, and then the device propels the car.

    Well, Javi I've to say that I'm fascinated of this information, I've learned lots of things, but I'm not sure if I will be able to remember them... Good post!

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  2. HELLO CLASS! :D

    1- It's the Singapore circuit.

    2-Michael Schumacher.He is a seven-time World Champion, but also he's the most banned.

    3- It is an English abbreviation that means: Drag Reduction System.

    4-A regenerative brake or Kers is a device which reduces the speed of a vehicle transforming part of its kinetic energy into electrical energy. This electrical energy is stored for a future use.

    Javi, I have to say that I really don't like the F1, but with this post I have learnt a lot of things about it. Probably I will see more circuits now, because I can understant more things about this sport.

    CONGRATULATIONS, JAVIER! :)

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  3. Hello everybody!
    Amazing post Javi! Here I can see things about F1 that I didn´t know... Congratulations!

    1- The Singapur´s circuit is the only one race that is celebrated at night.

    2-Like Rafa´s answer, Michael Schumacher is the driver that has win more F1 World Championship. Today, he is in Mercedes team.

    3- DRS means Drag Reduction system. This system allows that cars can advance to the other cars easily.

    4- There are only two devices for drivers:DRS and Kers. Kers consists in reduce the speed of the car and converts cinetic energy in electric energy.

    Good nights :)

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  4. Hello!
    1. In singapore's circuit the drivers compete at night.
    2. Michael schumacher is who has won more Formula One Championship(7).
    3. DRS means Drag Reduction System.
    4. Kers is an advantage that help to get back the velocity using the power breaking.

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  5. Hi!
    - It is singapore' s circuit, a fantastic one, I love it!

    - It is michael Schumacher, who won 7 Champioships. Today, he isn't so good, but it's a good pilot too.

    - It means Drag Reduction System.

    - I don't think that there isn't many devices similar to the DRS, but there is a novelty called the double DRS, who is going to be fibbiden in 2013.

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  6. Hello!

    1 -The Marina Bay Street circuit1 mostly known as the Singapore street circuit is a street racing circuit hosting the Singapore Grand Prix Formula 1 from the 2008 season, the best record in this circuit was a lap record of 1: 45,976 by Kimi Raikkonen with Ferrari in 2008.

    2 -.The racing driver who has more Formula One World Championship is Michael Schumacher, known as Schumi and Kaiser, is a German racing driver and is also the most penalized driver history, won seven world championships ,the first was in 1994 and the last in 2004.

    3 -DRS (Drag Reduction System) Is the system to reduce drag.

    4 - The shark fin, one could incorporate F1 cars in 2013. The shark fin is an engine cover to be folded into the car and help viewers to better identify F1 drivers.

    Bye!

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  7. How are you students?

    I suppose you have been investigating to answer Javi's questions. They're not easy for those who don't like F1 much. I consider it a good topic because it gives you the opportunity of discovering new things.

    Your entry is good. Thank you, Javi.

    Your English teacher.

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  8. Hello!

    1.-The Singapur´s circuit is the only one race that is celebrated at night.
    2.- Is it Michael Schumacher, who won 7 Champioships.
    3.- DRS ---> Drag Reduction System.
    4.- 'Kers'. It consists of a device which store the energy of the breaking, and then the device propels the car.

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  9. Hello;)

    1-It´s the Singapour circuit.
    2-Michael Schumacher who has win seven championships.
    3-DRS= Drag Redution System
    4-'Kers'.It consists of a device which store the energy of the breaking, and then the device propels the car.

    I like so much this post Javi! Congratulations!

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  10. Hello!

    1.-It is the Singapore circuit.

    2.-The driver who has more Formula 1 Championship is Michael Schumacher.

    3.-Drag Reduction System.

    4.-Kers: Is a system that is designed to recover kinetic energy from the car during braking, store that energy and make it available to propel the car.

    Bye!

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  11. Hello:)

    1.- Singapore Circuit.

    2.-The pilot, Michael Schumacher.

    3.- DRS-> Drag Reduction System.

    4.- KERS-> Is a device that was introduced in F1 in 2010 that stores energy during braking car.

    Bye:)

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  12. Hello!

    1-->It is celebrated in the Singapore Circuit.

    2-->Michael Schumacher

    3-->It means Drag Reduction System

    4-->The kers stands for Kinetic Energy Recovery System. It stores energy
    and converts it into power that can boost acceleration

    Good Job Javi=)
    BYE!

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  13. Hello
    1.- In Singapore Circuit
    2.- Michael Schumacher "Schummi"
    3.- Drag Reduction system.
    4.- The kers is a system that stores energy and covers it to a another form in this case acceleration.

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