I’ve seen lots of people ask me the question, “Why is a safety car in F1?” well, to be honest, I don’t quite know the answer but I will tell you what I think the answer is. I personally think that it’s more about maintaining safety and driving carefully, but of course the team have to make sure that they do everything within their rights to get the podium as well!
Now then, I believe that some of the cars may be modified for certain reasons but I can assure you that none of them are modified for the purpose of winning races! Now, I can already hear F1 fans purring at me and saying that if that was the case then why don’t they drive a non-emergency car? That doesn’t make much sense to me either. If that were the case then we’d all be banned from taking part in the F1 races!
Anyway, back to why is a safety car in F1, well there are many reasons behind this, but I’ll just name a few. The teams want their drivers to be as safe as possible to reduce the risk of them getting involved in any accidents or crashes. If you take the risk of driving a car that’s not fully protected then you put yourself and your fellow team mates at greater risk. Obviously, there’s nothing worse than sitting on the sidelines and watching others racing. With that in mind, driving a safety car would give the drivers more confidence in their own driving abilities, which would then give the team a better chance of achieving their goals.
Do safety car laps count?
“Do safety car laps count?” This is a question I get asked quite often, by both new and experienced drivers alike. The answer to the question is actually yes, they DO count. In fact, if you have ever driven a car that has a security system installed and gone the least amount of miles possible, then you know for sure that this alone will cause your insurance rates to drop.
This is because your car now carries a “security shield”. This is a chip that is placed on the keychain or inside your car, that when activated any information given to the sensors in your car is sent to the central computer. With this information the computer then sends an electronic message to the central database. This tells them that the driver is driving in an area that is considered to be no-one’s homeland. This automatically translates into lower insurance rates.
Of course, there are many more factors that go into these rates. Some of the biggest determining factors are your age, gender, driving record, model, miles driven, vehicle make, model, year, style and license location. However, these are just a few. So while you may be asking “Do safety car laps count? “, the best way to find out is to start asking yourself what kind of driver you are, and how safe you are.
What is the average speed of Formula 1?
If you are a fan of racing then you know that Formula 1 races have some of the highest speeds and quickest cars around. There are many fans who watch the races for competition, but do they know just how fast the cars can be? Well, not until they find out just how fast the cars can be when they are on their way to the races. The high speed of the cars has been a major concern of those who develop the Formula 1 race cars. Many new designs for the cars have been created in order to try to keep the cars at the top of their game.
There have been some major changes made to the cars in order to try to make them faster while on the track. The cars are now much lighter than they used to be, which helps the drivers to get down the tracks at a higher rate of speed. The new body styles help to create a faster car, while having the ability to decrease the amount of down force that is being put onto the tires. Down force is what causes the tires to grip the track so tightly. By reducing the amount of grip the tires have on the track as the drivers will be able to get down the track at a much higher rate of speed.
Formula 1 races are becoming much more professional in nature each year. The drivers are getting better at their craft, while also staying up all night to practice. The cars are now much more advanced and safe for the modern day driver. As long as the drivers stay safe and avoid wrecks they should have little trouble keeping up with the other drivers during a Formula 1 race.
