This is the biggest event in all of racing and it goes almost all year long all around the world.
Twelve teams in the mix right now each with two cars, one driver per car of course.
Races lap length depend upon track size but that is also due to the fact that races are kept to around 2 hour timeline. So it is not an all day drag out event with cars going around and around.
It may sound odd but drivers in Formula 1 have to obtain a super license from the FIA to even race. To even qualify for this you must be the reigning champion in a lower series race, Euroseries, British, Italian, or Japanese Championships, Indy car is a bit different, to qualify from Indy you have to be in the top four of the drivers championship at the end of the year. SO in other words only top drivers even get to compete or test F1 cars.
Stiff competition, if drivers in qualifying don't complete a lap in the final qualifying with in 107% of the time of the best lap in the first qualifying they don't get to race.
Drivers can take up to 5gs in turns during a race.
These are some of the highest paid professional athletes in the world with the exception of a few from other sports.
The top 4 teams each spend something like 400 million dollars in a race year.
and for the time being there is no American team or driver. Personally I would love to see something happen with that.
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