Puff of Smoke Racing -- Motorsport -- Formula One

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Formula One races are watched by hundreds of millions of television fans in 150 countries.
It is the most watched sport in the world.

130,000+ spectators attend the races in person.
F1 racing team budgets are as much as $550 million per season.

The transmission for a Formula One car costs approximately $175,000.
The steering wheels weigh 1.3kg (carbon fiber and aluminum), and cost $32,000 each.

Michael Schumacher's salary for 2006, driving for Ferrari, is about $60 million.
Michael Schumacher earned $1 billion over his career.

F1 cars cam go from 0 to 160kph (100mph) in 6 seconds,
and from 160kph (100 mph) to 0 in another 6 seconds.

Formula One has grid girls.
Formula One celebrates victory with champagne.

Scoring:
1st place       10 points
2nd place        8 points
3rd place       6 points
4th place        5 points
5th place        4 points
6th place        3 points
7th place        2 points
8th place        1 points

Both Teams and Drivers earn points and compete for
the Constructor's and Driver's Championships every year

2010 F1
Grand Prix of India ?

2009 F1
Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi
Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit (alternate with Fuji)

2008 F1 schedule
01. Australia • 2008.03.16
02. Malaysian Grand Prix • 2008.03.23
03. Bahrain Grand Prix • 2008.04.06
04. Spanish Grand Prix • 2008.04.27
05. Turkish Grand Prix • 2008.05.11
06. Grand Prix of Monaco • 2008.05.25
07. Canadian Grand Prix • 2008.06.08
08. France • 2008.06.22 Magny-Cours
09. British Grand Prix • 2008.07.06
10. Germany • 2008.07.20
11. Hungary • 2008.08.03
12. European Grand Prix • 2008.08.24 Valencia
13. Italian Grand Prix • 2008.09.07
14. Belgium • 2008.09.14 Spa Francorchamps
15. Singapore • 2008.09.28
16. China • 2008.10.12 Shanghai
17. Japanese Grand Prix • 2008.10.19 Fuji
18. Brazilian Grand Prix • 2008.11.02 Interlagos

2008

2007

2006

2005

For the history of Formula One prior to 2005, visit http://www.formula1.com/

Formula One's slower, cheaper, American counterpart...

IndyCar
weight: 735 kg (1620 lbs)
chassis made by: Falcon, G Force, Dallara IR7

typical engine: Chevy V8, 32 valves, 3.5 litre, 720 hp, methanol
engines made by: Chevrolet, Toyota, Honda

races: start from a running start (behind a pace car), always on an oval track (go fast, turn left);
are held in the USA... in 2005, 16 were in the USA, and 1 in Japan
don't race if it's raining

Indy Car driver Danica Patrick