| Last year, each Formula One race captured the | | | | but are capable of an astonishingly powerful |
| attention of an average 600 million viewers. The | | | | 18,000 rpm. |
| great Formula One drivers count themselves | | | | During Formula One season, drivers participate in |
| among the most famous, richest men in the | | | | a series of races called the Grands Prix. At each |
| world. By some metrics, former Formula One | | | | race, the driver is awarded points base on his |
| stud Michael Schumacher is the highest grossing | | | | finish. A first place finisher, for instance, receives |
| athlete of all time. Now, one of our own—Brit | | | | ten points while the eighth place finisher only |
| Lewis Hamilton—has the holds the distinct | | | | receives one point. Formula One results and |
| honour of being the Formula One driver’s | | | | standings can be viewed at Formula One’s |
| champion. | | | | official website, but Formula One isn’t just |
| There is good reason for the popularity of | | | | about the driver—it’s also about the |
| Formula One racing: it is fast paced, exciting, and | | | | “constructors.” These are the men and |
| seemingly death-defying. Formula One drivers race | | | | women who actually build the Formula One |
| around “circuits” at speeds upwards of | | | | racecar chassis—a requirement in Formula One |
| 220 miles per hour, at times pulling up to five | | | | racing that doesn’t exist in other series. |
| g-forces. The cars are truly state of the art. | | | | Ferrari, the venerable Italian outfit, has won the |
| These open wheeled, single-seaters have | | | | constructor’s championship two years running. |
| light-as-a-feather carbon fibre composite bodies, | | | | |