F-1 India

A Brawn 1,2 in Monza

2009-09-13T07:16:00.000-07:00

A surprise, ain't it? The success of Brawn in Monza may seem a surprise to one and all in Monza with great expectations from Luis Hamilton and Kimi Raikonnen but one will accept that there was no answer in the Ferrari or MLaren pitwall to Brawn's one stop strategy that got their cars on top of the podium. It was Rubens Barichello, the most experienced driver in F-1 on the tracks, who managed to stay ahead of his teammate Jenson Button. Lewis Hamilton seemed to have got the better pace of the two Brawn GP cars but was nowhere near the success of their one stop strategy. Instead, when trying to get closer to Button on the ultimate lap of the race to make a move on him, he lost grip and ran straight into the walls at well over a 200km/hr. This allowed Kimi to finish on the podium and gave Adrian Sutil the fourth place on the grid. Had it not been for a small mistake by the Force India team in the pits, who knows Force India would have been on the podium for a second time on the grid. The second Force India car, that of VitNtonio Liuzzi, met with a gearbox failure in the middle of the race and could not see the chequered flag. 

Vijaya Malya on Monza...

2009-09-12T23:25:00.000-07:00

The interview below has been extracted from www.formula1.com, the official F1 site. This interview is displayed here for our readers.

 Q: Vijay, after the Spa qualifying session you said that it was the best day for you in Formula One racing. Then came the race with the podium and the first points for Force India, and today both of your cars make it into Q3 with Adrian Sutil on the front row. So the good days are here to stay for you and the team… 
Vijay Mallya: I’ve told everybody that we are trying very hard and making gradual improvements, and for sure I wanted to prove the point that Spa was not a lucky fluke. The performance of the car in practice, as well as in qualifying today, shows that Spa was a hard-earned and well-deserved result. It shows that the car has improved a lot and the fact that Tonio Liuzzi put the car in Q3 to start the race in seventh position, after not driving a Formula One car for almost two years, fully justifies my selection. I hope that all the critics of Force India are now completely silenced! 

Q: In fact many had thought that Spa was a one-off, but today you have proved that the team has made a massive step forward. To what do you attribute that massive improvement? 
VM: I always pointed out that last year we basically were running the old Spyker car and that Force India really started with the beginning of this season. Even though the name of the team was Force India in 2008, it was not our car. I consider 2009 as the first season of Force India in Formula One. This car is designed by us, is built by us and it has always been a competitive car, even since Melbourne. Unlike the Spyker it hasn’t always been running at the back. It is simply a hugely competitive sport that takes time. It has taken other teams years to get to the front. The fact that we have done it in 30 races, I am personally very proud of. I’ve made a lot of management changes in this team. I gave all the young engineers a chance. We don’t have an equivalent of a Mike Gascoyne any more. The success is a true team effort and not the success of a single individual. That success supports my belief, my guys, my confidence, and I am very proud. This is not my achievement but that of the whole team. 

Q: Not so long ago you said that Force India are running on the smallest budget in Formula One racing . What message does your success send out to all the others running on much more money? 
VM: A very simple one - money cannot buy performance. With the smallest budget we have shown some fantastic results, which I think proves my point. 

Q: So Force India have become a role model for a successful team effectively running under a budget cap? 
VM: I am too small and too insignificant to be a role model. I just concentrate on my business and stay clear of politics. I try to do my best, I motivate my people and I am very proud of our results. 

Q: Since Monaco last year, Adrian has had his fair share of bad luck. You must be very pleased with his performance today, luck and his ability finally coming together…
VM: Adrian has not been unlucky per se. Adrian was disappointed with his luck. During the 2009 season I know of at least three races where Adrian definitely could have scored points. But I always had great faith in Adrian. He is very quick, he is a great human being, he tries very hard, he is honest and that is why I have kept him and encouraged him as far as I could. All the belief that we have in our young people at Force India is paying dividend now! 

Q: You just said that Tonio proved you right and that his performance must have silenced all the critics. But have you been surprised about how well he has done?
VM: Before the race I called him to my home in Cannes. He and his manager came. He stayed with me in my villa and I talked to him. What I like about him is that he showed complete commitment. He was hungry! He was willing to go that extra mile to achieve. And he’s done it. True, he hasn’t been in a race car for a while but today he stunned everybody. I am very proud of him. 

Q: Today four teams have been able to put both their cars into Q3 and Force India is one of them. Since Spa where do you see yourself in the pecking order? Are you developing into the fourth power on the grid? 
VM: I am not going to speculate. I am going to take it one step at a time. There is no point in trying to predict, but I always tell my guys to stay out of trouble and do the best they can. I have confidence in their ability. And a nice side effect of today’s result is that again tomorrow I don’t have to go far down the grid!

This interview with Mallya clearly shows how confident he is with his team, engineers and his drivers. There is no way a small budget has effected the team's performance and they have proved it in true sense here at Monza.

Monza: Results: Qualifying

2009-09-12T09:28:00.000-07:00

Boom Boom Force India!!! Yes..yet again force India have proven how effective a team they can be, on tracks such as Monza. Adrian Sutil almost took the pole on Saturday evening but for Lewis Hamilton giving an astonishing quick lap in his KERS loaded McLaren. Even in his quick qualifying lap just before the chequerd flag, Sutil made a small mistake, and still made it to a second place on the grid. Had it not been for the understeer and the oversteer he committed, who knows we would have seen a Force IOndia on the pole. On the other hand, VitNtonio did not perform bad either and was seventh fastest in the Q3, the last of the qualifying sessions. Now. the Indian fans have a race to watch tomorrow, as the two Force India cars are among the top seven on the grid. 

Lewis Hamilton gave a final boost to his car and to his driving skills and made it to the pole in his last lap of the qualifying session. Kimi Raikonnen in his Ferrari ranked third. Though I'll say Kimi drove the lap of his life to make it to a third place on the grid. The Ferrari he was driving was not as smooth a car as one would have imagined. Fisichella, who quit Force India to drive for Ferrari, could only make to the fourteenth place. 

Saturday Practice: Monza

2009-09-12T03:32:00.000-07:00

Force India are on top again!!! Yes, a delight for the fans back here in India. Vijaya Malya, Force India and Adrian Sutil lived up to the promise they made earlier this week and this time its Adrian who drove the Indian fans wild with his excellent performance on the streets of Monza. One cannot but feel pleased to see a car like that of Force India, counted among the low performing cars on the track this season, performing much better than cars that are running with KERS installed on them. Monza streets were burnt by the performance of Adrian Sutil when his car ranked first in the final practice session here at Monza. brawn showed a significant improvement and Ferrari failed to impress its fans. Though the chances of a bounceback by any team cannot be denied because the first fourteen drivers were inside a time split of a single second. Especially cars with KERS installed on them will hope to be making better use of it on the straights in Monza. Today's qualifying session will be much awaited amongst fans all over the world hoping to see their favorite team on top of the grid for the only reason that only a second separates the first fourteen drivers on the grid.

Friday Practice 2: Results

2009-09-11T07:49:00.000-07:00

Its a big news for Force India and Indian fans back home who are following F-1. It is the best that one could have imagined today. Force India leads the practice session timing charts with Adrian Sutil performing his best to put the team on top of the table. Renault stands second and third followed by a Mclaren. Vitntonio Liuzzi also improved upon his timing and moved up from bottom of the table to a twelve place on the charts. It seems the fans back home are going to get a race full of Force India power fully presented by the many folds confident team. Team Force India has improved tremendously over the season and with a very small budget(the least amongst its competitors), the team has proved its worth. This weekend will probably see another Force India podium finish!!!

MONZA: current update

2009-09-11T03:22:00.000-07:00

The curent conditions in Monza are dry and Friday practice session is on here.
According to weather forecasts, the probability of a dry race here at Monza has increased many folds. Earlier there were concerns about a wet race here in Italy, but now weather forecasts predict a dry race.
Fernando Alonso says that installing KERS on the Renault car will definitely prove a boon for the team and Fernando also promises that he will surely see himself on the podium this weekend.
Sebastian Vettel says that it is vital that the team win this race here at Monza keeping in mind the championship that is running to a close finish.

Friday Practice 1: Results

2009-09-11T03:20:00.000-07:00

A non KERS car was third in Friday's practice session1 and guess what , it was Force India. Yes, Adrian Sutil in his non KERS Force India car was third on the charts in the 1st practice session  here at Monza. Though liuzzi did not match his pace but it seems he will after putting down some rust that has built up on him while acting as a testing driver. KERS is definitely showing its effects in Monza where Mclaren gave a one-two practice session1 with Hamilton leading the timing charts. though one surprise that has come up is Ferrari not living up to the expectations and ended up quite late on the charts. Though they are expected to bounce back any moment seeing their success with the car in the previous race and the KERS installed. Here are the results of the first ten places in the 1st practice session.

Lewis Hamilton (Mclaren)
Heikki Kovalenen (Mclaren)
Adrian Sutil (Force India)
Fernando Alonso (Renault)
Nick Heidfield (BMW Sauber)
Sebastian Beumi (STR- Ferrari)
Jenson Button (Brawn)
Giancharlo Fisichella (Ferrari)
Mark Webber (RBR-Renault)
Kimi Raikonnen (Ferrari)

Chandok in Force India?

2009-09-10T10:13:00.000-07:00

According to latest reports, Mr. Vijaya Malya has been quoted saying that he would be the first one to offer Karun Chandok a racing opportunity on the F-1 racing track and the first car he would drive would be one of Force India. This statement of Mr. Malya is being perceived in a very affirmative manner by Indian fans who are desperate to see a Force India car being driven by An Indian driver rather than Liuzzi or Sutil. Chandok has been performing constantly well in the GP2 races that he has participated in. A debate on how Indian is Force India would have certainly reached Mr. Malya and he being the owner of a team that has performed extremely well in the previous race at Spa and with Fisichella's switch to Ferrari for this year as well as the next year, one and all are expecting Mr.Malya to recruit drivers like Narain Kartikeyan and Karun Chandok into Team Force India.

How Indian is Force India?

2009-09-10T03:13:00.000-07:00

Force India, the team that had kept Kimi Raikonnen's heart pacing all through the race at Spa for two complete hours when Fisichella denied to give up chasing his Ferrari. The success of Team Force India can not be treated as  a mere coincidence because the team was much better than other cars and they proved this alos in the qualifying and the practice sessions held at Spa. Vijaya Malya gave the credit to his team engineers and the hard working drivers and gifted this success to the Indian community who are following this very expensive sport back home. But with the advent of F-1 in India, several considerable points have come up which need a moment to think over. 

A very good question that can be put up is the percentage of Indian involvement in the structure of the team. I fail to answer the question that is it sufficient that the owner of the team being an Indian, we can call the team our national team. Definitely not. With the team comprising of foreign technicians, race engineers, and drivers and an Indian owner who has nothing much as an involvement in the race except for funding the team, we can hardly call it an Indian team. It is not so that we dont have capable enough drivers to drive the F-1 car. We have Kartikeyan and Karun Chandok who have proved their worth in GP2 races. Narain has even driven for the F-1 races in team Jordan. Then why is it that we cannot  involve them in the team even as test drivers. With reasons of promoting F-1 in India, is buying a team and naming it Force India enough as measures taken for the above purpose. One often thinks, the world is borrowing technicians from India, the intellects that can be found in India are difficult to find elsewhere, should we not gather a team of technicians and engineers dedicated to the sport. I know they lack experience but someone will have to take the initiative. Gathering a team and making them learn about the sport is one way of handling such system. With some experience behind him, Mr. Malya can always take a step in this direction. Once we have a team that is completely India, I think the numbers who follow this fantastic and breath stopping form of high speed auto racing will automatically rise many folds. The spirit of F-1 when combined with that of Nationalism can be a boost for all, the sport itself, India, and the spirit of F-1.

FIA asks Malya to encourage Indian Drivers

2009-09-09T09:22:00.000-07:00

Its been on the news that FIA supremo Max Mosley, has asked Vijay Malya to encourage more Indian drivers for his team Force India. Malya has owned this team for quite some time now and still we see no signs of any Indian on the racing seat of the car.

It has been a point of controversy here in India as well. We have young Indian capable drivers like Narain Kartikeyan and Karun Chandok who are very much of a driver than any others present on the track nowadays. It would be a much better idea to increase the fan following in India as well as the subcontinent when a team belonging to the nation will see a driver which belongs to the nation as well. Watching the race one often feels why is the team called force India when except the owner we have nothing Indian about it. Kartikeyan has one full year of experience with him and I remember he impressed many commentators and experienced experts of F-1 with his driving style and intent to win the race. It will not me much time before we see more of Localization in the national team as so claimed by Mr. Vijaya Malya. We will sure love to see Indians racing on the track as well.

Liuzzi promises to keep the momentum going

2009-09-09T09:07:00.000-07:00

Its the turn of VitNtonio Liuzzi to promise a satisfactory pace in Monza, the next round of F-1 race. Liuzzi promises to keep up the momentum of the team and the car going as was seen in Spa, the previous race. He has been sitting most of this season without any chances to participate in any race in 2009 and even 2008. He has played the role of the team's test driver. With testing being banned by the FIA, he has not had much of a chance to drive the car on the race track. Also the team got the car late this season and hence he was unable to ride it thoroughly. Despite of all these factors going against him, he promises to be competitive enough on the race track. He is a good driver as we have all seen him driving in the Torro Rosso and Red Bull cars in seasons 2005 and 2006 respectively. He is quick in the car and with the confidence of the team very high with the second place finish in Spa, we can expect Liuzzi to keep up the pace of the car and bring in more points for the team.

Rain In Monza

2009-09-09T01:51:00.000-07:00

The current conditions in Monza indicate a rain washed race here in Italy. After decades of rain free races on this track, we may see the second of the consecutive wet races in Monza. High speed straights will not make much of a difference though and the with no high speed corners on the track, cars will still run steadily and quick.

Another development that has built up is the installation of new curbs on the corners in Monza. These are higher than those that were already present here. These curbs have also been added to the race track Nurburgring. These curbs will prevent the drivers from very high speeds around the first and second corners and will also prevent them from cutting these curves. The drivers used to straighten the cars along these corners and this has been a problem for several years now for the FIA. Installation of these higher curbs was already seen successful in Nurburgring earlier this year. A disadvantage for the drivers though.

VitAntonio Liuzzi to drive for Force India

2009-09-08T07:43:00.000-07:00

The test driver for Force India all through this season, VitAntonio Liuzzi has agreed to drive for theteam in the remaining five rounds of the 2009 season. He has been the test driver for the team since the beginning of the season and is a very reputed racing driver as well. According to Force India supremo, Vijaya Malya, the car will not start running slower with Fisichella gone, the car remains the same and will turn out to be very handy in the hands of VitAntonio. 

The 28 year old Liuzzi has driven the car in the testing sessions and knows the car as well as Fisichella or Adrian Sutil. The biggest advantage that he may have is that he will be racing for Force India in his home Grand Prix. Liuzzi is very confident about the car seeing the performance in the previous race. He has several race starts under his belt (39), and the best place he has earned for himself is sixth on the chequered flag. He has driven for Red Bull and Torro Rosso earlier in his career. 

Both Force India and Liuzzi are very confident of another podium finish as the speed of the car in the previous race was amazing and was matching the Ferrari every bit even when the F-60 had a KERS installed on it.

Renault plans to hit on KERS in Monza

2009-09-08T06:17:00.000-07:00

Yes, the long straights in Monza have given Renault a chance to think over applying the KERS technology in the car for this race. Looking at Raikonnen's success in Spa-Francorchamps, the credit to which can be well given to Kimi's resistance as a driver, Ferrari's starightline speed and most importantly, the KERS installed in the F-60, Renault seem to have realized the importance of KERS here in Monza. According to Renault executive director of engineering, Pat Symonds, KERS would give an advantage of about 15 meters in on the long straight on the circuit. Monza is a high speed track but their are hardly any high speed corners. It is all about braking and traction control. So we are headed to see another car with KERS on it in Monza. With Fernando Alonso as the driver and KERS installed on the car, we can very much expect the R29 to perform to its best in Monza and we might see Fernando on the podium this time. The team boasts of performing very well over the season and says that the car has improved all through 2009.

Three new teams for 2010

2009-09-07T10:55:00.000-07:00

Due to many big companies running out of monetary funds to continue in the F-1 seasonal championship, the FIA had asked for new entries into the sport. There were 15 new entries but the federation reviewed all of these for proper funds and technical aspects as to whether these would be able to sustain the ever evolving and very expensive spirit of F-1. Currently, the other applicants under review, the FIA has officially granted entry into F-1 to three teams. These teams are Campos Meta, Manor F1 team, and Team US F1. A bit of information as was given out by the FIA follows.

Company Name: Campos Meta1 S.A.
Team Name: Campos Meta
Country: Spain
Team Principal: Adrian Campos Suner

 This racing team was formed by Campos, a former formula 1 driver in 1998. With its headquarters in Madrid, the team has won several championships in various other formats of auto racing such as GP2 and Euro F3. The team will use Cosworth engines.

Company Name: Manor Grand Prix Racing
Team Name: Manor F1 Team
Country: United Kingdom
Team Principal: John Alfred Booth

This team came into existence in 1990 and was formed by former single seater champion John Booth. The team has won several championships in racing events such as Formula Renault and Formula 3 Euroseries. It will be using Cosworth Engines as well.

Company Name: Team US F1
Team Name: Team US F1
Country: US
Team Principal: Ken Anderson

It is a new racing organization but has already attracted a bunch of investors because of the investors having a lot of experience in the field of auto racing. The team Supremo has been into racing for more than 30 years now. These cars will also use Cosworth engines.

Fisichella switches over to Ferrari

2009-09-07T05:23:00.000-07:00

The biggest news this week has been of Fisichella being transferred to Ferrari. He will drive a Ferrari in the next round Monza and also for the rest of the races this year. Next year, he will remain as the team's reserve driver for the races. Force India have not yet declared who will replace Fisichella but it is almost certain that reserve and test driver Vitantonio Liuzzi will replace Fisichella. Ferrari fans will be pleased to see a better racing driver than Badoer who failed to impress the team and the fans with his bad performance in the F-60 this year in the previous two races. Badoer failed to score any points in the previous two races and since the time Fellipe Massa has been injured due to an accident, Ferrari have emerged strong and Raikonnen has finished on the podium. With Fisichella's confidence very high due to a second place finish in Spa-Francorchamps with only 0.9 seconds between him and Raikonnen, the leader in the race, one and all are expecting Ferrari to emerge strong in the next race at Monza.

Is F-1 insignificant in India?

2009-09-07T04:59:00.000-07:00

I was watching the news lately and was shocked to hear that Formula -1 was declared as an insignificant game in India by our sports ministry. To quote our sports minister, “F1 is not purely sports. It is entertainment and this venture by JKSP is a commercial initiative. The proposed F1 race does not satisfy conditions which focus on human endeavour for excelling in competition with others, keeping in view the whole sports movement from Olympics downwards."

Now this is something neither I nor anyone who is an F-1 fan will agree to, you cannot classify F-1 as a sport even when you know that it is third only to Football and Olympics in TV viewership. On a single race there are more than 600 million fans watching the race all over the world. Also the sport was considered insignificant in India because of lack of audience and fans. I dont think we are short of fans and there is a large fan following that can build up a descent enough number to match other countries where F-1 IS considered a sport. 

this is an appeal to all fans of F-1 to please submit any comments and reactions to support the advent of this highest class of autoracing in India.

Formula - 1 in India

2009-09-07T04:49:00.000-07:00

This has been a hot topic of discussion in India and is currently in the news as the progress of Force India motor racing Formula-1 team, reached new heights in the last race held at Spa-Francorchamps circuit.Lately, we were informed that the sport will be arriving India in 2011 and all preparations are already being done but recently, sports minister was heard saying that we CANNOT afford such an expensive means of entertainment and denied from classifying it as a sport. Though we do not have much resources to promote F-1 in India, but the number of fans of the sport can be matched with any other country of the world. We will always welcome the advent of this highest class of motor sport racing in India. Now with a team that is owned by an Indian, we must also look forward to promoting it as a port in India. We have excellent drivers already of the sorts of Narain Kartikeyan and Karun Chandok, who have already proven their worth to the world. Without the support of the masses, we will never be able to get F-1 the sort of recognition that it requires to be promoted in India as a sport. I request you all to support me in this genuine cause of forming a consensus in favor of the advent of F-1 in India.

A Tribute To Schumacher

2009-09-07T04:38:00.000-07:00

I cannot think of a better introduction to this post than to tell you that The official F-1 website describes Schumacher as the greatest driver the sport has ever seen. The recent reports about Schumacher coming back to the tracks was a much awaited one by me and all Schumi fans all over the world. Those who understand F-1 and have seen Schumacher drive the Ferrari will agree with me on the above two statements.

Michael was born in Germany on 3rd January, 1969. He is a seven time world Champion and is the only German to have done so. In 2006, he was voted as the most famous driver among the fans. He won five consecutive drivers championships for Ferrari from 2000-2004. He holds the maximum number of records in F-1 driving history. His records consist of the most number of victories, pole positions, fastest laps and many others. He is also the only driver to have finished up on podium in every race of a season. He accomplished this in 2002 though this was not possible without the assistance of Ferrari who were excellent throughout the season. Schumacher retired in 2006 but his fans felt that he was a better driver than you can find on the grid now. It was for this reason that when he announced his comeback to F-1 in the Valencia circuit due to an injured Felippe Massa, the fan club that he holds went mad and there were welcome messages all over the world. But due to an injury he suffered in a bike testing session, he could not make a comeback. This has dissapointed his fans and with Badoer performing not so good in races, his fans still hope to see him back on the track.

KERS

2009-09-07T04:26:00.000-07:00

KERS. This is one term that has been in news all through this Formula -1 season 2009. It is a concept that has not been adopted by many teams though it provides extra bit of energy to the car that can be used in the form of a boost to the car's acceleration. To know what exactly is KERS, we will first have to take a look at Regenerative brakes.

A regenerative brake is not similar to the familiar brakes used in vehicles. Normal brakes will slow down a vehicle by dissipating the vehicles kinetic energy in the form of heat. But a regenerative brake reduces the speed of the car by converting it's kinetic energy into a storeable form of energy which can later be used in a different form.

KERS stands for Kinetic Energy Recovery System.The FIA rules governing KERS are fairly simple but very restrictive. From this season teams are allowed to use KERS to draw 60 Kw of energy from the rear axle on the car, which can be stored up to a total of 400kJ (111 watt hour) of energy per lap, to be reused in the form of a 'boost' button.In effect the system uses regeneration to collect and store energy during braking which allows the drivers to use 60 Kw (82 hp) for 6.6 seconds per lap. The teams are free to choose between either mechanical or electric hybrid systems.

Not all teams participating in the 2009 season have expressed interest in KERS. Only the front runners of last year, Ferrari and McLaren, are using KERS to effect till date.
A problem as spotted out by many experts lies in the overall weight of the car i.e., 605 kgs, which also must include the weight of the driver. There were rumours that drivers were found trying to lose weight to give more ballast support to the car. Some teams also wanted to put up an appeal in favour of increasing the total weight of the car in order to support the new KERS system.

What is F-1?

2009-09-07T03:44:00.000-07:00

Formula-1 or better known as F-1 is the highest class of autoracing, as so sanctioned by the FIA, the motorsports governing body. the word formula in the name refers to the set of rules that are necessary to be followed by all auto companies participating in the races.
Broadly speaking, this level of motorsport is a very expensive way of analyzing the performance of cars manufactured by various car manufacturers all over the world. The Formula-1 season consists of various races( generally 17 or 18) which are held over different places throughout the world. various nations hold F-1 races and tracks are specially designed for conducting these races. These tracks are known as circuits and presently the circuits are in various countries. In 2009, the circuits included in races are Australia, Malaysia, China, Bahrain, Spain, Monaco, Turkey, Britain, Germany, Hungry, Europe, Belgium, Italy, Singapore, Japan, Brazil and Abu Dhabi.

The races are dated all over the year. Generally, the season begins in March and continues till late October. The races are held with a gap of one, two or three weeks. The race continues all through a week with the teams practising on the regular weekdays, Friday sees the first practice session and the race is held on Sunday. Saturday sees the qualifying session for the driver's position on the grid. People are entertained all through the week with the other FIA races going on like GP2 and other races. The results of the races decide two championships, the Driver's Championship that goes to the driver with the highest number of points won, and the Constructor's championship that goes to the team that collects the most number of drivers' points.

The F-1 races held are extremely high speed races where cars achieve a maximum speed of around 340 km/h or around 215 miles/hour. This is so when the engines are bound by rules to build up a maximum of 18000 rpm. The performance of these cars is handled by extreme electronic gadgets and improvements are made continuously for a safer and faster ride. Sometimes, the cars produce an excess of 5-g force on some curves. The cars have excellent acceleration and pickups.

Formula-1 base is in Europe mainly due to all teams basically originating there. For those who do not believe in motor racing as a sport and plead for audience, F-1 alone brings in a television viewership of more than 600 million fans around the globe which is third only to Football and Olympics. It has been classified as the most expensive sport, and its high costs are covered by Big sponsors for the teams who pay a lot towards the development in the infrastructure of the car.