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Why is it so hard to become a Formula 1 driver?
Chance to become a Formula 1 Driver is very difficult and very expensive because it needs a lot of finance just to get to the GP2 series. F1 teams only select top drivers who finish GP2 in Europe. There are few F1 drivers from Japan, India and Malaysia but they still need a long way to get points and to reach podiums.
What age do race car drivers retired?
NASCAR stars are retiring earlier than before. The average age for a retiring NASCAR driver has plummeted over the past 15 years from about 38 to 33. What’s behind the drop? When folks start calling a 42-year-old NASCAR driver ‘grandpa,’ you know things have changed.
What is the average age of a Formula 1 driver?
Today, there are only five drivers on the grid over the age of 30 – Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa and Adrian Sutil, whilst the average age of those lining up to contest the 2014 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix in March was just 26 years and 358 days.
What is the normal heart rate of a Formula 1 driver?
A two-hour race in which at the start, a driver’s heart rate can be between 170-190 bpm. It will then hover around 160 and can peak at over 200! Bearing in mind the normal heart rate of what would be termed as a healthy young male is around 60bpm, having such a high heart rate for around 2 hours is extremely taxing.
Why do we love Formula One so much?
There’s something about Formula One that appeals to the petrol head in us. If you’ve ever been to a grand prix, you’ll have been deafened by incredible roar of the engines while simultaneously captivated by the speed at which they maneuver.
Who is the oldest F1 driver to win a Grand Prix?
Meanwhile, Fangio’s shared victory with Luigi Fagioli at the 1951 French Grand Prix made the Italian the oldest winner in F1 history, Fagioli being a spritely 53 at the time. But the granddaddy of them all was Louis Chiron who is unlikely to ever be surpassed as the oldest man to start a Grand Prix.