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The Race where competitors matter...


On the tracks after that very quick & cracking Happy Diwali break. We have just arrived to the beginning of a very exciting and a gonna be a memorable week-end. That's how I see the Friday for all us F-1 enthusiasts... The 17th race of 2011 Grand Prix flags off at Buddh International circuit at greater Noida (India)

These big names of F-1 team RBR Renault,McLaren-Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari will be pitting each other so also India's Force ONE. The great F-1 drivers that we will be seeing in action will include Michael Shcumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Seabastian Vettel and Jonson Button.

The competitor's cars are so well matched that individual vehicle performance can differ by only tenth of a second per lap. Therefore a straightaway overtaking of car is just not possible. The most common means of overtaking will be out-breaking the other at the bends. It's a tricky maneuver. If the passing car is not careful it could overshoot the turn and lose time or spin out of the race..Lets see after the warm ups what the destiny has for the racers on this Sunday...

Sunday winning will not be entirely a matter of destiny...the winners good fortune or bad luck will continue to rest on the competitors ,what competitor does or what he fails to do. The Formula ONE GRAND PRIX is a race where competitors matter...

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Himanshu Tandon said…
Race where competitors matter...very well said.
November 1, 2011 at 12:44 AM
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