Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari dedicated their Hungarian Grand Prix victory to the memory of the late Jules Bianchi, the team’s former reserve driver. Bianchi died on 17 July, nine months after suffering severe head injuries in a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix. Red Bull pair Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo eventually finished second and third respectively. A minute’s silence was held for Bianchi on the grid before the start of the race.
The drivers stood arm in arm in a circle around their helmets, with Bianchi’s placed in the centre. Mercedes Drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg finished at sixth and eighth spots respectively.
Amazing facts about Formula One Cars
- The engines in a modern F1 car are one of the most complex and intricate pieces of engineering.
- One G (or gravitational) is equal to your normal weight, 2G is twice, and so on. During an F1 race a driver will experience up to 5G under braking and cornering.
- The brakes can dissipate as much as 2200bhp, making them the most powerful system on the car.
- A F1 driver changes gears almost 2500-4000 times each race. In a circuit like Monaco and that can go upto 5000.
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