F1

Was watching F1 the other day, looking at those cars speeding suddenly make me felt that to be in that position to drive is really not easy.

First of all, to qualified for F1, you must have tremendous concentration. Being able to have 100% of concentration in driving which lasts for hours is totally not normal for people like us. Concentration is the most important things in driving cause that makes the difference in outcome.

Taking the line is important, driving in a car which has a limit in steering is really not easy. You need to know when to break before a corner, then, turn into the corner at the right angle so you will manage to tackle that corner with that limited turning angle.

Being able to take the right line is not enough, you need to know when is the latest time you can step on your break in order to be the fastest. Late breaking makes a little bit of difference sometimes. When you know when to break, and when to turn, then you must also know when to let go the break and accelerate. Early acceleration would make you start "running" away from your opponent. Late breaking and early acceleration make a difference in time. F1 cars are so fast that they have to time it in mili-second to be accurate.

Besides breaking and accelerating and taking the right line, F1 driver should also be alert knowing how the car is behaving. To be able to do so, the driver needs to "combine" his owh body as a part of the car.

All these need real good concentration, to be able to do so in hours is really amazing.

Accelerating so fast and always break at the right point is something too hard to do unless you know the track as well as your vehicle well. Being able to slow down, turn in and do early acceleration all before you reach a corner is not somthing every one can do. Imagination must be accurate so that you can be the fastest among all.

Aah, wonder, whether I posses this kind of skill or not. But I am too fat to sit in an F1 car laa, so, forget about it. :)

Hmm, maybe japan GT is suitable for me. But I still think that rally driver is better cs they really really must know the angle of the corner then tackle it at full speed. I wonder how those co-driver assit the driver. Wish I could at least hear it once.

Ok laa, tomorrow afternoon have exam oh, good luck and all the best... nitez... :)