Formula One

Ballast is any heavy metal used in cars and boats to aid in stability and control.

F1 cars are constructed well under the minimum weight (640 kg/1141 lbs including the driver and his helmet) so ballast is used to bring the car up to minimum weight requirements. Tungsten steel is generally used due to its high density.

Since ballast can be placed anywhere in the car, it can be used to tweak the car to how the driver likes to drive or improve handling and tire wear, among other things. Placing ballast over the front wheels will aid the car by giving it more grip in tight corners. Ballast in the front endplate can help balance and ballast on the underbody keeps the car's center of gravity down. Teams will move ballast around in the car from race to race based on the circuit that is being driven. Where they place the ballast for a race in Monaco is different than where it will be for Spa or Monza.

You need to be more specific as to whether you mean Lewis' ethnicity or his appearance. In terms of his appearance - as with all those with afro type hair and brown coloured skin with all its shades are perceived - I would say yes, he's 'black' (he indicated this at the 2011 Monaco Grand Prix during an interview following an unnecessary incident with another driver).

As for his ethnicity, according to the recent 2011 census, I would say based on his parents - his British born father Anthony of Grenadian, Caribbean decent and his mother white Anglo Saxon decent - that he is of White and Black Caribbean decent. Since that census form has a section to declare your place of birth he would have indicated that he was born in England, United Kingdom and so that would define him as British.

Regarding Monaco, I could have elaborated on Lewis' experiences suffering from racial taunts in Spain while testing a McLaren F1 car also possibly in lesser formulas. Similarly bullying at school primarily because of his minority appearance (I believe jealousy also was a factor), but I'm sure those are documented elsewhere. Nonetheless, when you take the time to reflect on those matters it seems natural that such negative experiences would encourage a youngster to lean more toward a culture where one feels most accepted and comfortable. If that happens to be collectively 'black and proud' however you maybe superficially perceived, then so be it.

There is not one Director of the Formula One broadcast for every race. There is a different Director for every race, and the Director is from the country Formula One is racing in that week. You might notice while watching the race in Japan, the Director might have a camera show the Japanese driver much more than normal. A race in Brazil, that Director seems to show the Brazilian drivers more than other races. The Director's seem to favor showing the drivers from their home country.

McLaren. The only team he has driven for in F1 since he started in 2007.

Yes.

Derek Daly (born in Stillorgan, Dublin) competed in 49 F1 races from 1978-1982 and scored 15 total points.

Tommy Byrne (born in Drogheda, County Louth) competed in 2 F1 races in 1982 and scored 0 points.

Joe Kelly (born in Dublin) drove in the 1950 and 1951 British Grand Prix and scored 0 points.

im not a 100% sure..but i would put my money on a matchbox car..they have more weight and have a higher *terminal velocity*

There have been 30 Formula One drivers from Brazil including three world champions.

Own the Podium was created in 2004.

The 2007 drivers world championship in formula 1 was won by Ferraris Kimi Raikkonen. He beat both Mclaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso by one point at the end of the Brazilian grand prix.

BMW drivers Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica did not win the 2007 championship.

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Heart attack probably

The Old Firm - Glasgow Rangers v Glasgow Celtic

2.3 seconds

it takes about 4 seconds, on average

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You can buy what they refer to as camber bolts that you put where the strut mounts to the knuckle, which are oblong, and allow for adjustment. My alignment guy says they have a hard time getting them to work correctly and stay in place so the alternative is to elongate the lower mounting hole in the strut to allow adjustment. That would probably be the best way. When you buy aftermarket struts, they are usually already elongated.

The latest news (January 4, 2014) about Shumacher is that he has had two operations and is critical but stable condition.

Try Hobby Hobby or Great Hobbies, both in Mississauga. Not exactly Toronto, but they should be able to help you buy a good RC car.

Monaco

The first ever English F1 racing grand prix champion was Mike Hawthorn in the year 1958. He drove for Ferrari.

you go through the grass in the 3 level

In ideal conditions, dry weather, great road surface etc. slick tyres offer more rubber to the road therefore greater traction. Normal road tyres are a compromise, on any one trip your car may have to cope with sunshine, rain, sleet, snow, bad road surface, smooth surface, mud, and gravel. Manufacturers have to make a tyre that can cope with that. The result is the tyre on your car.

Tourismo Internationale

Races are held in almost every continent except North America.

1. Asia - China, Singapore, Japan etc

2. Australia

3. Europe - Germany, Britain, Belgium etc

4. South America - Brazil

Predominantly the races are in Europe