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An established F1 track by and large consists of a selection of straight tarmac on which the starting lines are situated. The pit lane, where the F1 drivers enter for refuelling & tyres during the Formula One race, & where the F1 teams operate on the Formula 1 cars before the motor race, is traditionally located next to the starting grid. The plan of the rest of the race circuit varies extensively, even if in a large number of occasions the circuit runs in a clockwise way. Those few race circuits that run anti-clockwise (and as a result have primary left-handed bends) might cause F1 drivers health troubles because of the huge amount of sideways forces generated by Formula 1 cars pulling their body in the reverse direction to normal.
Several of the courses presently in operation are exclusively made for racing days. The modern street race courses are the Circuit de Monaco & Melbourne, although circuits in other countries come and go (Las Vegas & Detroit) & suggestions for such races are often considered ? recently London & Beirut. Quite a lot of other race courses are also totally or partly laid out on public roads, such as Spa-Francorchamps. The fascination and regard of the Monte Carlo grand prix are the main cause why the race course is still in use nowadays, since it is considered not to pass the firm safety conditions forced on other race courses. Three-time Formula One World champion Nelson Piquet notably expressed racing in Monaco as “like riding a bike in your own living room”. For all the latest Formula 1 News go now to F1Tribute.com.
