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5 things you should not tell an F1 fan

Things you should never tell an f1 fan:- 1. "The cars just go around in circles."     This is probably the most common thing that F1 fans hear. To everyone who said that DO THOSE CIRCUITS LOOK LIKE CIRCLES ?.  2. "How hard can driving be?"    These cars that are being driven are no ordinary road cars. To drive an F1 car you first need an FIA super licence. There is only hand full of drivers who have an active super licence meaning only a few are qualified to drive an F1 car .  Additionally,  when driving an F1 car there are a lot of other things that act on the drivers (keep reading). It's no easy job to drive an F1 car.     3. "*insert name of any other sport* is more physically exhausting and harder than F1."    I magine that you're going at about 300 kmph, strapped to a  702 kg car. Now your heart is beating at 200 beats per minute and temperatures around you are hitting about 50-55 degrees cent

Italian Grand Prix 2016

Nico Rosberg's two consistent wins and Lewis Hamilton's two  flawed races have brought down the championship lead to a mere 2 points. From Rosberg's 43 point advantage to Hamilton's 19 point advantage and finally now to 2 points it's been one hell of a fight between these two.  Ferrari gave their fans plenty to cheer about. Overtaking the slow starting Hamilton on the start put the Ferraris of Vettel and Raikkonen in 2nd and 3rd respectively. But Mercedes' blistering pace was eventually able to steal one podium position from the Ferraris. Sebastian Vettel did finish 3rd which gave the tifosi a lot to cheer about. Ferrari insist that things are calming down and that they are headed in a positive direction. The tracks coming up suit Redbull but at the same time are tracks in which Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen have gone well in. Maybe Ferrari can challenge Redbull and probably even Mercedes in Singapore. Redbull were prepared for one of