By Farah Tarek
Lights are about to go out and it’s a new formula 1 season, it's started already this weekend in Bahrain.
But the real question is, what is Formula 1?
Formula 1 is a category that is part of Motorsports. It consists of 10 teams, each team includes 2 drivers, and all of them will compete for 24 races to determine which driver will win the Drivers’ Championship and which team will win the Constructors’ Championship.
The 10 teams and 20 drivers are:
Redbull Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez | Ferrari Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz |
Mercedes Lewis Hamilton and George Russel | Mclaren Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri |
Aston Martin Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll | Alpine Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly |
Williams Alexander Albon and Logan Sargeant | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda |
Kick Sauber Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu | Haas Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg |
A typical grand prix consists of 3 days
Day One
This day includes first free practice and second free practice where the drivers get to try their cars on the track.
Day Two
This day includes Third free practice where the drivers also try their cars and the qualifying that determines which position should each driver start from on the race day.
Day Three
It’s finally the race where we get to see the cars fight together on the track over who gets to win the race.
How will the Bahrain grand prix end?
We will find out soon
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