An established Formula 1 race course generally compromises of a stretch of straight tarmac on which the starting grid is positioned. The pit lane, where the F1 drivers come in for fuel & replace tyres during the motor race, & where the F1 constructors work on the F1 cars prior to the Formula 1 motor race, is usually sited in parallel to the starting grid. The outline of the rest of the track changes significantly, even if in the majority of cases the circuit is constructed in a clockwise direction. Those few courses that run anticlockwise (C181& thus have mostly left-handed turns) could cause F1 drivers health issues due to the vast sideways forces generated by F1 engines dragging their body in the opposite direction to normal. For all the latest Formula 1 News go now to F1Tribute.com.

Several of the race courses currently in operation are exclusively created for competition. The existing street race tracks are the Circuit de Monaco & Melbourne, even though grand prix in other urban locations come & go (E.g. Las Vegas and Detroit) & plans for such races are time and again discussed ? lately London & Beirut. A number of other race circuits are also completely or partly laid out on normal roads, for example Spa-Francorchamps. The beauty & love of the Monte Carlo F1 grand prix are the chief motivation why the track is still in use today, since it’s considered not to meet the strict safety conditions forced on other race circuits. Three-time Formula 1 World champion Nelson Piquet notably expressed racing in Monte Carlo as “like riding a bicycle around your own living room”.