Some people think that Formula 1 (as well as MotoGP) is a bit strange kind of sport, and which is more they think those are weird who find pleasure in watching the F1 races. They think so on ground that what could be so fun about watching a motion-blurred cars whizz away in a few seconds and then wait till they whizz past you going on the next lap. Whizz-wait-whizz-wait-whizz-finish-go-home. That's how those sceptics perceive what actually is full of tension, speed, emotion and almost exstazy on the finish. Any Formula 1 fans among the readers? They know what I'm talking about. To shut up all the argument about that, here's my conclusion - if noboby watched F1, it would simply non-exist. But it does, and it means that people need and love F1 and love watching F1 racing.
Formula One , abbreviated to F1 , is the highest class of open wheeled auto racing defined by the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motor sport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name is a set of rules which all participants and cars must meet. The F1 world championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors.
Each Formla 1 racing competition includes three practice sessions, one qualifying session and the race itself. Qualifying is used to determine the order of positioning the cars on the grid for the competition - the fastest are to be positioned first, the slowest will be placed at the end. Does that make sense? There are lots of other regulations, some of them rather complicated for outsiders, but it's the strict regulations which make Formula 1 one of the safest racing competitions.
So what does this season bring for the Formula 1 fans? The number of Grands Prix held in a season has varied over the years. 2008 F1 Championship comprises 18 racing events. Traditionally each nation hosts a single Grand Prix, which carries the name of the country. If a single country hosts multiple Grands Prix in a year they receive different names. This year Spain hosts two races - Spanish GP (to start on Friday, April 25) and European GP (scheduled on Friday, August 22).
By the time of writing this article two Grands Prix are already in the past of this 2008 season - Australian GP with Lewis Hamilton from McLaren-Mercedes winning with 1:34:50.616 time result and Malaysian GP with Kimi Raikkonen from Ferrari winning with 1:31:18.555 time result.
See? Telling about this with words and figures is nothing - it doesn't make you feel anything, it's dry and dull. You ought to have watched that, and better watch that live. Seeing is believing. Whatever I tell you now you won't believe me that watching Formula 1 races can be fun - you need to see it with your own eyes. And I think you've got that chance as there 16 more races ahead - starting with Bahrain Grand Prix and ending the season with Brazilian Grand Prix scheduled on Sunday, November 2.
Where can you watch the race? Well, you shouldn't be surprised if I tell you you'd better watch it in person, live on the circuit. If that's not a choice for you because of lack of time or financial considerations - watch it on TV. But keep in mind that because the races are held all over the world, and there's such thing as time zones, you won't always be able to watch 'live' Formula 1 broadcasting because your local TV channel will most probably shift the broadcasting depending on your daytime and the difference in times between your location and the place where the race is held. So, no way out? There is always a way out. Firstly, you can follow the live timing on the official Formuka 1 website or F1-Live Dot Com. But still that's not the candy as it's not watching but mostly imagining what's happening. Know what? You can watch F1 live online through p2p video streams, the links provided on Live-Racing Dot Tv. In fact, it's a marriage of TV and Internet technologies which allows you watch F1 live online.
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