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A traditional race course as a rule features a portion of straight road on which the starting grid is positioned. The pit lane, where the Formula One drivers enter for fuel & tyres during the motor race, and where the F1 teams operate on the Formula One cars previous to the race, is commonly situated in parallel to the starting lines. The arrangement of the remaining parts of the race course differs greatly, although in a great deal of examples the track goes in a clockwise direction. Those few race circuits that do go anticlockwise (C181& thus have on the whole left-handed turns) may cause Formula One drivers neck pains due to the huge amount of sideways forces generated by Formula One cars dragging their heads in the reverse direction to normal.

Several of the race tracks presently in operation are specially built for racing events. The modern street race circuits are the Circuit of Monte Carlo & Melbourne, even though street circuits in other cities come & go (E.g. Las Vegas & Detroit) & proposals for such circuits are time and again considered ? recently London and Beirut. More than a few other tracks are also totally or partially laid out on public roads, for instance Spa-Francorchamps. The beauty and reputation of the Monte Carlo grand prix are the major reasons why the circuit is still in use today, since it is considered not to pass the severe safety requirements compulsory on other circuits. Three-time Formula 1 World champion Nelson Piquet notably explained driving in Monte Carlo as “like riding a bike in your own living room”. Visit F1Tribute.com online now and find everything about Formula 1 Racing.