Alright, next question:
How many GP2 drivers have made it to F1?
My making it to F1 I mean, driven in at least one race. People who drove in F1, went back to GP2 and then to F1 again count.
On the other hand, nearly all of the drivers succeeding in GP2 between 2005 and 2012, in terms of finishing a season among the top three, went on to F1.Aesto wrote:So less than one in five get through.
Rocket fuel?xwz wrote:On the other hand, nearly all of the drivers succeeding in GP2 between 2005 and 2012, in terms of finishing a season among the top three, went on to F1.Aesto wrote:So less than one in five get through.
New question - Which component prominently used in F1 was once chosen for a space mission?
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Although there is actually one more thing:The exhaust pipe of a Formula 1 car is made from a lightweight material able to resist the heat produced by the engine. While creating the Mars Lander engineers used the same lightweight material, which is perfect for protecting the spacecraft as it screams through the atmosphere of the red planet from space.
Did you, by chance, mean either one of those things?In 2006 NASA launched its Hinode satellite with the goal of gathering important information regarding the way the activity of the Sun influences our planet. The technology used in the satellite was also developed by F1 engineers, who provided their help in developing a 3-metre-long telescope. They were able to make the telescope lighter and worked on the development of a housing which was strong enough to protect fragile tools from the shock of blast off.