Some people just have this peculiar crave for speed.
Featured in Reuters.com last week were three racing drivers whom I guess were never taught of what going slow means.
Former Formula one world champion Michael Schumacher, now testing for Ferrari cars, took the challenge of racing Fiat 500 cars on outdoor ice rink two weeks ago - part of a team-building event held in northern Italy.
Schumacher, 39, won the giant slalom ski contest over other car racers including Ducati’s MotoGP titleholder Casey Stoner.
Seems like Formula one offers such an excellent speed training, isn’t it?
Formula One, or F1, is considered as the world’s highest class of auto racing. According to wikipedia.com, "formula" stands for a set of rules that govern all participants and cars. Grands Prix is F1 world championship season’s series of races usually held on purpose-built circuits and sometimes on closed city streets.
On these events, cars race at a speed reaching more than 320 kilometer per hour or 200 miles per hour. You should know! Millions of people around the world watch such breath-taking event in televisions worldwide.
The cars’ secret? Well, it’s on electronics, suspension, aerodynamics and tires that must bear quality same as of an Acura Integra wheel bearing.
Formula One has what it calls as The Schumacher’s era - the period in which Schumacher established his reputation as a Formula One champion for seven consecutive years. Just right for someone who spent almost 16 years of his life in Formula One thus making him a certified speed pro.
Last year, Schumacher tested Ducati MotoGP bike. He told Reuters, "I will continue to enjoy the bike, yes. Whether I do another test with Ducati, I don’t know."
Okay, okay. Some people like Schumacher just have the guts to FEEL what it means to fly with cars.