Formula One Racing: Driver vs. Technology
Abstract
In the realm of car racing there is a constant competition between performance enhancing technologies and pure driving skill. This paper looks to a popular racing series in Europe and Asia called Formula One to illustrate this point. An organization worth millions of dollars, Formula One's mission statement is dual fold: to pit the world's best drivers against each other and challenge the world's best car manufacturers in competition. Formula One racing is therefore composed of dual components essential to car racing: the competition between drivers and the competition between technologies. At what point does such an advance of technology diminish the role of the driver? And at what point does regulating technology impede the development of technology for consumer cars? This paper examines several key legislations in the realm of car racing as well as the spillover of technology from car racing into consumer street cars. Ultimately, the author suggests that technology, when properly guided, can serve both car racing and innovation.
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2012-06-14
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