Race "Formula-1" and "Paris-Dakar" - a competition of athletes and machines

Racing "Formula - 1" and "Paris - Dakar" - one of the most exciting and popular events around the world. They compete not only athletes, but also car manufacturers. Both of these races are held for a long time since the beginning of last century. Every year the number of participants is growing steadily. Each race brings its own surprises, pleasant or not. "Formula - 1" - a competition in which cars compete with open-wheel. These machines are called fireballs. Fireballs are moving in a circle. This competition is held annually since 1950. But the race will be remembered in 2008 many fans of this sport. From the outset, leaders of arrival changed one after another. Since the start of multiple fireball appeared in the repair boxes. Someone was there a few times, someone is not left back on track. The situation changed with each new round. Without a single mistake and a failure was his track by Robert Kubica - the first Polish driver who won at these competitions. He spoke at the BMW. This is the first victory of the designers of this car. It is interesting to note that the "Formula - 1" is purely a male sport. In the history of the world championship it acted only five women. At competitions are fireballs of various design firms. The championship moves from one to the other engineering design. The only machine that with its first appearance at the start won the competition, is the Wolf WR1. Race, "Paris - Dakar" is held annually on the eve of the new year. The first rally was held in 1978. This competition is different in that they involved different brands of vehicles: cars, trucks, motorcycles and more. The track is always different rally all kinds of difficulties, conceivable and inconceivable. Russian riders annually take part in competitions. Crews are firm KAMAZ. This year our team has become the undisputed leader of the competition among truck - took second place. Among motorcycle championship won Frenchman Cyril Despres. Every year the number of participants is steadily growing. At the rally represented the best design engineers that have passed all the checks on reliability and safety. One of these inspections is voluntary certification. However, competition is known and tragic cases. For example, in 1988, crashed truck Dutch team of the UAR. He led from the start by a large margin. In 2005, the hospital, without regaining consciousness, died on Spanish rider Jose Manuel Perez.