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Latest F1 2020 match schedule

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The latest F1 2020 season schedule introduces all the most important details of each race, except for the Grand Prix in China which has been postponed without a specific date and time.

This weekend, the F1 season is expected to start in Australia, despite the risk of spreading covid-19. Regardless of the Grand Prix in China being delayed without a specific date and time, the following is the latest F1 F1 2020 schedule showing all the most important details of the remaining 21 races (starting at 15:10 by the hour), unless specifically stated otherwise.

1. March 15 – Australia: Albert Park racetrack, Melbourne. 58 lap, each lap is 5,303km long. The total length of 307,574 km. Start the competition 05h10 GMT. Pole 2019: Lewis Hamilton (England) Mercedes. Winners of 2019: Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Mercedes.

2. March 22 – Bahrain: Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir. 57 lap, each lap is 5,412km long. The total length of 308,238km. Starting the competition 15h10 GMT. Pole 2019: Charles Leclerc (Monaco) Ferrari. Championship 2019: Hamilton. The race must take place under lights from dawn to dusk.

3. April 5 – Vietnam: Hanoi race track. 55 lap, each lap is 5.607km long. The total length of 308.385km. The course has 23 bends and 1.5km of straight road.

4. May 3 – Netherlands: Zandvoort race track. 72 lap, each lap is 4.252km long. The total length of 306,144km.

5. May 10 – Spain: Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona. 66 lap, each lap is 4,655km long. The total length of 307,104km. Pole 2019: Bottas. Championship 2019: Hamilton.

6. May 24- Monaco: Monte Carlo racetrack. 78 lap, each lap is 3,337km long. The total length of 260.286km. Pole 2019: Hamilton. Championship 2019: Hamilton.

7. June 7 – Azerbaijan: Baku City Circuit race. 51 lap, each lap is 6.003km long. The total length of 306,049km. Starting 12h10 GMT (19h10 VN time). Pole 2019: Bottas. Winners of 2019: Bottas.

8. June 14 – Canada: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal. 70 lap, each lap is 4.361km long. The total length of 305,270km. Started 18h10 GMT . Pole 2019: Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari. Championship 2019: Hamilton.

9. June 28 – France: Circuit Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet. 53 lap, each lap is 5,861km long. The total length of 309,690km. Pole 2019: Hamilton. Championship 2019: Hamilton.

10. July 5 – Austria: Red Bull Ring, Spielberg race track. 71 lap, each lap is 4,318km long. The total length of 306.452km. Pole 2019: Leclerc. Winners of 2019: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull.

11. July 19 – United Kingdom: Silverstone race track. 52 lap, each lap is 5,891km long. The total length of 306,198km. Pole 2019: Bottas. Championship 2019: Hamilton.

12. August 2 – Hungary: Racetrack Hungaroring, Budapest. 70 lap, each lap is 4,381km long. The total length of 306,670km. Pole 2019: Verstappen. Championship 2019: Hamilton.

13. August 30 – Belgium: Spa-Francorchamps race track. 44 lap, each lap is 7,004km long. The total length of 308,052km. Pole 2019: Leclerc. Championship 2019: Leclerc.

14. September 6 – Italy: Monza race track. 53 lap, each lap is 5,793km long. The total length of 307,029km. Pole 2019: Leclerc. Championship 2019: Leclerc.

15. September 20 – Singapore: Marina Bay Racetrack. 61 lap, each lap is 5,065km long. The total length of 308,828km. Starting 12h10 GMT. Pole 2019: Leclerc. Winners of 2019: Vettel.

16. September 27 – Russia: Sochi race track. 53 lap, each lap is 5,848km long. The total length of 309,745km. Starting 11h10 GMT. Pole 2019: Leclerc. Championship 2019: Hamilton.

17. October 11 – Japan: Suzuka race track. 53 lap, each lap is 5.807km long. The total length of 307,471km. Start the competition 05h10 GMT. Pole 2019: Vettel. Winners of 2019: Bottas.

18. October 25 – USA: Circuit of the Americas, Austin. 56 lap, each lap is 5,513km long. The total length of 308.405km. Starting at 1910 GMT. Pole 2019: Bottas. Winners of 2019: Bottas.

19. November 1 – Mexico: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City. 71 lap, each lap is 4,304km long. The total length of 305.354km. Starting at 1910 GMT. Pole 2019: Leclerc. Championship 2019: Hamilton.

20. November 15 – Brazil: Interlagos race track, Sao Paulo. 71 lap, each lap is 4,309km long. The total length of 305,909km. Starting 17h10 GMT. Pole 2019: Verstappen. Champion 2019: Verstappen.

21. November 29 – Abu Dhabi: Yas Marina race track. 55 lap, each lap is 5,554km long. The total length of 305,355km. Started 13h10 GMT. Pole 2019: Hamilton. Championship 2019: Hamilton.

Honda City 2020 debuted in India, without turbocharged engines

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After Thailand, India is the next market in Asia preparing to welcome the new generation Honda City with 6 versions and does not use a turbocharged engine.

The fifth-generation Honda City was unveiled in Thailand in November 2019. After its launch, City 2020 has become one of the most interested models in Southeast Asia, competing with Nissan Almera and Toyota Yaris Ativ. Special for City 2020. It is expected that the B-class car will launch in India by the end of this month. According to the leaked information, City 2020 will have 6 versions using gasoline engines in India, comes with a manual gearbox or CVT. All are locally assembled.

It is worth noting that the 1.0L turbocharged engine version will not appear in India, but instead is the 1.5-liter naturally aspirated i-VTEC engine. This engine produces 120 horsepower (equivalent to 1.0 liter turbocharged engine power in Thailand) and meets India’s Bharat 6 emissions standards.

Besides the petrol engine, Honda City 2020 in India will also have a 1.5L i-DTEC diesel version similar to the previous generation. This version will have the option of a CVT gearbox, next to the manual gearbox.

In the new generation, Honda City retains the old design but is made more bold and modern. The lines on City 2020 are heavily influenced by the two older models, Accord and Civic.

Honda City 2020 has dimensions of length x width x height of 4,553 x 1,748 x 1,467 (mm), wheelbase of 2,589 mm. Compared to the previous generation, City 2020 is 113 mm longer, 53 mm wider, 10 mm lower and 11 mm shorter wheelbase. The new generation City uses a chassis technology that reduces noise, bringing a sense of comfort to the cabin when operating.

City’s front is similar to a miniature Accord. Vehicle ownership LED system connected by a metal bar in the middle. Fog lamp sockets are shaped more sporty, simulating aerodynamic wings.

At the rear, the LED taillight system is sharply shaped with a lightning pattern. However, turn signals are still halogen but not upgraded to LED.

As dimensions increase, City’s cabin space is also more spacious. City’s interior is designed with personality and a cleaner layout. It is equipped with a sporty 3-spoke steering wheel, sharper electronic dashboard and larger air vents. The RS version has an 8 inch touch screen.

In the Thai market, City 2020 has been removed the naturally aspirated engine, replaced by a turbocharged VTEC 3-cylinder engine, 1.0L capacity. The engine produces 120 horsepower and 173 Nm of torque, comes with a CVT gearbox and front drive system.

The safety technologies on the new City are similar to the current version, including 6 airbags, ABS / EBD brakes, body stabilization system, support for steep departure and reversing camera. Honda Sensing safety package has not been applied to the new City generation.

Look back World Cup Championship of the car world

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The 2018 World Cup soccer finals took place on the pitches of Russia with 32 teams representing 32 countries. An interesting question is, what if these teams were to compete in the car market?

Despite failing in the first match, the star of coach Joachim Low, the reigning world champion, is still a champion candidate at the 2018 World Cup. However, on the pitch of the cars Four-wheelers, the German team, despite a series of stars: Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Volkswagen, Porsche, still dropped to the lower projection when only producing 5.6 million cars in 2017. The defending champion is China. Last year, this country produced 29 million cars of all kinds.

2017 runner-up is the US team with GM, Ford, Chrysler stars …, which has launched a total of 11.2 million cars of all kinds. However, both incumbent and runner-up are not present in Russia this summer. The Japanese team is expected to be hard to beat the second round in Russia’s World Cup this year, but they are sure to be in third place in the World Cup of Car Maker rankings with sales 9.7 million vehicles in 2017.

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Brazil, who has held the world cup for the fifth time, is also a rising market for the world auto industry. Last year, this market grew to 25% and this year, 2018 is expected to continue growing by 10%. Currently major international brands such as Vilkswagen, Ford, GM and Fiat are expanding production plants in Brazil to turn the land of Samba dancers into a car manufacturing center of South America.

Argentina is expected to win the World Cup for the third time this year, but the country’s auto industry is overcoming a severe crisis in 2014, yet it has not made an impression like strikers on their lawn.

A team rich in tradition both on the pitch and on the track, the England team, still dreaming about the 1960s and early 1970s, when their football team won the World Cup (1966) along with their British car brand set a world record for sales with nearly 2 million units/year. The England team is on the way to find the old aura while the number of cars produced last year of the new country reached 1.74 million units in 2017, which means that it is still less than half a century ago.

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Iceland, the baby pepper has been surprising at the first round of the 2018 World Cup. But it was not only surprising on the pitch, the country with a population of just 335,000, built a very special car that surprised the world. It is Isar Torveg, dubbed the Terrain Monster – Monster SUV. Using a giant tires of up to 54 inches, equipped with 6.3L engines, Isar Torveg can safely operate on Iceland’s challenging snow and muddy roads.

The reason racing cars F1 has no airbags

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Airbags are difficult and unnecessary to install on F1 racing cars because the special design of the car is capable of protecting the drivers.

The total basic cost to produce an F1 race car is about 14 million USD. However, the car does not have airbags, safety equipment inherent in the popular car line. So what makes manufacturers not fit bags when on F1 racing cars?

According to the Bright Side, F1 cars designed the cockpit to fit the driver. The space is so narrow that it is impossible to install a steering wheel, costing about 70,000 USD.

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Possessing many buttons, controls and flat-surface design, F1 steering wheel is hard to fit inside hidden airbags like commercial cars. Besides, the close distance and cramped space can cause the driver to suffocate, injure the bag when activated.

The F1 driver’s seat is so modest that drivers cannot wear all safety belts in their shoulder, hip, and leg positions. Technical staff often help riders do this.

It is about having 5-7 safety belts in the car, the driver cannot slide forward or splash out of the car when there is an accident. This almost eliminates the use of airbags to prevent the driver from colliding with the details of the vehicle. More specifically, when an accident occurs, riders can disassemble the seat belts with just one knob and get out the car the fastest in about 5 seconds.

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Why F1 racing cars do not have airbags

F1 racing frame construction is made of light, expensive components, but the stiffness factor is not so overlooked. The details outside the F1 car may be broken or damaged but it is difficult to affect the cockpit where the driver sits.

In addition to the design of F1 cars, riders are also protected by special helmets. For example, this helmet can withstand the force of a 3-kilogram metal rod, falling from a height of 3 meters. The helmet’s material prevents deep cuts not exceeding 25 mm inside.

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Helmets of F1 racing helmets can protect the driver’s eyes at a speed of 483 km/h. At the same time, this helmet can withstand outside temperatures up to 815 degrees Celsius for 45 seconds, while the internal temperature is then, below 70 degrees Celsius.

With the equipment available on F1 racing cars and for athletes, airbags are no longer necessary.