SCIENCENVIRO (Opinion): F1 season in the changing scenario - UPSC fav.

• Formula One F1 season gets ready to start in Melbourne and finishing in Sao Paulo, teams and drivers have approximately eight months to prove to the world who has engineered the best cars. 
• This is a year when the F1 circus has become more global than ever: only 40 per cent of races will take place in Europe, the lowest ever proportion.

• For the first time in the sport’s history, six racing champions will line up on the starting grid of the new F1 season, starting on Sunday.Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button will all be doing their utmost to stop Sebastian Vettel becoming only the third driver to win three titles sin a row.

• This Graphic documenting the myriad rule changes for teams and drivers that are designed to have a beneficial impact on safety and sustainability.