Talking about the Formula One event, of course we will also wonder about the use of fuel in this F1 car. All types of vehicles that perform in this prestigious racing event, of course, use engines with more cc than ordinary cars.
Of course, with the use of a much better engine, it will be supported by a lot of fuel supply as well. F1 cars can travel at speeds of up to 400 kilometers per hour, when compared to ordinary cars, of course, F1 speeds up to a fraction of ordinary cars, therefore this sport is categorized as the most expensive sport in the world.
To keep it running well, participants must have a large capital especially their vehicles must still exist and continue to receive maintenance every time. To cover the distance of tens of thousands of kilometers every season, they have to spend up to billions of rupiah, one of which is the need for fuel. However, the implementation of the Formula One event continues to experience existence, besides that the demand for it is increasing from time to time, so this event has never experienced a setback.
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If in a matter per season, the distance covered reaches 16,000 kilometers, meaning that it is the same as the distance from the city of Sabang, Merauke, back and forth. For one season, a Formula One team even requires a supply of 200,000 liters of gasoline with an estimated cost of more than US$440 thousand. If the value is converted into IDR 5 billion. That number is said to be very large, not to mention the total costs that must be incurred in each season by all formula one teams, not to mention car maintenance every time, tires, as well as vehicle costs in the event of an accident.
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Then how many liters of gasoline does each F1 car consume in each series?
When compared to an ordinary car, which consumes one liter of fuel with a mileage of 12 kilometers, one liter F1 car can only cover a distance of two kilometers. The extravagant fuel consumption is also supported by faster mileage than ordinary cars. As for the F1 engine itself, it can reach 20 thousand rpm. According to the rules of the International Automobile Racing Federation (FIA), every single F1 car that completes the task at the finish line in a series can consume 140 liters of gasoline with a distance of 280 kilometers per series.
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