A MATTER OF FORMULA

Of course, Formula 1® is about speed. But what is speed, if not mathematics? In fact, these epic races are a constant demonstration of the rst formula someone ever learns: speed is distance over time. ink for a minute about how long it takes for a driver to reach an average 160 mph, on these hellacious tracks. How many years does it take to perfect the art of moving in circles, to tame the geometry of the kerbs, to master the exact equation of risk that some mistake for “luck”? It’s mathematics, surely. Yet, however precise, comforting, or re ned, it still won’t add up. Because mathematics, like speed, can never fully convey the complex beauty of the formula.

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