Serves for a confident start from a place without slipping. – Slicks, tires with a smooth and sticky surface designed to dry slopes. Provide maximum traction. – Traction Control (Traction control) – electronic distribution of torque rear wheels by reducing engine speed, which prevents slippage in bends. It was born in Formula One ABS, which in 1990 introduced the first Ferrari team in 1990. Only four years later, the ABS was introduced in the production of production vehicles.
However, electronics has played the race fatal role. Practice has shown that electronic innovations reduced the value of pilots, and sometimes turned a precarious situation. From 1983 to 1994 on the tracks of Formula were no fatal accidents. But in the spring of 1994 the Royal race shaken impact – on the track of Imola Ratzenberger were killed Austrian Ronald and legendary Brazilian Ayrton Senna. After the tragic death of pilots urgently revised FIA technical regulations and banned many electronic system. Advances in technology has made in Formula race teams financial resources, annual budgets which are numbered in the hundreds of millions of dollars. But not everyone could make such a burden, and from year to year in Formula fewer and fewer participants. As a result, beginning in 1990 left the World Cup 28 teams.
Untouchable Ferrari The new formula XXI century came under the sign of Ferrari. Technical superiority over the rivals were too obvious: from 2000 to 2004 the team won the Constructors Championship, and all the championships collects Michael Schumacher, who in the end a seven-time world champion. The lack of real competition Ferrari again served as cause tightening of rules. It was decided to abandon the ten-volume motors in 3-liter eight-cylinder in favor of a volume of 2.4 liters. Despite such drastic measures engines used in Formula One continues affect their technical characteristics: 2.4-liter working volume issued more than 800 horsepower and hyping the crankshaft to 19,000 revolutions per minute. Superb aerodynamics car accelerates to 300 km / hour. True flow Fuel accounts for 40 – 50 liters of fuel per 100 km. Innovations immediately changed the balance of power and influence tactics in the race. Y Ferrari appeared formidable competitors, among which the most powerful is the command Renault, won Constructors’ Cup in 2005 and 2006. Despite the tens of billions of dollars circulating in the “Formula” and around a royal race today is not all right. Periodically caused the huge scandals, the main causes of discontent which is the command to redistribute income from the Championship and the constantly changing technical regulations. Things reached the point that a number of automakers began to develop regulations Alternative Championship, which will involve their teams if FIA leadership all the time will change the rules of the game. It would not happen in the coming years, “Formula 1” will remain, although not the fastest but the most popular kind of racing. People are too used to the idiosyncratic show.
Elegant and comfortable car Peugeot 206 is designed and put into production in 1998. Even the most distant from the cars people can see the superiority of the car over other models. Because of its popularity edition Peugeot 206 model continued for several more years after the start of production in 2006, the new Peugeot 207. The first models of cars introduced to the market in 1998, upgrading a model 206 first awarded in 2003 This car is offered in two versions: with a third 5-door hatchback bodywork and station wagon. Also, based on the Peugeot 206 coupe-cabriolet was issued under the code name "206 SS" (discontinued in 2007). The car came with a two petrol (1.4 liters and 75 liters.., 1.6 liters and 109 hp..) And two diesel (1.4 liter and 65 years. with., 1.6-liter and 109 liter.