Because temperatures of the track and in the car can go up to around 50oC!
They are just that, guards. They keep debris, rain, dirt, etc. from coming up into the the drivers exposed head.
F1 drivers swerve during races to warm up their tires and maintain optimal grip on the track, which helps improve their performance and reduce the risk of losing control of the car.
Because they didn't make it in F1.
Formally, they are called Professional Race Car Drivers, often just called drivers. Sometimes in Europe, especially in open-wheeled single seat cars like F1, the drivers are called pilots.
Yes, if a woman is good enough then she could be an F1 driver.
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Over 600 different f1 drivers have won a f1 gp between 1950 and 2012.
he lives in Switzerland like many other f1 drivers
Yes. The safety aspects of the car and also the track have been vastly improved.
The Drivers for the Williams F1 team in the year 2010 were: Race Drivers: Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hulkenberg Test Driver: Valtteri Bottas The Drivers for the Williams F1 team for this year 2011 are: Race Driver: Rubens Barrichello and Pastor Maldonado Test Driver: Valtteri Bottas