Let’s face it – winter time is not an ideal time for all Formula One fans around the world. No races, no tests yet... But cheer up – long before the engines roar again, the team will do its best to keep your appetite in check every day with some Formula One facts...

• The braking of an F1 car is so powerful it can draw tears from the driver’s eyes.

• The number 13 is not given to any driver.

• Each team travels about 100,000miles to races and tests every season.

• Drivers can lose up to 3kg of their body weight, through perspiration, over the course of a race as a result of the heat within the cockpit.