More F1 Terminology
A switch in the cockpit to alter the split of the car's braking power between the front and the rear wheels
Break Balance
What is the name of the school newspaper at Hogwarts?
The daily prophet
What is the name of the Gryffindor ghost?
Nearly Headless Nick
So easy, a caveman can do it
Gieco
Literally, the turning or twisting force of an engine, this is generally used as a measure of an engine's flexibility.
torque
A tight sequence of corners in alternate directions. Usually inserted into a circuit to slow the cars, often just before what had been a high-speed corner.
Chicane
What is the name of the magical map that shows the entire layout of Hogwarts?
Marauder's Map
Who is Harry's godfather?
Sirius Black
Belong anywhere
Airbnb
A system that beams data related to the engine and chassis to computers in the pit garage so that engineers can monitor that car's behaviour
Telemetry
The tendency of a fluid jet, such as airflow, to be attracted to a nearby surface. F1 aerodynamicists use the effect to help divert airflow to specific areas of the car
Coanda effect
What is the name of the three-headed dog guarding the trapdoor in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?
Fluffy
What is Voldemort's real name?
Tom Riddle
The King of Beers
Budweiser
The degree to which a car is able to transfer its power onto the track surface for forward progress.
Traction
A term used to describe the movement of an F1 car around an imaginary vertical axis through the centre of the car.
Yaw
Which pub in London conceals the entrance to Diagon Alley?
The Leaky Cauldron
Which Weasley dies during the final battle of Hogwarts?
Fred Weasely
Save Money. Live Better.
Wal-Mart
The technical checking of cars by the officials to ensure that none are outside the regulations.
Scrutineering
Another name for the chassis or monocoque, so called because of its shape.
Tub
Who is manipulated into vandalizing Hogwarts with messages about the Chamber of Secrets?
Ginny Weasley
Which incantation can levitate an object?
Wingardium Leviosa
Built to Last
Ford
A bumpy, often saw-toothed strip of kerbing usually found on the exit of a corner to warn the driver of the edge of the track.
Rumblestrip