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    Scuderia Ferrari

    Acceleration Calculations
    A Formula One circuit is split into three parts called sectors. The time it takes each driver to complete
    each sector is recorded.

    The table below shows the fastest sector times for Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in
    the qualifying session for the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix.

    1. Complete the final column of the table by calculating the average speed of both drivers in each
    sector. Write the values to four significant figures.

    Driver Sector Sector Length (m) Sector Time (s) Average Speed (m/s)

    1 1725 29.12

    Charles Leclerc 2 2334 38.70

    3 1353 22.71

    1 1725 29.04

    Carlos Sainz 2 2334 38.84

    3 1353 22.71

    At the start of their qualifying lap, both drivers were stationary.

    2. State the speed of both drivers at the start of the qualifying lap.
     m/s

    When signalled to begin the lap, the cars accelerate rapidly. Acceleration is the change in velocity of
    an object over time.

    3. State the equation linking the change in the velocity of an object to its acceleration.

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    4. Charles Leclerc qualified for the race with the fastest average speed in sector two.

    a) Calculate his average change in velocity between sectors one and two.

     m/s

    b) Calculate his average acceleration over the second sector. Give your answer to three significant
    figures.

     m/s2

    5. Charles Leclerc’s average speed decreased during sector three.

    a) Compare his acceleration in sector three with the previous sector.

    b) Calculate his acceleration during sector three. Give your answer to three significant figures.

     m/s2

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    6. Carlos Sainz qualified for the race with the fastest average speed in sector one.

    a) Calculate his average acceleration over the first sector. Give your answer to three significant
    figures.

     m/s2

    b) Calculate the difference in the average acceleration of the drivers over the first sector. Give
    your answer to three significant figures.

     m/s2

    When acceleration is constant, it is known as uniform acceleration and the following equation can
    be used:

    (final velocity)2 – (initial velocity)2 = 2 × acceleration × distance

    a) Rearrange the equation to make distance the subject.

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    All Formula One circuits have a speed trap. The speed trap is found on a long, straight section of a
    Formula One track. It is used to measure the maximum speed of the cars over the race.

    As he enters the straight, Carlos Sainz is travelling at 69.4m/s. He undergoes constant acceleration
    along the straight. When he reaches the speed trap 9.59s later his maximum velocity is recorded as
    91.7m/s.

    b) Calculate the distance he travelled in this time. Give your answer to three significant figures.

     m

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