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Formula One is challenge that tests the nerves of a car racing team. Best teams from all over the world gear up to face this challenge. Only those who have top class techniques and practiced hard for it succeed in this racing.

Whenever I think of Formula 1 there is one car that comes into my mind and it is BMW. This car has excelled over the period of time in this competition.

Cars powered by BMW have got victory in 20 races. BMW took charge of the Sauber team in 2006 and became the Formula 1 constructors. The team got fair amount of success in 2007 as well as and 2008. The BMW Sauber team got the constructor team victory at Canadian Grand Prix in June, 2008, with driver Robert Kubica.

There are many significant achievements which BMW has to its name. It won the driver championship once in 1983. It was runner-up in constructor championship in 2002, 2003 and 2007. It has 20 Grand Prix victories to it name. It has got podium finishes 76 times. It has got pole positions 33 times. It has 33 fastest laps to its name.

In the past BMW has supplied engine to Williams, Brabham, Benetton, and Arrows. There are several great drivers who started their career in Formula One with BMW. This includes Sebastian Vettel, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jenson Button, and Robert Kubica.

BMW announced in 2009 about its withdrawal from the Formula One after the finishing of 2009 season. This team was purchased by Peter Sauber who was the earlier owner of it. From this discussion we find that BMW displayed consistent performance in Formula 1 in the past.

Yamaha has many four stroke and two stroke scooters and off road and on road motorcycles to its name. In 1970s, XS 650 from Yamaha was a good success. They launched the in line production having four cylinders in 2009. It had the crankshaft orientation in cross plane manner.

Yamaha motorcycles

The technology used in it got inspiration from the MotoGP racebike.Yamaha launched a new sportbike model in 2009. It was based on the earlier R6 motor. This model is called FZ6R which is a 600cc bike. It has a fuel injected engine having four cylinders.

This new design is very innovative in approach. The models that have come in 2009 and 2010 have those features that particularly suit beginners. These features could be lower seats and digital display for adding comfort of the biker.

An average teenager would like to have their own car instead of being driven around by their parent. It is the age of independence and somewhat showing off to others as well, this is why a lot of parents will find the lowest car loan to make it possible for their kids to drive around their own cars. However, there are some parents who are debating that teenagers are not safe driving around their own cars due to the type of living most teenagers are doing today.

Teenagers should not be driving their own cars

Even without their parent’s money, teenagers now days can easily pay for their own cars especially if there are auto sales that they can afford.  Driver’s license can be obtain in a year of puberty or teenage years, this is why you can see high school students driving their own car going to school instead of riding the school bus.

However, DUI cases or driving under the influence of alcohol is common among this teenagers owned their own automotive. This is what scares a lot of parents. Since their kid had their own car, they can drive around anyway without their supervision that sometimes lead to untoward incidence.  Teenagers who are out of control can easily sneak up at night even during school night to go out and have some fun without their parents knowing it. However, some parents said that they should not blame it on having their own car. Instead, supervision should be doubled.