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Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. [ 2 ]
Relating to the team's nationality because of teams' bases in Britain several mistakes occurred on official entry lists issued by or podium ceremonies organized by the FIA or race organisers, e.g. Wolf [31] [32] holding the Canadian nationality and Shadow (in 1973) [33] and Penske [34] [35] both holding the American nationality all identified ...
The team retained the Renault name for the 2011 season, [43] but starting in the 2012 season, Genii's primary sponsor, Lotus Cars, [44] [45] signed a deal to rename the team to Lotus F1. The team had no corporate connection to the old Team Lotus. To honor its hometown, the team's chassis designations all contained an "E" for "Enstone". [44] [46]
Racing Bulls S.p.A., competing as Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team (shortened to Racing Bulls [9] or VCARB), is an Italian Formula One racing team and constructor that is competing since the 2024 season. It is one of two Formula One constructors owned by Austrian conglomerate Red Bull GmbH, the other being Red Bull Racing.
American car manufacturer General Motors (GM) is contracted to compete as a Formula One constructor under the Cadillac brand as Cadillac Formula 1 Team, beginning with the 2026 season, and is set to become a power unit manufacturer by the end of the 2020s.
US F1 was to have been the only new team in 2010 to feature their own gearbox, produced by EMCO Gears, Inc. [18] Windsor's team blog confirmed that one of the team's initial investors was the advertising agency of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, while Chad Hurley, co-founder of YouTube, was the team's primary investor. [19]
Formula 2 was a difficult task for the small team, racing 1978 and 1979 without scoring any championship points. The early 1980s were somewhat better. AGS was one of the few teams who ran its own cars (Maurer, Minardi and Merzario were the others), and eventually the team was able to score points regularly. Soon some victories came, too.
McLaren Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh, replaced Montezemolo in December 2009, [2] and the group was involved in discussions with the FIA for future Formula One regulations. Four teams pulled out of FOTA at the end of 2011, and the association lost its purpose as the teams came to individual agreements ahead of a new Concorde Agreement in 2013.