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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] Each year, the F1 World Championship season is held.
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]
In 1974 a consistent race-to-race numbering system was first implemented in Formula One, based on the 1973 Constructors' Championship results. These assigned numbers were supposed to stay with their teams as long as they were part of Formula 1 or until they ran the reigning World Drivers' Champion , in which case they would swap numbers with ...
Three-time Formula One world champion Jack Brabham (pictured) established racing team Brabham, for which his son David would later race. American NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt suffered a fatal crash in the last corner of the 2001 Daytona 500, a race in which his son Dale Jr. (pictured) finished second.
In 2015 Lotus F1 signed Carmen Jordá to a deal including a run in a car. [32] Sauber signed Colombian driver Tatiana Calderón as development driver for 2017. [33] Calderón was promoted from her development driver role to test driver for the 2018 season, and tested an F1 car for the first time with Sauber in Mexico in October 2018. [34] [35]
Verstappen is the reigning Formula 1 World Drivers Champion, having won the title for three consecutive years, from 2021 to 2023 for Red Bull Racing. ... Another household name in the F1 sport ...
Drivers' champion Phil Hill in the Ferrari 156 F1 in 1962. There have been 58 Formula One drivers from the United States including two World Drivers' Championship winners, Mario Andretti and Phil Hill. Andretti is the most successful American Formula One driver having won 12 races, and only Eddie Cheever has started more Grands Prix.
An entrant is the person or corporate entity that registers a car and driver for a race, and is then responsible for preparing and maintaining that car during the race weekend. As a result of this preparation role and active involvement in the running of the race, the term "team" has become commonly applied to an entrant organisation.