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The first World Championship Grand Prix was held in 1950 at Silverstone; since then 77 circuits in total have hosted a Grand Prix.A lot of classic (older) circuits have hosted Grands Prix using different configurations throughout their history: Nürburgring, Spa-Francorchamps, Monza, etc. Taking Nürburgring as an example, the first World Championship race there used the 22.835 km (14.189 mi ...
Zwartkops Raceway is a 2.400 km (1.491 mi) circuit located in Centurion, South Africa. [1] The circuit was inaugurally opened in November 1961, was closed in 1998, but re-opened in March 2001. [ 2 ]
The first advantage of this Repco 620 V8 was its compact size and lightness, which allowed it to be bolted into an existing 1.5-litre Formula One chassis. With no more than 310 bhp (231 kW), the Repco was by far the least powerful of the new 3-litre engines, but unlike the others it was frugal, light and compact. [ 15 ]
Lewis Hamilton made his maiden drive in a Ferrari Formula One car on Wednesday, 22 January, in what he described as one of the best feelings of his life. It was the seven-time world champion's ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 February 2025. Motorsport championship held worldwide "F1", "Formula 1", and "FIA F1 World Championship" redirect here. For other uses, see F1 (disambiguation), Formula One (disambiguation), and List of FIA championships. Formula One Formula One logo since 2018 Category Open-wheel single-seater ...
A modern Formula One car capable of developing up to six G of lateral cornering force and a downforce equivalent to twice its weight at 190 km/h (120 mph). [65] [66] The car is designed to create the maximum amount of downforce for the minimal amount of drag with the configuration often modified to the requirements of a particular track. [58]
Although many designers and drivers have come and gone over the years, the team is best known for its years under the leadership of Flavio Briatore (team principal 1991-1997, 2000-2009; advisor 2024-present) [15] and Pat Symonds (engineer and/or technical director 1979-1990, 1992-2009), [16] during which it won all seven of its Formula One championships.
The car was first raced in the 1961 British Empire Trophy, where Rob Walker put Jack Fairman in the car, but the start was an inauspicious one as Fairman crashed on lap 2. In the British Grand Prix at Aintree , Fairman drove the car again, but surrendered it to Stirling Moss after his Walker-entered Lotus 18 failed.