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Tilke also designed the new Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, where F1 made its return to the United States in 2012. Tilke's latest designs include Sochi Autodrom which hosted its first race in 2014 with the debut of Russia in F1, Kuwait Motor Town (Kuwait) which opened officially in 2019, and the Hanoi Street Circuit which was set for ...
John Edward Barnard, RDI (born 4 May 1946) [1] is an English engineer and racing car designer. Barnard is credited with the introduction of two new designs into Formula One: the carbon fibre composite chassis first seen in 1981 with McLaren, and the semi-automatic gearbox with shift paddles on the steering wheel, which he introduced with Ferrari in 1989.
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours: Magny-Cours France: Grand Prix 4.411 km (2.741 mi) Europe Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps: Stavelot Belgium: Grand Prix 7.004 km (4.352 mi) Europe Circuit Gilles Villeneuve: Montreal Canada: Grand Prix 4.361 km (2.710 mi) North America Circuit of the Americas: Austin United States: Grand Prix 5.513 km (3.426 mi)
The "Type" column refers to the type of circuit: "street" is a circuit held on closed city streets, "road" refers to a mixture of public roads and a permanent track, and "race" is a permanent facility. The "Last length used" shows the track length for the configuration that was used last time the Formula One race was held on a given track.
This is a list of car designers, both current and former, in Formula One. Please feel free to populate this list by adding [[Category:Formula One designers]] in the categories section of an article. About engine designers, please refer to Category:Formula One engine engineers
Yas Marina was the second of four Formula One tracks in the Middle East, with the first being in Bahrain and subsequent tracks in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. A two-day GP2 Asia Series test was held to officially open the circuit, which was held a week before the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix . [ 4 ]
Newey has been designing F1 cars since 1988 and has won 12 Constructors’ Championships, split between his time at Williams, McLaren and Red Bull. He also helped seven different drivers to 13 titles.
The 5.125 km (3.185 mi) long circuit was designed by German racetrack designer Hermann Tilke. [4] [5] The circuit is best known as the venue for the annual Formula One Indian Grand Prix, which was first hosted in October 2011. [6]