Formula 1: The Official History: fully revised and updated

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Argentina hosted the first South American Grand Prix in 1953, and Morocco hosted the first African World Championship race in 1958.

This, combined with the dominance of four teams (largely funded by big car manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz), caused the poorer independent teams to struggle not only to remain competitive but to stay in business. The print size is fairly small which may present a problem for some readers, although this is not due to page size, but rather the abundance of photos. All Grands Prix have traditionally been run during the day, until the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix hosted the first Formula One night race in 2008, [123] which was followed by the day–night Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2009 and the Bahrain Grand Prix which converted to a night race in 2014.High-definition aerial photographs using Google Earth of legendary F1 circuits, along with fascinating trivia and historic moments from each. g., in 1950, a total of twenty-two Formula One races were held, of which only six counted towards the World Championship). Grid penalties can be applied for driving infractions in the previous or current Grand Prix, or for changing a gearbox or engine component. This proved to be the greatest technological breakthrough since the introduction of mid-engined cars. A BAR-Honda Formula One car, running with minimum downforce on a runway in the Mojave Desert achieved a top speed of 415 km/h (258 mph) in 2006.

Brabham were also being competitive during the early part of the 1980s, winning two Drivers' Championships with Nelson Piquet. Under wet conditions, drivers may switch to one of two specialised wet weather tyres with additional grooves (one "intermediate", for mild wet conditions, such as after recent rain, one "full wet", for racing in or immediately after rain). The Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) believed that allowing some teams to have such technical freedom would have created a 'two-tier' championship, and thus requested urgent talks with the FIA.Formula One races must be held on grade one tracks, the highest grade-rating issued by the FIA for tracks. The author has been given unique access to Ross Brawn, who was a key figure in winning World Championship titles at Benetton, Ferrari and then with his own Brawn team, before becoming one of the sport's key decision makers in his role as F1's Managing Director, Motorsport. A link with their previous owners still survived, however, with their car continuing to be powered by a Renault engine until 2014. For 2007, engines were restricted to 19,000 rpm with limited development areas allowed, following the engine specification freeze since the end of 2006. Traction control, launch control, and automatic shifting, plus other electronic driving aids, were first banned in 1994.

Such high lateral forces are enough to make breathing difficult and the drivers need supreme concentration and fitness to maintain their focus for the one to two hours that it takes to complete the race. The signing of this UN Sports for Climate Action Framework reinforces the momentum that has been growing in our Federation for many years. Most F1 drivers start in kart racing competitions, and then come up through traditional European single-seater series like Formula Ford and Formula Renault to Formula 3, and finally the GP2 Series.The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one of the premier forms of racing around the world since its inaugural running in 1950. During the 2020 season, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team conducted a study of its racial composition and found that approximately 95% of its workforce was white. The author has been granted unique access to the organisation, while each chapter contains special features on the greatest drivers and teams, important personnel, famous and infamous incidents and key changes to the rules on design, safety and competitiveness.

The formation of the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA) during 1979 set off the FISA–FOCA war, during which FISA and its president Jean-Marie Balestre argued repeatedly with FOCA over television revenues and technical regulations.In December 2020, the FIA claimed that it had developed a fuel with 100% sustainability, to be used in Formula One from either 2025 or 2026, when new engine regulations come into force. Currently in France, the only channel that broadcasts Formula one is the pay TV channel Canal+, having renewed its broadcasting rights until 2024.