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	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Formula One
		Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is a form of formula racing and the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing.
		Formula One teams must build the chassis in which they compete, and consequently the terms "team" and "constructor" are interchangeable; this requirement distinguishes the sport from "spec series" such as IRL and NASCAR.
		Throughout the 2004 season, Formula One Management president Bernie Ecclestone repeatedly voiced his disapproval of the Silverstone Circuit, and suggested that unless its owners, the British Racing Drivers Club, modernise the facilities, the British Grand Prix would not appear on the 2005 schedule.
	fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/F1 (3772 words)

	1950 Formula One season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1950 Formula One season was the first and inaugural FIA Formula One World Championship season.
		In the same year, 16 other Grands Prix were disputed in 1950 season.
		In this first Formula One season 18 teams participated (7 constructors and 11 privateers) in 6 European Grand Prix (at Indy 500 only US teams, constructors and pilots participated).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1950_Formula_One_season (337 words)

	Formula One - Medbib.com, the modern encyclopedia
		Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motor sport's world governing body.
		Formula 1 is generally one of the biggest global TV draws behind the Football World Cup and the Olympics.
		Formula 1 can be seen around the world on RTL, the longest serving F1 broadcaster, ITV in the United Kingdom, SPEED Channel (as well as a few races being broadcast on CBS with the GP's in San Marino, Germany (European Grand Prix), Spain, and Monaco) in America and many other stations relaying the action live.
	www.medbib.com /F1 (6834 words)

	Formula One - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
		Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel formula auto racing.
		Formula 1 cars are the most expensive race cars currently in production and the sport is among the most expensive in the world.
		Formula One teams must build the chassis in which they compete, and consequently the terms "team" and "constructor" are more or less interchangeable.
	www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/Formula_One (4479 words)

	Formula one : teams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		At the end of the season, awards are given for both the driver and the team with the most points.
		Each member of the pit crew is there for a specific reason, whether it be to monitor the condition of the car's bodywork, to change tyres rapidly during a pit stop, or to ensure that the car's aerodynamics are set up properly.
		Because Formula 1 is a multi-million pound industry, all teams now have a strong business element too, with teams such as Jordan employing a commercial director especially to deal with merchandise and advertising.
	formulaonefan.me.uk /teams.html (386 words)

	FORMULA ONE RACING AND THE FIA FEDERATION INTERNATIONAL DE LA AUTOMOBILE
		Headquartered in Paris, France, at the end of the 1949 season it announced that for 1950 they would be linking several national Grands Prix to create Formula One with a World Championship for drivers, although due to economic difficulties the years 1952 and 1953 were actually competed in Formula Two cars.
		Formula One teams must build the chassis in which they compete, and consequently the terms "team" and "constructor" are more or less interchangeable; this requirement distinguishes the sport from "spec series" such as IRL, CART, Formula 3000 and NASCAR.
		Entering a (new) team in the Formula One World Championship requires a £25 million up-front payment to the FIA, which is then repaid to the team over the season.
	www.solarnavigator.net /formula_one.htm (4815 words)

	Amazon.com: Complete Encyclopedia: : Formula One HD: Books: Carlton Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Complete Encyclopedia of Formula One is the world's most comprehensive single-volume illustrated work of Formula One.
		The Formula One World Championship was held for the first time in 1950, linking established Grands Prix from just six countries.
		This is a pretty good book, it has lots of detail and is well written, but its all in fl and white and it doesn't cover any of the technical aspects of the cars and how they changed over the years.
	www.amazon.com /Complete-Encyclopedia-Formula-One-HD/dp/185868515X (953 words)

	Madison Motorsports
		Started in 1950 Formula 1 has been the premier forum for auto manufacturers to show off their engineering prowess in designing race cars.
		Formula 1 team budgets easily exceed 200 million dollars per year because of the enormous amount of research and development that must occur to produce a winning package.
		Formula 1 critics often say that Formula is simply a parade because often the margins of victory are much larger than in other race series.
	orgs.jmu.edu /mmsports/f1.htm (315 words)

	RacingOne - Nascar Racing: Auto Racing, Nascar News, Racing News, Nascar Online, Nascar 2006, Nascar Drivers, Nascar, ...
		The 2000 Formula One season is well underway with four of the 17 races already completed.
		In this, my first Formula One column for RacingOne.com, I thought I'd recap how Ferrari and Michael Schumacher are setting up for a championship charge, and also introduce myself to those who log on and read all the racing news on the site.
		Ferrari is the only team to have participated in every Formula One season since the modern championship was started in 1950.
	www.racingone.com /article.aspx?artnum=542 (896 words)

	National Console Support, Inc \| Welcome \| Willkommen \| Bienvenido \| Benvenuti
		Formula One action reaches the capable confines of the PSP with a fast-paced, high whining racing game with bells and whistles.
		The default button scheme is uncomfortable since the thumb basically has to control both acceleration and braking by tapping between the X and CIRCLE buttons.
		If you have a lot of time to kill, sit down and watch all of the races from start to finish and perhaps check how AI controlled racers handle some of the curves on the tracks.
	www.ncsx.com /2005/ncs091905/formula_one_portable_2005.htm (991 words)

	Grand Prix Cars - Alfa Romeo 158
		1950 at Silverstone there was little doubt what car would cross the finish line first.
		In 1950 the missing stars were replaced by the famous ‘3 Fs’: Farina, Fagioli and Fangio.
		It was a heavily redesigned and modified 158 with a de Dion rear axle instead of the swing axle employed previously.
	www.ddavid.com /formula1/alfa158.htm (978 words)

	Formula one : Home page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		There had been a number of large European race meetings prior to this date, but the idea of a drivers' championship had not been effectively put into place.
		The first F1 race was held at Silverstone in May 1950 and was won by the legendary driver Nino Farina in an Alfa Romeo.
		He went on to win the first two world championships, but was soon eclipsed by the first real F1 superstar and Farina's one-time team-mate Juan-Manuel Fangio.
	formulaonefan.me.uk (537 words)

	Formula One -- Sociology Final (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It is a series which was begun in 1950 and is the pinnacle of motorsports.
		The FIA does not sanction races in the United States, this is perhaps one of the reasons why Formula One is not very popular in North America.
		The first is the aforementioned Driver’s Championship, which is awarded to the driver who accumulates the most points at the end of the season or at some point during the season when it becomes a mathematical impossibility for another driver to take the lead.
	www2.bc.edu /~patelrn (292 words)

	ESPN.com - AUTO - Hakkinen ready to make it three straight
		Since the modern Formula One world championship began in 1950, five drivers have won the title three times: Jack Brabham, Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna, Nelson Piquet and Jackie Stewart.
		Hakkinen has said last year's championship duel with Irvine, which went down to the final race, was extremely stressful and that he needed a vacation to prepare for this year's 17-race season.
		This year's 17-race F1 schedule is relentless with a Grand Prix every two weeks between the season opener March 12 in Australia and the season finale Oct.
	espn.go.com /auto/formulaone/news/2000/0302/393730.html (855 words)

	Formula One History - The Early Years
		On 10 April 1950, Juan Manuel Fangio, in a Maserati, won the Pau Grand Prix, the first contest to be labeled an "International Formula One" race.
		Farina, who topped Juan Manuel Fangio by three points in the 1950 season, is best remembered for his style of driving; the relaxed, inclined position and outstretched arms that was to influence a whole generation of drivers.
		Leaving for Ferrari in 1951, for the next two seasons Farina fought a personal battle with Alberto Ascari, a battle he was bound to lose, for Ascari was by far the better driver; more controlled, faster and more precise.
	www.f1-grandprix.com /history2.html (653 words)

	Raymond Sommer - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
		Raymond Sommer (August 31, 1906, Mouzon, in the Ardennes département of France - September 10, 1950) was a Grand Prix motor racing driver.
		In 1950, the Formula 1 World Championship began and Sommer drove in five Grand Prix races for Talbot and BRM, retiring each time after his car failed.
		In September 1950, he entered the Haute-Garonne Grand Prix in Cadours, France where the steering failed on his 1100 cc Cooper and the car overturned at a corner.
	www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/Raymond_Sommer (446 words)

	2008 Formula One season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 2008 Formula One season will be the 59th FIA Formula One World Championship season.
		As it stands, there are a total of seven teams signed up to compete in the championship through an agreement with Formula One Management, with the other four major manufacturers in the Grand Prix Manufacturers’ Association (GPMA) having signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the 2006 Spanish GP.
		On April 28, 2006 the FIA announced that all of the current teams' applications for the 2008 season were granted, along with a new team Prodrive, fronted by the ex-BAR principal David Richards.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2008_Formula_One_season (559 words)

	Motorsport.com: Directory channel
		Every Formula 1 Grand Prix result since 1950; every record imaginable; and driver, team and engine supplier profiles.
		Formula 1 magazine with up to date Formula 1 pictures and information about F1 races, drivers, teams and other F1 interests.
		Category "History": A great story covering the complete history of Formula One, illustrated with a few small pictures.
	www.motorsport.com /directory/list.asp?C=/Formula_One (466 words)

	Formula 1 history and statistics since 1950 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In its final scheduled Formula One appearance, Michelin has completed a clean sweep of this year's world championship titles.
		Preparations for the final Grand Prix of the 2006 Formula 1 season are drawing to a conclusion as the Team McLaren Mercedes team fly out to the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
		Formula 1 history and statistics since 1950 Formula 1 drivers teams circuits.
	www.4mula1.ro (620 words)

	Amazon.com: The Formula One Years: Books: Timothy Collings,Sarah Edworthy,Eddie Jordan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Every major event in the history of Formula One racing is covered in the pages of this lavishly illustrated book.
		Entries for each year contain race-by-race statistics and both the drivers' championship and constructors' cup tables, as well as detailed reports and the major stories of the season.
		This comprehensive celebration of the highest echelon of racing traces its development from its roots to the current championship series and is a must-have addition to the bookshelves of car and racing lovers everywhere.
	www.amazon.com /Formula-One-Years-Eddie-Jordan/dp/1842223909 (694 words)

	IGN Boards - ~Britain (06/11/2006)~
		When the Formula One World Championship was incepted in 1950, Silverstone held the very first round, won by Guiseppe Farina in an Alfa Romeo.
		The seven-time Formula One World Champion has been the topic of much debate ever since he was found guilty of deliberately stalling in order to hold onto pole position in Monte Carlo last Saturday.
		After 1964 Formula One racing left the circuit, Aintree continued to be used for lesser events and club racing, eventually falling into disrepair.
	boards.ign.com /formula_one_racing/b5763/119067994/p1 (8779 words)

	miscellaneous
		The "keystone" of Formula One is the Concorde Agreement, a document signed by the team owners that is most notable for the fact it regulates key financial issues relating to the operation of the sport, including the distribution of television broadcast revenues and prize money, plus travel and freight allowances.
		The FIA Formula One World Championship was created in 1950, and the first Formula One race counting for the FIA Formula One World Championship was the British Grand Prix, which took place in Silverstone the 13
		In the 5th race of the 1954 season the first driver to die in a World Championship event was Argentinian Marimon who was killed during practice.
	www.fortunecity.com /silverstone/saturn/8/miscellaneous.html (1374 words)

	A History of Ferrari in Formula One
		All the great champions are here plus many other cars that, while not world-beaters, represent technological innovations or other important aspects of the history of Ferrari and F1 twin stories closely intertwined, since Ferrari is the only team to have contested each season since the inception of the world championship.
		After Alfa had won the first two championships in 1950 and 1951, they decided to withdraw from racing.
		For 1952,the race organizers and sporting authorities realized that there would not actually be much competition in the F1 category so it was decided to run the championship for Formula 2 cars until the advent of a new set of regulations in 1954.
	www.breithaupts.com /totc538.htm (722 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Formula for Speed
		For the first time in 13 years there will be an American driving in the international world of Formula One this season.
		Speed raced in the British Formula 3 series in 2003, won both the Formula Renault Eurocup and German Formula Renault titles in 2004 and placed second in the GP2, a steppingstone to Formula One last year.
		Speed is the 51st American to drive in Formula One, largely because the Indianapolis 500 was considered part of the Formula One series from 1950-1960.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20060309-9999-lz1s9formula.html (877 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Motorsport \| Formula One \| Monza cleared to host Italian GP
		Monza has been given the go-ahead to host this season's Italian Grand Prix after the conclusion of a long-running row over noise pollution at the track.
		The race had been under threat after a court ruled noise levels exceeded the legal limit and needed to be cut.
		Monza has hosted every Italian Grand Prix since 1950 with the exception of 1980 when the race moved to Imola.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4904274.stm (183 words)

	The 2005 Formula One British Grand Prix (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Northamptonshire — The FIA Formula One World Championship series moved to the Silverstone Circuit in England last weekend for the British Grand Prix.
		A moment of silence was observed before the race and no champagne was sprayed by the winners as a show of respect for the victims of the London bombings, which took place only days before.
		In the continuing saga of life after Indy, where seven of the teams refused to race due to their unsafe Michelin tires, the FIA has set the date to hear the Michelin teams' appeal for September 28.
	www.edmunds.com /insideline/do/Features/articleId=106381 (835 words)

	2005 Formula 1 Season In Review \|\| Ferrari 1 - Unofficial Ferrari F1 News and Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		As it’s half distance time in the season, the contracts are up for renewal for many drivers, Jenson Button decides to go through the divorce courts once again as he now doesn’t want to drive for Williams next year.
		Yet Alonso remains in the lead of the standings, Fisi’s season is still in a slide and doesn’t look like it’ll recover and the same can be said for Ferrari at their spiritual home in Monza, finishing a distant 10th and 12th...
		The season will be remembered for its ups (more than one person challenging for the title) and it’s downs (USA) but most of all it will be remembered for the season that saw Fernando Alonso become Spain’s first F1 WDC, and the youngest WDC.
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s85/st83766.htm (3290 words)

	Stage Musicals 1950s - Part 1
		Every season saw new stage musicals send songs to the top of the charts.
		More than three decades after his death, during the 1995-96 season, four Hammerstein musicals appeared on Broadway – talk about lasting popularity.
		So long as people "know how it feels to have wings on their heels" or believe their "heart will be blest by the sound of music," Hammerstein's lyrics will be part of civilization's common language.
	www.musicals101.com /1950bway.htm (1287 words)

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