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  Formula One
Formula One, or Grand Prix racing is the best known single-seater auto racing class, which involves an annual world championship.
In 1950, a world championship Formula One was established for drivers.
The sport is lesser-known in the United States than either their mostly-domestic open-wheeler racing series (at the moment there are two major ones, IRL and CART) or NASCAR, but in terms of budgets and global TV audiences F1 is bigger than all three.
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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.
Non-championship Formula One races were held for many years, but due to rising costs and sinking interest, the last of these ended in the early 1980s.
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.
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 Formula One
Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seater (open-wheel) auto racing; it is a worldwide sport, and involves an annual World Drivers Championship and World Constructors Championship.
Non-championship Formula One races were held for many years around the world, but due to rising costs and sinking interest, the last of these ended in the early 1980s.
Formula One has been called the soap opera of the sports world: the exotic locations, vast quantities of money, and famous faces involved in the "F1 circus" lend the sport an aura of glamour entirely absent from most other world sports.
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 Wikinfo | Formula One   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Additional non-championship Formula One races were held around the world, but ended in the early 1980's.
Regulations have changed greatly as car technologies have improved, with the appearance of rear-engined cars in the late 1950s, the introduction of wings in the late 1960s, then ground effect aerodynamics in the late 1970s by Lotus, followed by the 1980s era of turbocharged engines developing upwards of 1000 horsepower.
According to Ecclestone, the move is to increase Formula One's global reach, though the steady tightening of restrictions on tobacco advertising in Europe and elsewhere may also be a factor.
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 Formula One regulations - WOI Encyclopedia Italia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Template:Formula One The numerous Formula One regulations, made and enforced by the FIA and later the FISA, have changed dramatically since the first Formula One World Championship in 1950.
Formula One engines must be naturally aspirated, four-stroke internal combustion petrol engines with reciprocating circular pistons and a maximum of two intake and two exhaust valves per cylinder.
The rules between 1998 and 2005 stated that Formula One engines may be no more than 3 litres engine displacement and must have 10 cylinders.
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 Formula One - WebArticles.com
Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is a type of Grand Prix motor racing.
It is regarded as the highest class of single-seat open-wheel formula racing and consists of two annual World Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors.
The sport's title, Formula One, indicates that it is intended to be the most advanced and most competetive of the many racing formulae.
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 1951 Formula One season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1951 Formula One season was the 2nd FIA Formula One World Championship season.
It commenced on May 27, 1951, and ended on October 28 after eight races.
The points that count for the championship are shown above; while the total points that the driver scores are shown in parenthesis.
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 FormulaWahad Forum - Enzo Ferrari
Based on Formula One technology, Ferrari's new product benefits from over fifty years of Ferrari success.
These aspects are borrowed straight from Formula One developments.
The unit itself was developed using Formula One technology which helps it achieve gear changes in 150 milliseconds.
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 BERNIE ECCLESTONE FORMULA ONE RACING MANAGEMENT
(born October 28, 1930 in Suffolk, United Kingdom) is the president and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration, he also owns a major stake in Alpha Prema, the parent company of the Formula One Group of companies.
His first racing experience came with 500cc Formula 3 Series; he drove at a very few events, and gave up in 1951 after an accident at the Brands Hatch circuit when his car landed in the car park on the outside of the track.
On December 6 Alpha Prema acquired JP Morgan's share of SLEC to increase its ownership of Formula One to 86%, the remaining 14% is held by Lehman Brothers.
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 Formula One
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.
The cornering speed of Formula One cars is largely determined by the aerodynamic downforce that they generate, which pushes the car down onto the track.
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.
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 rpm.espn.com: Brazil remains a hotbed for racing talent
Four others drive in Formula One, while five are in Formula 3000, waiting for a chance in the big leagues.
They are heirs to a tradition that began half a century ago, when the late Chico Landi raced for Ferrari in the 1951 Formula One season.
But the real trailblazer was Emerson Fittipaldi, who turned Brazilians on to Formula One when he won titles in 1972 and 1974, then led the U.S. invasion with Indy 500 wins in 1985 and 1993 and a Formula Indy title -- what later became CART -- in 1989.
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 BMW Sauber F1 Team - European GP - Preview - Auto Racing Daily
On 29th July 1951, Formula One made its first appearance in the Eifel for the German Grand Prix.
The horrific accident in which Niki Lauda was involved on 1st August 1976 marked the end of the legendary Nordschleife as a Formula One circuit.
Since then, Formula One has stopped off in the Eifel ten times for the European Grand Prix, twice for the Luxembourg GP (1997 and 1998) and once for the German Grand Prix (1985).
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 IGN Boards - ~Britain (06/11/2006)~
In 1951 the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) was handed the lease by the RAC, and huge modifications were made.
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.
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 CNNSI.com - Motor Sports - Formula One statistics for Japanese Grand Prix - Tuesday October 08, 2002 04:19 PM
The Italian team have also won the last nine races in succession, still short of their 1952-53 record of 14 wins in a row, and been one-two four times in a row.
The last Japanese driver to score a point in Formula One was Shinji Nakano in 1997 with Prost.
Finland's Mika Salo is retiring after Sunday's race, which could also be a Formula One farewell for Jaguar's Eddie Irvine -- at 36 the oldest driver on the grid.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /motorsports/news/2002/10/08/f1_stats   (510 words)

  
 A History of Ferrari in Formula One
The first model is the 375 F1 from 1951.
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.
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 news_lvclassic99
Since 1929, the steep hills and narrow, winding boulevards of Monaco have been and continue to be the site of the Monaco Grand Prix each spring, one of the most glamorous races on the international Formula 1 Grand Prix circuit.
1951 Frazer Nash - These little cars with their Bristol developed BMW 328 motors were exceptionally successful in the immediate post-war era.
1951 Ferrari Formula One - In the immediate post-war era, heroes like Gonzales and Ascari made their marks with cars like this, capable of some 190 mph with its 4500 cc motor.
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 The Leap of the Cat
This week sees the announcement of a newcomer to Formula One, and yet it is a marque with far better motorsports pedigree than most already in Formula One.
In 1951 Le Mans one of the unfashionable C-Types defeated the Ferraris and Talbots, a first win for the British marque.
As fast as the XJR-14 was it was not going to last 24 hours, and with the engine regulations different at Le Mans the XJR-12 made its swansong and would finish 2nd, 3rd and 4th behind the turbo rotary Mazda that had stolen the race.
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 Formula One History - The Early Years
otor racing after World War II initiated a new formula — originally called Formula A but soon to be known as Formula 1 — for cars of 1,500 cc supercharged and 4,500 cc unsupercharged.
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.
When Mercedes withdrew from motor racing after the horrific, multi-car accident (which Fangio barely escaped) at the 1955 Le Mans 24 Hours that left 85 people dead, Fangio moved on to Ferrari (racing Lancias for a year), winning in 1956 with five poles, three wins and one 2nd in seven races.
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 Formula one
The Ron Tauranac designed Brabham BT19 would fit handsomely into any F1 collection, and is available from us, along with "Black Jack’s" title winning Coopers (T51 and T53), and many later cars which bore the Brabham name.
The Alfa Romeo 159 carried Juan Manuel Fangio to the first of his five world titles in 1951
John Surtees is the only man to have won the World Championship on both two and four wheels.
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 1951 Non-World Championship Formula One Races
11 March 1951 - Syracuse: 432.027 km (5.400 km x 80 laps)
26 March 1951 - Pau: 311.591 km (2.833 km x 110 laps)
20 May 1951 - Bois de Boulogne: 312.831 km (2.503 km x 125 laps)
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 Ferrari - Formula 1 Merchandise
After the war, Ferrari decided he would build his own cars and he recruited Gioacchino Colombo from Alfa Romeo to design the company’s first car, the 125.
At the start of the world championship, Ferrari were overpowered by the mighty Alfas but Froilan Gonzalez took their maiden F1 win at Silverstone in 1951.
The withdrawal of Alfa and a change to engine regulations saw Ferrari’s Alberto Ascari dominate the 1952 and 1953 seasons, winning 11 races, including nine in a row.
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 Hollywood
Several years later Lemmon found the right formula again for an Academy Award.
No fool, Lemmon hoisted the bottle and turned in one of his finest performances, in the moving Days of Wine and Roses.
A leech or two may have helped seal the Bogart victory on Awards night in 1951.
www.filmsondisc.com /Features/Oscar_Formula_One/Oscar_Formula_One.htm   (2846 words)

  
 Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carbon-Carbon disc brakes are used for reduced weight and increased frictional performance.
Despite this the 2006 generation of cars can reach speeds of up to 350 km/h (around 220 mph) at some circuits (Monza).
Constructors and drivers competing in the 2007 Formula One championship
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 SPEEDtv.com
Readers are encouraged to supply the missing images and be listed in “The Complete Book of Formula One Roll of Honour” and receive a free copy of the next edition of the book.
The icing on the photographic cake is the season-by-season summary of the Formula One seasons, featuring highlights and listing the winners of each grand prix.
Tidbits of trivia are sprinkled as seasoning throughout.
www.speedtv.com /articles/auto/formulaone/23017   (972 words)

  
 A Brief Review of BMW's History at the Nürburgring | BMW Car Club of America
They include 18 overall victories (among them eight one-two wins) in the Nürburgring 24- Hour Race, the last in this long line being claimed in 2005 with the BMW M3 GTR.
Meanwhile, visitors can keep pace – literally – with the fascinating experience of the Nordschleife as a passenger in the BMW Ring Taxi, a 507 bhp M5 driven by seasoned racers such as Hans-Joachim Stuck, Sabine Schmitz and Claudia Hürtgen.
Formula BMW – now comprising four championships (Asia, Britain, Germany, USA) – allows teenagers to drive highly advanced single-seaters powered by 140 bhp BMW engines.
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 Formula One 1951
Formula 1 Season History Statistics CustomStat Compare Link
1951 Season Circuits Standings Driver List Driver Rezults Statistics Next Year: 1952 Previous: 1950
This is unofficial Formula 1 site - (c) informations are subject to Copyright
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 Ferrari - The most successful Formula One team ever!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ferrari is the most successful team in the history of Formula One, with Drivers Championships for Alberto Ascari in 1952 and 1953, Juan Fangio 1956, Mike Hawthorn 1958, Phil Hill 1961, John Surtees 1964, Niki Lauda in 1975 and 1977, and
Argentinian Jose Gonzales (Pampas Bull) won Ferrari's first F1 Grand Prix victory at Silverstone in 1951
Alberto Ascari won two World Championships with Ferrari, in 1952 and 1953.
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