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 Wikipedia: Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Formula 1 was a new formula agreed after World War II in 1946, with the first non-championship races being held that year.
No driver has died on the track at the wheel of a Formula One car since, though two track marshalls have lost their life, one at the Italian Grand Prix of 2000, and the other at the Australian Grand Prix of 2001.
Formula 1 is generally one of the biggest global TV draws behind the Football World Cup and the Olympics.
en.pediax.org /F1   (6636 words)

  
 About Formula One Motorsport
Formula One was a new formula agreed after World War II in 1946, with the first non-championship races being held that year.
When a new Formula One, for engines limited to 2.5 litres, was reinstated to the world championship in 1954 Mercedes-Benz introduced the advanced W196, which featured innovations such as desmodromic valves and fuel injection as well as enclosed streamlined bodywork.
Third drivers are allowed to run on Fridays, but only two cars may be used per team, requiring a race driver to give up their seat.
f1outlet.com /page-formula1.html   (7703 words)

  
 F1i.com, formula one drivers
Drivers who competed in the 2007 Formula One season are highlighted in bold.
A driver is considered to be "entered" into a race if they attempt to compete in at least one official practice session with the intent of entering the race.
A driver is considered to have started a race if they line-up on the grid for the start of a race – if a race is stopped and re-started, only the final start of the race is counted.
www.f1i.com /records.php   (321 words)

  
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 Formula One - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
Formula 1 cars are the most expensive race cars currently in production and the sport is among the most expensive in the world.
Drivers are also no longer allowed to change tires during the race, unless the tires are deemed to be dangerously worn.
Throughout the race, drivers may make one or more pit stops in order to refuel, although they are currently not allowed to change tires unless the change is essential (for instance, due to a puncture).
www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/Formula_One   (4475 words)

  
 Formula One Drivers Since 1950 : Biographies, Profiles, Wins and Statistics
This is a complete list of drivers who have entered a FIA World Championship race since 1950.
Current drivers (those who are listed on the official FIA entry list for the 2008 season) are shown in bold.
Drivers who have entered a Grand Prix solely for the purpose of Friday testing (introduced in 2003) are not included.
f1outlet.com /page-drivers.html   (252 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Formula One
Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel formula auto racing.
Drivers from McLaren, Williams and Ferrari, dubbed the "Big Three", have won all but two World Championships since 1984; their streak was interrupted only by Michael Schumacher's two titles with Benetton.
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.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Formula_One   (3892 words)

  
 Formula One - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
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.
A distinguishing aspect of Formula One is that the teams themselves build the cars in which they compete, unlike such "spec series" as IRL and NASCAR; consequently the terms "team" and "constructor" are interchangeable.
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.
www.music.us /education/F/Formula-One.htm   (3472 words)

  
 List of Formula One constructors - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
The following is a list of constructors which have competed or plan to compete in the FIA World Championship.
This list is accurate as of December 30, 2007.
An entrant is the person or corporate entity that registers a car and driver for a race, and is then responsible for preparing and maintaining that car during the race weekend.
www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/List_of_Formula_One_constructors   (735 words)

  
 Grand Prix - 999 Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Drivers are also no longer allowed to change tires during the race, unless the tires are deemed to be dangerously worn.
Formula One teams must build the chassis in which they compete, and consequently the terms "team" and "constructor" are more or less interchangeable.
Whereas in the 1950s a driver was lucky to find a strategically placed bale of straw to absorb an impact, modern Formula One circuits feature large run-off areas, gravel traps and tire barriers to reduce the risk of injury in crashes.
www.999grandprix.com /news   (4333 words)

  
 BBC News | Health | Formula One drivers get RSI
All the drivers were assessed for the range of movement in the wrists and fingers, areas of tenderness, grip strength, and finger tip sensitivity.
He said: "The drivers told me they had pins and needles and some tingling in their fingers at the end of the race.
The research, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, found that all drivers who had raced before 1991 had complained of irritation in the palm of their hands, resulting from using the gear change lever.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/health/416118.stm   (392 words)

  
 Formula One
Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel formula auto racing in the world.
Formula 1 is generally one of the biggest global TV draws behind football and the Olympics.
Formula 1 can be seen around the world on RTL, the longest serving F1 broadcaster, ITV in Great Britain, 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: Lauda the last of a dying breed?
The odds are stacked against the drivers making the transition and the failure of Alain Prost's team is further proof of something that men like McLaren team principal Ron Dennis have known all along.
"Formula One is a tough business and it is difficult to succeed," said Dennis at the launch of the McLaren 2002 car in Barcelona a week ago.
Briton John Surtees, a motorcycle and Formula One champion, had his own team from 1970 to 1978 but never won a race as a constructor.
espn.go.com /rpm/f1/2002/0128/1319081.html   (548 words)

  
 cars - 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.
During the early 2000s, Bernie Ecclestone's Formula One Administration created a number of trademarks and an official website for the sport (formula1.com) in an attempt to give it a corporate identity.
Vehicles are allowed driver aid devices such as power steering (to reduce vehicle loading in turns) and traction control (to limit wheelspin).
www.carluvers.com /cars/Formula_One   (3759 words)

  
 BRSCC - Formula Ford Festival
The 2007 Formula Ford Festival was the 36th in the events history and took place at Brands Hatch over the weekend of 19th – 21st October.
The BRSCC Formula Ford Festival finished with its usual high-drama, when an amended race result handed victory to Nick Tandy in a Ray GR07, a year after he was denied the title following a penalty imposed by the stewards.
Both drivers were able to continue racing but the race was red flagged on lap 14 after Lee Mumford crashed out at Paddock Hill bend and Rogier de Wit and Joshua Scott tangled at Druids.
www.brscc.co.uk /formula-ford-ferstival.html   (375 words)

  
 About Formula Ford
This engineering freedom is the reason that drivers leave the series with exceptional levels of understanding of car set up and the implications of each chassis variation they try.
Formula Ford's continuing resistance to wings and their resulting downforce allows drivers the only chance in their careers to master the mechanical grip that a car and tyre will produce when driven and set up properly.
The list of Formula One drivers who launched their car racing careers with Formula Ford reads like a who's who in Motorsport.
www.driving4all.com /about_formulaford.asp   (473 words)

  
 Club Formula Ford Championship | BRSCC | Kent Engine FF 1600
The event attracts the best young Formula Ford drivers from around the world to compete for the coveted Festival crown in a weekend of ‘dog eat dog’ knockout races.
Drivers who have tasted Festival victory include Johnny Herbert, Eddie Irvine, Mark Webber, Jenson Button and Anthony Davidson.
The list of top Formula One drivers who have fallen short is even longer.
www.clubformulaford.info /fff2008.html   (88 words)

  
 10 most striking Formula One crashes ever - AutoMotoPortal.com
It was his fellow drivers who saved his life, pulling him out from the fire.
Although his face was heavily burned, his lungs had been badly damaged by the flames and gasses, although he fell into coma and looked so critical that a priest was invited to read him the last rites, he has survived.
It is almost unbelieveable when we remember that fl weekend in 1994 at Imola when two Formula One drivers died.
www.automotoportal.com /article/10_most_striking_Formula_One_crashes_ever   (980 words)

  
 rpm.espn.com: Irvine, Massa also among candidates
But the team has said the choice of second driver will be influenced by commercial considerations.
Bernoldi has yet to score a point in Formula One after 28 starts and missed the last five races of 2002 as Arrows financial problems sidelined the team.
Briton Anthony Davidson, the BAR test driver, has also been in the frame but he said this week that sponsorship was a problem and his hopes looked less promising.
espn.go.com /rpm/f1/2002/1129/1468499.html   (282 words)

  
 Popular Drivers in Formula One Racing - A racing article
Said to host the most technologically advanced cars in racing, the Formula One, also known as F1, events are often considered to be the most glamorous auto races in the world.
Others making the list of Formula One World Champions include Mika Hakkinen of Finland, who was victorious in both 1998 and 1999, Ayrton Senna of Brazil, who was named a champion in 1988, 1990 and 1991, and Alain Prost of France, who walked away with victories in 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1993.
Constructed as a single-seat car, a Formula One automobile can quickly accelerate and/or brake, which is an extremely important attribute in cars that can reach speeds in excess of 200 mph.
www.sportspundit.com /article/50   (407 words)

  
 F1 Season Entry List 2005
Interview with Michael Schumacher, FIA Formula One World Champion, taken from the June 2004 edition of F1 Racing
Seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has been elected Chairman of the...
Schedule of press conferences organised by the FIA for the 2008 Acropolis Rally...
www.fia.com /sport/Championships/F1/F1_Entry_List/Season_2005/entry.html   (94 words)

  
 RacingOne - Nascar Racing: Auto Racing, Nascar News, Racing News, Nascar Online, Nascar 2008, Nascar Drivers, Nascar, ...
Driver Ron Hornaday Jr., crew chief Rick Ren and Team Manager Rick Carelli may have come to KHI from different directions but each has been linked to the other since the beginning of the series in 1995.
"Right now at KHI the people we have in place, the drivers we have and the crew chiefs we have is pretty impressive," said Carelli, whose first of four victories was shared with Ren at Bristol Motor Speedway in 1995.
Hornaday was among Harvick’s mentors when he began his NASCAR weekly racing career at the old Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif.
racingone.com /article.aspx?artnum=32817   (557 words)

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