Formula One began in 1946 with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's (FIA's) standardisation of rules. A World Drivers' Championship followed in 1950. The F1 world championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors
Race Procedure : The pit lane opens thirty minutes before the start of a race, during which time drivers may drive around the track as much as they like.At -10:00 the grid is cleared of everyone except team mechanics, race marshals, and drivers
At -5 tyres after taking it out of tyre warmer are attached to the cars , Refuelling must also be finished by that time.
At-1:00Engines must be running by ; at 15 seconds to the start all personnel must be clear of the track.
The race is started by five red lights, The lights illuminate one at a time, left to right, in one-second intervals, and then go out simultaneously after an interval of between four and seven seconds. When the lights go out, the race begins.
Scoring :The Driver's and Constructor's Championships are decided by points, which are awarded according to the place in which a driver classifies at each grand prix. To receive points a racer need not finish the race, but at least 90% of the winner's race distance must be completed. Therefore, it is possible for a driver to receive some points even though he retired before the end of the race. In that case the scoring is based on the distance completed in comparison to other drivers.
1st place 10 points
2nd place 8 points
3rd place 6 points
4th place 5 points
F1 Cars
Engines :There have been many different types of engines; normally aspirated, supercharged and turbocharged, ranging from straight-4 to H16, with displacements from 1.5 litres to 4.5 litres. The maximum power achieved in the history of the series was around 1,200 bhp .All cars have the engine located between the driver and the rear axle.
Steering wheel :The wheel can be used to alter traction control settings, change gears, apply rev limiter, adjust fuel air mix, change brake pressure and call the radio. Data such as rpm, laptimes, speed and gear is displayed on an LCD screen.
Fuel :The fuel used in F1 cars is fairly similar to ordinary gasoline Blends are tuned for maximum performance in given weather conditions or different circuits. During the period when teams were limited to a specific volume of fuel during a race, exotic high-density fuel blends were used which were actually heavier than water, since the energy content of a fuel depends on its mass density.
Tyres :By regulation, the tyres feature a minimum of four grooves in themThey can be no wider than 355 mm and 380 mm at the front and rear respectively. Unlike the fuel, the tyres bear only a superficial resemblance to a normal road tyre. Whereas a roadcar tyre has a useful life of up to 80,000 km, in 2005, a tyre is built to last just one race distance (a little over 300 km). This is the result of a drive to maximize the road-holding ability, leading to the use of very soft compounds (to ensure that the tyre surface conforms to the road surface as closely as possible).
Brakes:Disc brakes consist of a rotor and caliper at each wheel. Expensive carbon-carbon (the same material used on the Space Shuttle) composite rotors -are used instead of steel or cast iron because of their superior frictional, thermal, and anti-warping properties, as well as significant weight savings. These brakes are designed and manufactured to work in extreme temperatures, up to 1,000 degrees Celsius. Regulations specify this control has to be manual, not electronic. An average F1 car can decelerate from 100-0 km/h (62-0 mph) in about 17 metres .
F1 Teams
McLaren Base:Woking, UK
Drivers:F Alonso ,L Hamilton
Test Drivers:P de la RosaG Paffett
Chassis:MP4-22
Engine:Mercedes-Benz FO 108T
Tyres:Bridgestone Potenza
First Season: 1966
World Championships: 8
Highest race finish:1 (x149)
Pole Positions:125
Fastest Laps: 129
Ferrari Base:Maranello - Italy
Drivers:F Massa ,K Räikkönen
Test Drivers:L Badoer
Chassis:F2007
Engine:056
Tyres:Bridgestone Potenza
First Season: 1950
World Championships: 14
Highest race finish:1 (x195)
Pole Positions:190
Fastest Laps: 196
BMW Sauber Base:Munich, Germany / Hinwil, Switzerland
Drivers:N Heidfeld ,R Kubica
Test Drivers:T GlockS Vettel
Chassis:F1.07
Engine:BMW P86/7
Tyres:Bridgestone Potenza
First Season: 1993
Renault
Base:Enstone, UK
Drivers:G Fisichella, H Kovalainen
Test Drivers:R ZontaN Piquet
Chassis:R27
Engine:RS27
Tyres:Bridgestone Potenza
First Season: 1977
World Championships: 2
Highest race finish:1 (x33)
Pole Positions:50
Fastest Laps: 27
WilliamsBase:Grove, UK
Drivers:N Rosberg ,A Wurz
Test Drivers:N Karthikeyan ,K Nakajima
Chassis:FW29
Engine:Toyota RVX-07
Tyres:Bridgestone Potenza
First Season: 1975
World Championships: 9
Highest race finish:1 (x113)
Pole Positions:125
ToyotaFastest Laps: 129Base:Koln, Germany
Drivers:R SchumacherJ Trulli
Test Drivers:F Montagny
Chassis:TF107
Engine:RVX-07
Tyres:Bridgestone Potenza
First Season: 2002
World Championships: 0
Highest race finish:2 (x2)
Pole Positions:2
Fastest Laps: 1
Red Bull
Base:Milton Keynes, UK
Drivers:D CoulthardM Webber
Test Drivers:R DoornbosM Ammermuller
Chassis:RB3
Engine:Renault RS27
Tyres:Bridgestone Potenza
First Season: 2005
World Championships: 0
Super Aguri
Base:Leafield, UK
Drivers:T SatoA Davidson
Test Drivers:S YamamotoJ Rossiter
Chassis:SA07
Engine:Honda RA807E
Tyres:Bridgestone Potenza
First Season: 2006
World Championships: 0
Honda
Base:Brackley, UK
Drivers:J ButtonR Barrichello
Test Drivers:C Klien
Chassis:RA107
Engine:RA807E
Tyres:Bridgestone Potenza
First Season: 1964
Spyker
Base:Silverstone, UK
Drivers:A SutilC Albers
Test Drivers:M WinkelhockF FauzyA Valles
Chassis:F8-VII
Engine:Ferrari 056H
Tyres:Bridgestone Potenza
First Season: 2006
Toro Rosso
Base:Faenza, Italy
Drivers:V LiuzziS Speed
Test Drivers:TBC
Chassis:STR2
Engine:Ferrari 056
Tyres:Bridgestone Potenza
First Season: 2006
Circuits /tracks .
In total, 65 different circuits have hosted World Championship races.
Circuit
A1-Ring
Adelaide Street
Ain-Diab
Aintree
Albert Park
AVUS
Bahrain Circuit
Circuito da Boavista
Brands Hatch
Circuit Bremgarten
Bugatti Circuit
Caesar's Palace
Circuit de Catalunya
Circuit Charade
Detroit street circuit
Dijon-Prenois
Donington Park
Leicestershire
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Autódromo do Estoril
Fair Park
Fuji Speedway
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Hockenheimring
Hungaroring
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Istanbul Park
Autódromo Internacional
Circuito Permanente Del Jarama
Circuito Permanente de Jerez
Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos
Korean International Circuit 0
Kyalami Circuit 0
Long Beach street circuit
Magny-Cours Circuit
Monsanto Park
Monte Carlo
Montjuïc circuit
Mont-Tremblant
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Mosport Park
Nivelles-Baulers Circuit
Nürburgring
Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
Österreichring
Circuit Paul Ricard
Pedralbes Circuit
Pescara Circuit
Phoenix street circuit
Prince George Circuit
Reims-Gueux
Riverside International Raceway
Rouen-Les-Essarts
Scandinavian Raceway
Sebring Raceway
Sepang International Circuit
Shanghai International Circuit
Silverstone Circuit
Singapore Street Circuit
Spa-Francorchamps
Suzuka Circuit
Tanaka International Circuit
Valencia Street Circuit
Watkins Glen
Yas Island
Circuit Park Zandvoort
Zeltweg Airfield
Circuit Zolder
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