Formula 1 History Formula 1 is a motoring competition is organized annually as two world championships, which take place in parallel, both sponsored by the Federation International Automobile (FIA). Formula 1 commercial rights are owned by Alpha Prema. Formula name comes from the fact that all teams entered in the championship must build machines after a regulation, a formula that decides the FIA. A figure comes from the fact that race is listed as the most prestigious organized by the FIA formula. The two tournaments are the World Drivers Championship (English: World Drivers Championship) and the World Championship of Manufacturers (engl. World Constructors Championship). In the current edition of the championship part 12 teams and 24 drivers. Formula 1 is a sport with great public crossing. All stages of the championship is televised in over 200 countries, the number of annual concerning race is exceeded only by those who watch the games from the FIFA World Cup and Olympic Games competitions are held every four years. Formula 1 World Championship is available only to pilots who have received from a superlicense FIA. To receive superlicense, a pilot must have participated in lower championships such as Formula 1 Formula Ford, Formula Renault, Formula 3, GP2 and driven a number of miles in a Formula 1 car in several consecutive days . Championship takes place on a technical regulation and a sport, both prepared by the FIA and are subject to change from time to time. Even if these regulations impose limits, there is much room to move the team, so each year are invested hundreds of millions of dollars in research and development. Team budgets are not disclosed but is rumored that the top teams have budgets that are around, or pass, 500 million dollars annually. For example, engines are limited to 2,400 cc V8 engine configuration at 90 degrees, but there are no limitations on their power level (which is on average 800 hp). But from 2007 onwards there is a limit to the level at 19 000 rpm. Formula 1 is a very dangerous sport. Dozens of drivers, track officials and even spectactori died in accidents since 1950 products, including famous names like Peter Collins, Wolfgang von Trips, Jochen Rindt, Ronnie Peterson, Gilles Villeneuve and Ayrton Senna. The first season of Formula 1 World Championship was held in 1950, four years after the International Automobile Federation decided to set up his Alfa Romeo team dominated the first world champion was Giuseppe Farina. All Alfa Romeo dominated and the second edition of the championship, they became world champion Juan Manuel Fangio. Juan Manuel Fangio won five world titles in the 50s Scuderia Ferrari and Alberto Ascari dominated the 1952 and 1953 seasons, before Juan Manuel Fangio to cross into account four consecutive world titles, racing for Maserati, Mercedes and Ferrari. From 1958 it was decided to conduct a second world championship at the constructors the first edition was won by Vanwall, opening the Anglo-Saxon dominance in Formula 1. Cooper was the first team used a Formula 1 car with the engine set back, the solution proved to be an ideal for the British won the constructors world titles in 1959 and 1960 as those of pilots, by Jack Brabham . Ferrari returned to power in 1961, to cede the initiative again in 1962 when British BRM was the best team of the season, this privilege was later taken over by Lotus in 1963. In that year, Jim Clark passed its first account of the two world titles. Colin Chapmans hasty decisions, the Lotus boss led to loss of the 1964 world titles at the expense of Ferrari, but returned in 1965. Jack Brabham became the first and so far the only pilot in the world to win the world title in the Formula 1 car with its own building happened in 1966. All Brabham dominated the championship in 1967, but this time the pilots has become Denny Hulme. Lotus returned to power for a season in 1968 when Graham Hill became World Champion for the second time, preceded occasion being in 1962. Jackie Stewart has passed the first of three titles account of his in 1969, when he drove for Matra, the other two being successful in 1971 and 1973. Championship was won in those years and Jochen Rindt, 1970, being the only world champion posthumously, and Emerson Fittipaldi in 1972, which was the youngest Formula 1 world champion for 23 years, both racing for Lotus . In 1974 McLaren managed a double, but also reorganize Ferrari, the Italians dominating the period 1975 to 1977 when they managed five world titles in six possible. Mario Andretti brought the team last Lotus F1 titles. It was 1978 before Ferrari longer succeed another double in 1979. Williams, Brabham and Ferrari have shared titles between 1980 and 1983, before McLaren to start a total domination in 1984 and 1985. Arrival of Japanese Honda in Formula 1 was a good sign for Williams who won three world titles in the mid-decade, before McLaren to dominate, all with Honda between 1988 and 1991. Return Renault in Formula 1, the French being the first in the league introduced the turbo engine in 1977 led to their dominance over extended until 1997. McLaren and Mika Hakkinen returned to power in 1998, and in 1999 Ferrari achieve a first world title after sixteen year drought. What followed was a total domination of the Italians, recorded with another ten world titles, five pilots, all won by Michael Schumacher, between 2000 and 2005. The following two seasons were dominated by Fernando Alonso and Renault F1, and in 2007 returned by Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari. crystypopyca@gmail
Posted on: Sat, 01 Mar 2014 06:00:10 +0000
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