Formula One

The Team: A Season With McLaren is a 7 part TV series produced by the BBC during the 1993 Formula One season. The series followed the team and regular drivers Ayrton Senna, Michael Andretti, as well as test driver Mika Häkkinen giving a behind the scenes insight to the McLaren team. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Season With McLaren"

The British Racing Drivers' Club (or BRDC) was founded in April 1928. ...more on Wikipedia about "British Racing Drivers' Club"

The Concorde Agreement is a contract between the FIA, the ten Formula One teams and Formula One Administration which dictates the terms by which the teams compete in races and take their share of the television revenues and prize money. There have in fact been five separate Concorde Agreements, all of whose terms are kept strictly secret: the first in 1981, others in 1987, 1992, and 1997, and the present agreement in 1998, which superseded the 1997 agreement and is due to expire at the end of 2007. ...more on Wikipedia about "Concorde Agreement"

:In general mechanical terms, the word desmodromic is used to refer to mechanisms that have different controls for their actuation in different directions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Desmodromic valve"

F1 Racing is a monthly magazine focused on Formula One racing which launched in 1996. Since January 1997, Matt Bishop ('The Bish') has been its editor. Bishop also writes a column in the weekly magazine Autosport. ...more on Wikipedia about "F1 Racing"

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, commonly referred to as the FIA, is a non-profit association established on June 20, 1904 to represent the interest of motoring organisations and motor car users. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile"

The FIA Super Licence is a qualification allowing the licence holder to take part in Formula One events as a driver. The licence is issued by the FIA upon request. ...more on Wikipedia about "FIA Super Licence"

The FISA-FOCA war was a political battle contested throughout the early 1980's by the two representative organizations in Formula One motor racing. ...more on Wikipedia about "FISA-FOCA war"

Formula 1 Decade is a show on SPEED Channel. First airing on May 11, 2003, the show takes a look at Formula 1 Grand Prix events that were run 10 years prior to the present season. A one-hour show, the announcers, SPEED's Formula 1 commentary team, Bob Varsha, Steve Matchett, and David Hobbs, perform a mixture of a commentary as if the race is taking place right now along with reminiscing about rules changes and also Matchett's then role with Michael Schumacher's team. In 2003, when the show looked back at the 1993 season, dominated by Alain Prost, Varsha was the show's host, while Hobbs and Matchett looked at videotape of the races, and reminisced. That changed in 2004, when Matchett began introducing the race that would be seen on an episode and wrapping up each show, while Varsha joined Matchett and Hobbs to do commentary. ...more on Wikipedia about "Formula 1 Decade"

Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel formula auto racing. It consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held on purpose-built circuits or closed city streets, whose results determine two annual World Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors. The cars race at speeds often in excess of 300 km/h (185 mph) with engines that produce, as of 2005, around 950 bhp at just over 19000 rpm. ...more on Wikipedia about "Formula One"

Modern Formula One cars are single-seat, open cockpit, open wheel race cars that have substantial wings at front and rear, and position the engine behind the driver. The regulations governing the cars are unique to the championship. The current Formula One regulations specify that cars must be constructed by the racing teams themselves. ...more on Wikipedia about "Formula One cars"

A Formula One race takes place over an entire weekend, with free practice on Friday, two practice sessions and a qualifying session on Saturday, and the race on Sunday. ...more on Wikipedia about "Formula One racing"

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. This article covers the current state of F1 technical and sporting regulations, as well as the history of the technical regulations since 1950. ...more on Wikipedia about "Formula One regulations"

Fans and those involved in the sport seem to spend as much time talking about the future of Formula One as they do talking about the present. There is always uncertainty about the future of the sport, and disagreements about the direction in which Formula One should progress. ...more on Wikipedia about "Future of Formula One"

The Grand Prix Drivers' Association or GPDA is effectively the " union" of Formula One drivers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grand Prix Drivers' Association"

Grand Prix Manufacturers’ Association (GPMA) is an alliance of car manufacturers that participate in Formula One formed (like its predecessor GPWC) to act as a tool to assist the companies in bargaining with Bernie Ecclestone for an agreeable extension to the 1997 Concorde Agreement, the contract by whose terms the teams compete in F1. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grand Prix Manufacturers’ Association"

The Grand Prix World Championship, often abbreviated to GPWC, is a proposed alternative world championship auto racing series to rival Formula One. GPWC has been superceded by the Grand Prix Manufacturers’ Association. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grand Prix World Championship"

Though Formula One evolved from the Grand Prix racing of the early 1900s, the true history of Formula One began in 1947 with the FIA's standardization of rules and incorporation of a World Drivers' Championship. The sport's history necessarily parallels the history of its technical regulations; see Formula One regulations for a summary of the technical rule changes. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Formula One"

The following is a list of circuits which have been used for Formula One Grands Prix since 1950. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Formula One circuits"

The following is a list of constructors which have competed or plan to compete in the Formula One World Championship. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Formula One constructors"

The following is a complete lists of grand prix which have been a part of the Formula One championship season since its inception in 1950. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Formula One Grand Prix"

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This is a list of records in Formula One, since 1950. Bold entries indicate the record-holder is still competing in Formula One. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Formula One records"

The Formula One World Championship is awarded by the FIA to the most successful driver (World Drivers' Championship or WDC) and constructor (World Constructors' Championship or WCC), as determined by a pointscoring system based on results over the season. The WDC has been awarded every season since 1950, and the WCC has been awarded every season since 1958. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Formula One World Champions"

The Formula One World Constructors' Championship (WCC) is awarded by the FIA to the most successful Formula One constructor over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. The Constructors' Championship was first awarded in 1958, to Vanwall. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions"

The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC) is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) to the most successful Formula One race car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. The Drivers' Championship was first awarded in 1950, to Nino Farina. The first driver to win multiple Championships was Alberto Ascari, in 1952 and 1953. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions" shortopedia , this is it! Formula_One

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