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Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheel racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The formula in the name alludes to a series of rules established by the FIA to which all participants and vehicles are required to conform.
The Constructors' Championship was first awarded, as the International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers, in 1958 to Vanwall. [9] In 1981 this name was officially changed to the World Constructors' Championship. The makes of both chassis and an engine are included in the constructor name. [10]
1 1974–1977: 1976 Austrian Grand Prix: Shadow [a] [8] United Kingdom: 1 1973–1980: 1977 Austrian Grand Prix: Stewart United Kingdom: 1 1997–1999: 1999 European Grand Prix: BMW Sauber* [a] [d] Germany: 1 1993–2018, 2024- 2008 Canadian Grand Prix: Toro Rosso Italy: 1 2006–2019: 2008 Italian Grand Prix: AlphaTauri Italy: 1 2020–2023: ...
Constructor Consecutive starts Races 1 Ferrari: 754 1982 Italian – 2024 Abu Dhabi (ongoing) : 2 Williams: 441 1978 Argentine – 2005 Canadian: 3 Brabham: 392 1962 German – 1992 South African
The FW36 was the first car built by Williams to use a Mercedes engine, [7] a 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged unit, known as the PU106A Hybrid. [2]A computer-generated rendering of the car was released on 23 January, showing an extended nosecone dubbed the "anteater".
[24] [25] It weighs about 1.3 kg (2.9 lb) and can cost about $50,000. [26] The gearbox and rear suspension from a Lotus T127 in 2010 season. While conventional manual gearboxes were used earlier, [27] modern Formula One cars use semi-automatic sequential gearboxes with a rear-wheel-drive. It has eight forward gears and a reverse gear operated ...
Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. The Lotus 25 was a racing car designed by Colin Chapman for the 1962 Formula One season . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was a revolutionary design, the first fully stressed monocoque chassis to appear in Formula One.
The Williams FW35 [5] was a Formula One racing car designed and built by the Williams team for use in the 2013 Formula One season. It was driven by Pastor Maldonado and 2011 GP3 Series champion Valtteri Bottas in his Formula One debut. [4]