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Formula One was first defined in 1946 by the Commission Sportive Internationale (CSI) of the FIA, forerunner of FISA, as the premier single-seater racing category in worldwide motorsport to become effective in 1947.
After World War II motor car racing established a new formula. It was first called Formula A and included cars with1,500 cc supercharged engines and 4,500 cc non supercharged engines. The race distance was reduced from 311 miles (500 km) to 186 miles (300 km.)
From the over 1,000hp Formula One cars of the 1980s to the dominant era of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, the premier class has reinvented itself repeatedly over the years.
Formula One originated from the World Manufacturers' Championship (1925–1930) and European Drivers' Championship (1931–1939). The formula is a set of rules that all participants' cars must follow. Formula One was a formula agreed upon in 1946 to officially become effective in 1947.
The birth of Formula 1 can be traced back to the early 20th century, but it wasn’t until 1950 that the inaugural Formula 1 World Championship took place.
The origins of Formula 1 can be traced back to the early 20th century. However, it wasn't until 1950 that the official F1 World Championship began. The first Formula 1 race took place at Silverstone, UK. It marked the beginning of a new era in racing. The championship initially was mainly European.
No one is absolutely sure who first had the idea of an official Formula One World Championship, but the credit is generally given to the Marquis Antonio Brivio-Sforza, who had been elected to represent Italy at the FIA in 1946.
Motor racing started to take shape in France around 1884, quickly evolving from simple races from one village to another to sophisticated events. So let’s have a look at what Formula One was...
The roots of Formula One can be traced back to the early 20th century when motor racing emerged as a testbed for automotive technology. However, it was in the post-World War II era that the idea of a unified and standardized racing series took shape.
BBC Sport charts the evolution of Formula 1 from its beginnings as a European series in 1950 to a global event in 2013.