Formula 1

FIA Formula One World FIA Formula One World ChampionshipChampionship

IndexIndex

IntroductionIntroduction HistoryHistory QualifyingQualifying The raceThe race

Grands PrixGrands Prix TechnologyTechnology Points systemPoints system TelevisionTelevision

IntroductionIntroduction

IntroductionIntroduction

Higuest class of Higuest class of single seatle auto single seatle auto racingracing

The “formula” The “formula” refers to a set of refers to a set of rulesrules

Series of racesSeries of races Two World Two World

ChampionshipsChampionships

Fastest cars in the Fastest cars in the worldworld

Capable of lateral Capable of lateral acceleration of 5 gacceleration of 5 g

Performance Performance depends on depends on electronicselectronics

Has one of the best Has one of the best audience in TVaudience in TV

HistoryHistory

HistoryHistory

In 1946 first racesIn 1946 first races Rules were Rules were

established before established before Second World WarSecond World War

The Championship The Championship was not formalised was not formalised until 1947until 1947

First Championship First Championship was won by was won by Giuseppe FarinaGiuseppe Farina

QualifyingQualifying

QualifyingQualifying

Was adopted for Was adopted for the 2006 seasonthe 2006 season

It is split into three It is split into three roundsrounds

Drivers run to Drivers run to advance to the advance to the next roundnext round

Ten cars can Ten cars can qualify for pole qualify for pole position in Q3position in Q3

Only the best lap Only the best lap countscounts

Drivers eliminated Drivers eliminated in Q1 and Q2 can in Q1 and Q2 can change their change their choice of tyreschoice of tyres

Drivers in Q3 must Drivers in Q3 must start the race with start the race with the tyres used in the tyres used in their fastest laptheir fastest lap

QualifyingQualifying

The raceThe race

The raceThe race

Begins with a Begins with a warm-up lapwarm-up lap

Five red lights are Five red lights are iluminated and iluminated and extinguished to extinguished to signal the start of signal the start of the racethe race

The race should The race should have a distance of have a distance of 305 km305 km

Drivers may make Drivers may make pit stops to change pit stops to change tyres and repair tyres and repair damagedamage

Drivers must use Drivers must use two different types two different types of tyresof tyres

The pit stop and The pit stop and the change of tyres the change of tyres are very importantare very important

The raceThe race

Grands PrixGrands Prix

Grands PrixGrands Prix

The number of The number of Grands Prix has Grands Prix has variedvaried

Seven races Seven races comprised the first comprised the first ChampionshipChampionship

The 2011 was The 2011 was expected to have expected to have 20 races20 races

A Grand Prix can A Grand Prix can also be done in an also be done in an urban circuiturban circuit

Singapore hosted Singapore hosted de first night racede first night race

The races are The races are spread over spread over Europe, Asia, Europe, Asia, Oceania, North Oceania, North and South Americaand South America

Grands PrixGrands Prix

TechnologyTechnology

TechnologyTechnology

The chasis is made The chasis is made largely of carbon-largely of carbon-fibres compositesfibres composites

Aerodynamic Aerodynamic downforcedownforce

Another factor is Another factor is the design of the the design of the tyrestyres

Development of Development of KERS and DRSKERS and DRS

Carbon-Carbon disc Carbon-Carbon disc brakes used for brakes used for reduced weight and reduced weight and increased frictional increased frictional performanceperformance

Engines have Engines have decreased their speed decreased their speed from 20000 rpm to from 20000 rpm to 18000 rpm18000 rpm

A wide variety of A wide variety of technologies are technologies are bannedbanned

TechnologyTechnology

Points systemPoints system

Points systemPoints system

Various points Various points systems since 1950systems since 1950

Since 2010 the top Since 2010 the top ten cars enter in ten cars enter in pointspoints

The total points won The total points won at each race are at each race are added upadded up

A driver do not need A driver do not need to finish the raceto finish the race

In the race that less In the race that less than 75% of the than 75% of the laps are completed, laps are completed, only half of the only half of the points are awarded points are awarded to the drivers to the drivers

A driver can switch A driver can switch teams keeping all teams keeping all points at the points at the previous teamprevious team

Points systemPoints system

TelevisionTelevision

TelevisionTelevision

Can be seen in Can be seen in every countryevery country

Has one of the Has one of the largest global TV largest global TV audiencesaudiences

In 2008 the In 2008 the audience was 600 audience was 600 million people per million people per racerace

The cumulative The cumulative audience was audience was calculated to be 54 calculated to be 54 billion peoplebillion people

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