Formula One (F1)is the most prestigious international open-wheel, single-seatautomobile racingcompetition in the world. At the heart of the allure of F1 is speed. Cars travel in excess of 200 miles per hour (almost 322 kilometers per hour). ...
sport would become known for. The “formula” in the name refers to the set of rules and regulations around participation and the cars that would come to define Formula One against other kinds of racing. The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), founded in 1904, sanctions F1 ...
Did you know that the field for the first ever world championship F1 race included a Swiss baron, a Thai prince and a well-known Jazz musician? 65 years on, we present a compendium of the most interesting, little-known and downright unusual facts about the his...
F1 is returning to one of the oldest and most famous race circuits in the world in the Red Bull Formula Nürburgring. Before we jet to Germany, here are seven thrilling facts about the ’Ring.
Along the corridor from the simulator, deep within an F1 factory, is another top-secret bit of kit: the wind tunnel. These multi-million dollar machines are where teams test the aerodynamics of their cars. An enormous fan blows high-speed air over a small-s...
68. ROMPS: There have been Le Mans’ where the margin of victory was 10 laps or greater. The first such case was in 1927. After several of the favoured cars crashed together in the evening at Maison Blanche the remaining healthy Bentley had no opposition, winning by 20 laps or about 345...
Formula 1 cars Formula 1 is considered by most to be the pinnacle of racing. This of course means that we have to dig deeper and understand the F1 car itself in a better way. In the articles below, you can read more about Formula 1 cars’ components, possibilities and other things that...
During development, Chiron test cars have spent a combined 300 hours in the wind tunnel, clocked over 300,000 miles and munched through 200 sets of tyres. Bugatti says that it had to develop a new test bench for the 8.0-litre engine, as existing test equipment wasn’t able to apply big...
and teams alike. Across Formula One circuits, tributes poured in. Teams displayed the “JB17” logo on their cars, a poignant reminder of the talent that was taken too soon. Fellow racers, many of whom had grown alongside Jules through the ranks of motorsport, wore tribute items, including...
They’ve produced some great cars over the years, and have dominated motorsport as well, with their F1 run from 1999 – 2004 unprecedented. But they also produced perhaps the smallest V8 ever. A 2.0-liter V8 that appeared in several cars in the 1970s, the turbo variant pumping out a ...