A Brief History of Formula 1

A BRIEF HISTORY FORMULA 1 THE EARLYYEARS 18843 THE FIRST MOTOR RACE TOOK PLACE IN PARIS THE WINNER WAS JULES-ALBERT DE DION WITH AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 12MPH 1901 THE FIRST GRAND PRIX EVENT Dinner FRENCH CARS DOMINATE UNTIL THE LATE 1920'S WHEN THE ITALIAN ALFA ROMEO AND MASERATI CARS BEGIN TO BREAK THROUGH A1908: USA HOLD 1st GRAND PRIX OUTSIDE OF FRANCE 1933 MONACO GP INTRODUCES QUALIFYING TIMES 60 50 10 THE 30'S ALSO SAW GERMAN MANUFACTURERS 10 MERCEDES BENZ AND DAIMLER BEGIN TO DOMINATE BEFORE THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR II IN 1939 40 20 1947 THE FIA IS FORMED FOLLOWING WORLD WARII 1ST FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE L'AUTOMOBILE (FIA) WAS FORMED IN 1950 THEY COMBINED SEVERAL NATIONAL F1 GRAND PRIX TO CREATE THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS EMERGENCE OF FORMULA 1 19501 THE FIRST WwORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IS HELD WITH THE FIRST RACE TAKING PLACE IN SILVERSTONE, ENGLAND 1955 COOPER INVENTS THE FIRST MID-ENGINE CAR 6. 1958 THE PRACTICE OF SHARING CARS IS BANNED 1958 BRITISH TEAMS DOMINATE FOR OVER A DECADE 6 9 10 STIRLING MOSS WINS THE FIRST RACE IN A REAR-ENGINED F1 CAR, A DESIGN WHICH LED BRITISH TEAMS TO DOMINATE FOR MORE THAN A DECADE 1960Y F1 SAFETY MEASURES INTRODUCED 1958 LOTUS INVENT ALUMINIUM MONOCOQUE CHASSIS 1968 RIP BRITAIN'S JIM CLARK DIES JIM CLARKE WAS ONE OF MOTOR RACING'S MOST VERSATILE DRIVERS AND AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH HE'D WON MORE GRAND PRIX RACES THAN ANY OTHER DRIVER. -F1 BECOMES BIG BUSINESS 19778 THE FIRST TURBO CHARGED CAR IS RELEASED RENAULT INTRODUCES THE FIRST TURBO CHARGED CAR... IT WAS LATER BANNED IN 1989 1978 BERNIE ECCLESTONE BECOMES PRESIDENT BERNIE ECCLESTONE BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE FORMULA ONE CONSTRUCTORS' ASSOCIATION (FOCA) FOCA 1979 FISA - FOCA DISPUTE OVER TELEVISION REVENUES FISA FOCA FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DU SPORT AUTOMOBILE (FISA) IS FORMED, STARTING THE FISA-FOCA DISPU COVER TELEVISION REVENUES AND TECHNICAL REGULATIONS 1983 THE LAST NON-CHAMPIONSHIP F1 RACE IS HELD 1984B FERRARI, MCLAREN, RENAULT AND WILLIAMS DOMINATE 1990 500TH GRAND PRIX TAKES PLACE IN AUSTRALIA 500TH 1990 INCREASE IN COSTS FORCE SMALLER TEAMS TO QUIT 1994 AYRTON SENNA IS KILLED AT THE SAN MARINO GP RIP 3 DAYS OF NATIONAL MOURNING WERE DECLARED IN BRAZIL WITH OVER 3 MILLION PEOPLE LINING THE STREETS. SENNA'S UNTIMELY DEATH CAME JUST A DAY AFTER ROLAND RATZENBERGER DIED DURING QUALIFYING. 1998 NEW REGULATIONS INTRODUCED INCLUDING NARROWER TRACKS AND GROOVED TYRES 2000 MICHAEL SCHUMACHER AND FERRARI DOMINATE AND WIN AN UNPRECEDENTED 5 CONSECUTIVE DRIVER'S CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM 2000 2000 NEW MANUFACTURER OWNED TEAMS ENTER F1 AND BEGIN TO DOMINATE THE CHAMPIONSHIP RENAULT BMW TOYOTA HONDA FERRARI 2002 TEAM ORDERS ARE BANNED DUE TO RESULTS MANIPULATION 2008 HONDA, BMW AND TOYOTA WITHDRAW FROM F1 DUE TO COST HONDA, BMW AND TOYOTA WITHDRAW FROM F1... ENDING THE DOMINANCE OF MANUFACTURER OWNED TEAMS AND THE RESURGENCE OF PRIVATE TEAMS BMW OYO ONDA FERRARI RENAULT 2012 SUPPORT GROWS FORA LONDON GP A BID PLACED TO TURN THE OLYMPIC PARK INTO AFI TRACK FOLLOWING GAMES ALTERNATIVE PLANS MAP A CITY CENTRE CIRCUIT PAST LONDON'S LANDMARKS TeamSport #1 in UK Indoor Karting PUTTING YOU IN THE DRIVING SEAT sources: espnfl.com | formulal.com | time.com crafted by cabstudios.co.uk %24 2N