Since the deaths of Senna and Ratzenberger, the FIA has used safety as a reason to impose rule changes that otherwise, under the Concorde Agreement, would have had to be agreed upon by all the teams – most notably the changes introduced for 1998. Featuring all-time records and detailed driver and constructor statistics, championship standings and season reviews of Formula One’s complete history, all in one book.

All points won at each race are added up, and the driver and constructor with the most points at the end of the season are crowned World Champions.Bringing together a superbly written account of the history of the sport by acclaimed author Maurice Hamilton, and an exceptional selection of stunning images from across seven decades of F1 racing, the book charts the FIA Formula One World Championship, decade by decade, from its first race at Silverstone in May 1950 right through to the present day. Jochen Rindt is the only posthumous World Champion, after his points total was not surpassed despite his fatal accident at the 1970 Italian Grand Prix, with 4 races still remaining in the season.

This proved to be the greatest technological breakthrough since the introduction of mid-engined cars. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

A team may also run two additional drivers in Free Practice sessions, [71] which are often used to test potential new drivers for a career as a Formula One driver or gain experienced drivers to evaluate the car. The first Formula One race was held in 1946, [198] whereas the World Championship did not start until 1950. Before World War II, a number of Grand Prix racing organisations had made suggestions for a new championship to replace the European Championship before but due to the suspension of racing during the conflict, the new International Formula for cars did not become formalised until 1946, to become effective from 1st January 1947.

All in all, Formula 1: The Official History is a fantastic celebration of one of the world's most popular, spectacular and glamorous sports. Full breakdown of teams, drivers and calendar of races for the year; review of the previous season in 2022; review of upcoming season; includes rule and team changes. Race officials may end the race early (putting out a red flag) due to unsafe conditions such as extreme rainfall, and it must finish within two hours, although races are only likely to last this long in the case of extreme weather or if the safety car is deployed during the race.The number of Grands Prix increased to an average of 16 to 17 by the late 1970s, while non-championship events ended in 1983. and make conclusions on the actions required to improve the diversity and opportunity in Formula 1 at all levels". Currently in France, the only channel that broadcasts Formula one is the pay TV channel Canal+, having renewed its broadcasting rights until 2024.

Through the Grand Prix Manufacturers Association (GPMA), the manufacturers negotiated a larger share of Formula One's commercial profit and a greater say in the running of the sport. Team Gunston became the first team to run cigarette sponsorship on their Brabham cars, which privately entered in orange, brown and gold colours of Gunston cigarettes in the 1968 South African Grand Prix on 1 January 1968. By then, however, turbocharged engines, which Renault had pioneered in 1977, were producing over 520 kW (700 bhp) and were essential to be competitive. Formula One cars are the fastest regulated road-course racing cars in the world, owing to very high cornering speeds achieved through generating large amounts of aerodynamic downforce. Formula 1: The Official History is a beautifully illustrated history of Formula 1 that traces the Drivers' World Championship, decade by decade, from its first race on 13 May 1950 through all 70 editions.

The pit lane, where the drivers stop for tyres, aerodynamic adjustments and minor repairs (such as changing the car's nose due to front wing damage) during the race, retirements from the race, and where the teams work on the cars before the race, is normally located next to the starting grid. These tales are accompanied by more than 250 exceptional photographs featuring icons past and present, including Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.