History for the Formula 1

This work is divided into the following points

1. Background to Formula 1
1.1 Racing organization
2. History of Formula 1 from 1950 to 1999
2.1 World Championship Drivers
2.2 Turbocharged engines and ground effect
3. History of the Formula 1 from 1999 to the present
3.1 Schumacher and Ferrari dominance
3.2 After the Ferrari hegemony
4. The 5 Fantastic, Red Bull: the aerodynamically perfect car and
Vettel the youngest champion in history

1. Background to formula 1

The Grand Prix races (French Grand Prix) have roots in automobile racing
organized in France since 1894. They quickly evolved from simple races
on roads from one town to another, to resistance tests for cars and riders.
The innovation soon surpassed 160 kph but being races on open roads
were frequent accidents that resulted in deaths of both pilots and
spectators.

1.1 Racing organization

In 1900, a major race event occurred when James Gordon Bennett, Jr.,
owner of the New York Herald and International Herald Tribune in Paris,
established the Gordon Bennett Cup of Car Racing in Europe, an annual
race that Attracted international competitors. Each country could register
up to three cars.
2. History of Formula 1 from 1950 to 1999

2.1 World Championship Drivers

In 1950, in response to the World Motorcycle Championships started in

1949, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) organized the first
official Pilot World Championship using the rules of F1 designed after the
war. These regulations required the use of atmospheric engines of 4.5
liters or supercharged of 1.5 liters. The organization of the championship,
which incorporated the five "major" European Grand Prix, was a mere
formalization of what was already in previous years. Italian teams Alfa
Romeo, Ferrari, and Maserati dominated the early years, although
manufacturers of other nationalities also participated, such as the French
Talbot or the British attempt BRM; Including some private cars that
participated in local races.

Alfa Romeo dominated in 1950. Giuseppe Farina won at Silverstone the

1950 British Grand Prix, the first event of the championship, becoming the
first World Drivers' Champion with his 1.5-liter Alfetta 158 supercharged.

In 1970 Matra insisted on using his own V12 instead of Cosworth's; As

the Tyrrell team was sponsored by Ford and the Matra V12 engine was
not safe, Ken bought the March 701 chassis while developing his own
cars. The new Lotus 72, with a wedge-shaped profile that made the car
itself an aileron, had problems arising from the lack of ripeness of the
same, this caused the death of Jochen Rindt when the brake shaft
broke. Still with that, he got the posthumous title for Lotus in 1970.
Using his own machines, Tyrrell and Stewart repeated success in 1971.
After Rindt's death, Lotus experienced difficulty with a turbine-propelled
car.

Lotus 72 Fittipaldi, debuts the first integral wing in F1

Focusing again on the 72, Lotus and Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi won
the championship in 1972 while Stewart suffered an ulcer because of a
tight schedule on both sides of the Atlantic. In 1973, teammates at
Lotus Fittipaldi and Ronnie Peterson competed with each other while
Stewart was supported by Franois Cvert at Tyrrell. While Lotus won
the constructors 'title, Stewart won the drivers' championship and an
accident truncated the life of Cvert
2.2Turbocharged engines and ground effect

1977 saw the start of one of the most problematic times in F1 history. It
started with two teams, veteran Lotus and newcomer Renault.

Renault was the first to show its revolutionary idea when its RS01 was
introduced powered by a 1.5 liter engine with turbocharger. Although
previous decades supercharged engines had been successful and
turbocharged engines were eleven years old, no F1 team had attempted to
build an engine to take advantage of its superior power, feeling that
increased fuel consumption and delayed delivery Turbo power combined
with the sudden boost generated would counter any potential gains.
However, Renault took its turbocharged sports prototype engine to
compete in Grand Prix, and despite the frequent breakages that earned it
the nickname "Little Yellow Teapot", they persisted with the engine until
they finally saw good results in 1979

2.3 Prohibition of turbocharges and return of atmospherics

1987 also saw the return of the atmospheric engines to F1, after in 1986
there were only turbocharged engines. To limit turbo power, the boost
pressure and fuel tank capacity were limited, while the displacement of the
turbocharged engines was increased to 3.5 liters. In addition to
announcing a ban on turbocharged engines from 1989. However, while
turbocharged engines remained, they dominated. Williams won easily in
1987, and McLaren returned formally in 1988 with the team consisting of
Prost and Senna winning 15 of the 16 races, a record not yet matched.
Senna was the one who took the victory, claiming the first of his three
world titles.

By 1989 the turbo had disappeared, but McLaren continued to dominate

the next three years. Prost won the title in 1989 and Senna in 1990 and
1991. However, the championships were marred by fierce rivalry between
the two drivers which culminated in a pair of crashes at the Grand Prix of
Japan in 1989 and 1990. In 1989 Prost Closed the door "when his partner
tried to pass, while Senna deliberately collided Prost in 1990
3. History of Formula 1 from 2000 to the present

3.1Schumacher and Ferrari dominance

When Jean Todt took Ferrari to Michael Schumacher in 1996, he went to

rebuild the team. It took several years, but in the 1999 season it all started
to work. Schumacher led the championship when he broke his legs at
Silverstone; But his team-mate Eddie Irvine worked hard, losing just two
points to Mika Hkkinen. The joy for the team's passionate fans (tifosi) was
that Ferrari won the constructors' championship for the first time since
1983.
3.2 After the Ferrari hegemony

In 2005, Formula 1 saw Ferrari fade as the Renault team dominated the
early part of the season, and Fernando Alonso forged a clear lead to the
championship. In the latter part of the season McLaren was decidedly the
strongest team, improving their results consistently and obtaining 6 wins
after 7 races. Yet his previous record of low reliability meant that reaching
Renault in both the Drivers 'and Drivers' Championships was a hard-to-
reach goal.

For a while Rikknen and Alonso were very close, but at the Brazilian
Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso had become the youngest Formula One
champion of all time. The Constructors' Championship seemed even more
tangible for McLaren, widely recognized as the fastest car with a much
improved reliability. Still an abandonment by Juan Pablo Montoya in the
last race of the season in the Chinese Grand Prix secured the
Constructors' Championship for Renault. One statistic checked the
dominance of both teams: Together they won all but one of the
competitions (the controversial United States Grand Prix of 2005).

This season Jaguar Racing changed its name to Red Bull Racing. This is
because the Austrian beverage company acquired a team that never had
success in Formula 1, as was its predecessor Stewart Grand Prix
4. The 5 Fantastic, Red Bull: the aerodynamically perfect car and Vettel the
youngest champion in history

The 2010 season meant the end of the refueling during the race: the cars began
the race with gasoline to finish it.

Defending champion Jenson Button signed for the McLaren Mercedes team, which
would coincide with 2008 champion Lewis Hamilton. The two-time champion
Fernando Alonso was transferred to the Ferrari team. But without doubt the signing
that shook the world of Formula 1 was the seven times world champion Michael
Schumacher for Mercedes GP. "The Kaiser" returned to the 41 years after his
three years of rest, since in 2006 announced his retirement.

The season featured more favorites than ever: Jenson Button's McLaren and
Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher's Mercedes GP and Nico Rosberg,
Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull and Mark Webber's and Felipe Massa's and Ferrari's
Alonso.

But it soon became apparent that the Red Bull RB6 designed by Adrian Newey
was the best designed car on the whole grid, and practically unbeatable at one lap
(and consequently in qualifying). The proof of this is that throughout the season
cars of energy drinks harvested 15 of the 19 poles. But not everything was perfect
in the car: the lack of reliability made Sebastian Vettel fail to win any of the first two
races even starting from the preferred position due to problems with a spark plug
and brakes. Their other Achilles heel was the lack of top speed, which made them
have discreet performances in circuits where it is vital, as in Montreal or Monza.

All the victories of the season were distributed between 5 pilots, called the
"fantastic 5": Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber, Lewis Hamilton
and Jenson Button. Michael Schumacher, who had a lot of expectations, turned
out to be the biggest disappointment of the season, not climbing once on the
podium while his teammate Nico Rosberg did it three times. The five candidates
reached the penultimate test with mathematical options for the title, and four of
them (Jenson Button ran out of options after Brazil) made it to the final Abu Dhabi
rendezvous with possibilities, something that had never happened. In that race,
Fernando Alonso came with 8 points ahead of Mark Webber, 15 over Sebastian
Vettel and 24 over Lewis Hamilton, making him look first or second regardless of
the position of his rivals. But due to a series of circumstances, including obsessing
with Mark Webber and not with Sebastian Vettel and not being able to overtake
Vitaly Petrov's Renault in about 35 laps, caused the German Red Bull to take the
cat To water against all odds, when the outbreaks were centralized in Alonso and
Webber
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