Had either McLaren driver scored their team’s best result at every race this year, they would be leading the championship. Has Lando Norris missed too many opportunities?
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The Formula 1 world championship began in 1950 and is considered the world’s leading form of single-seater motorsport. The 2024 F1 season is the 75th time the world championship has been held.
The most successful F1 drivers in history are seven-times world champions Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher. In 2021 the former became the first and so far only driver to date to win 100 grands prix.
While Schumacher retired from F1 at the end of 2012, Hamilton continues to race. His rival world champions in the series are Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso.
There are 10 teams active in the championship, each of which field cars for two drivers. Each team is required to design and build the majority of its cars but may source some parts including engines, gearboxes and certain other components.
Ferrari has won the F1 constructors’ championship more times than any other team, with 16 titles. It is also the only team which has competed in every championship since the first season of Formula 1.
The Formula 1 calendar typically runs from March to November each year. Pre-season tests take place in February and March, and a post-season test is usually scheduled for late November or December.
A championship now includes over three times as many rounds as early seasons did. Seven rounds counted towards the first world championship – including the Indianapolis 500, despite it being run to different rules – but a record-breaking 24 races are scheduled on the 2024 F1 calendar. The series visits Europe, North and South America, the Middle East, Asia and Australasia. It has not raced in Africa since 1993.
Two organisations are responsible for running F1. The Federation Internazionale de l’Automobile (FIA), based in Paris, France, administers and governs the sport. Its commercial rights are leased to Formula 1 Management (FOM) which was purchased by the US-based Liberty Media in 2017.
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Williams reveal £84m loss after moving up to seventh in 2023 championship
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Posted onWilliams said a sharp increase in losses during its 2023 campaign was “in line with expectations” as it moved up three places to seventh in the championship.
Red Bull’s revenue rises to £300m in record-shattering 2023 season
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Posted onRed Bull reported an increase of revenues at its world championship-winning Formula 1 team during its dominant 2023 campaign.
Marko defends Red Bull over handling of Ricciardo’s dismissal
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Posted onRed Bull motorsport consultant Helmut Marko said Daniel Ricciardo only showed he was quick enough twice in 25 races at their second team.
Formula 1 postpones ‘rookie race’ plan to 2025
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Posted onFormula 1 will not go ahead with plans to hold a one-off, non-championship race for rookies at the end of this year.
Ben Sulayem believes the FIA deserves more credit for running F1. Is he right?
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Posted onWhile FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem says the governing body deserves more credit, a former team principal has criticised his leadership.
Alonso discusses being a “role model” and why he “didn’t choose to be a driver”
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Posted onFernando Alonso revealed he became a racing driver because his father wanted him to – and says F1 racers must act like role models.
Marko pushed for RB to drop Ricciardo after Spanish Grand Prix – Horner
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Posted onDaniel Ricciardo nearly lost his seat at Red Bull’s second Formula 1 team much earlier in the season, Christian Horner has revealed.
What is Alpine giving up by scrapping its F1 engine programme? Newey knows
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Posted onAdrian Newey sees a major opportunity for F1 engine builders in 2026 – just as Alpine and Renault abandon their power unit programme.
Renault confirms it will stop building it own F1 engines in 2026
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Posted onRenault has confirmed it will not build power units for the new regulations Formula is introducing in 2026.
F1’s failure to kick its DRS habit shows post-2022 rules didn’t make passing easier
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Posted onThe FIA suggested they were hoping to phase DRS out with F1’s ground effect cars – but this year there are more zones than ever before.
“Unfiltered”: Guenther Steiner’s tales of life in charge of Haas reviewed
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Posted onGuenther Steiner’s first book was packed with swearing but devoid of insight. Is his second, “Unfiltered”, any better?
Qualifying analysis: Only one battle left to be decided with six rounds left
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Posted onWith six rounds to go, nine of the ten head-to-head qualifying battles from the start of the season have already been decided.
Ricciardo’s brake woe and why Perez thought he had an engine problem: Singapore GP radio
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Posted onSergio Perez found it so hard to make progress he thought he had an engine problem. That plus more unheard radio from the Singapore Grand Prix.
Vettel, Verstappen, Norris: The team mate contests that defined Ricciardo’s career
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Posted onThree contests against different team mates defined Daniel Ricciardo’s career. Here’s how he did against all of them.
Ricciardo facing end of F1 career as RB replace him with Lawson
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Posted onRB have confirmed Daniel Ricciardo will not see out the season and has been replaced by Liam Lawson with immediate effect.
‘Perez is only quicker when he has DRS’: How Hulkenberg’s Haas beat a Red Bull – again
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Posted onFor the second time this year, Nico Hulkenberg brought his Haas home ahead of Sergio Perez’s much quicker Red Bull. Here’s how he did it.
Mercedes explain “clear mistake” strategy call which left Hamilton “so angry”
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Posted onMercedes have explained why they chose to start Lewis Hamilton on a set of soft tyres in the Singapore Grand Prix, a decision the driver said made him “so angry”.
Did Ricciardo just become the fifth F1 driver to set fastest lap in his final race?
2024 Singapore GP stats and facts
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo set fastest lap in what may have been his final Formula 1 race – and cost Lando Norris what would have been his first ‘grand slam’.
Former Williams team boss admits missed opportunity with Stroll “drives me nuts”
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Posted onClaire Williams admits she regrets losing Lawrence Stroll’s financial support before being forced to sell her family’s team.