World champion Max Verstappen hit ‘phenomenal new heights’ during his record-breaking season, says Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.
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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 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.
Index of F1 articles on RaceFans:
Actions of “certain individuals” show change is needed at FIA – Hamilton
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton aired multiple grievances against the FIA as he appeared at the governing body’s end-of-season Gala for the first time in three years.
Mercedes considering legal action following dropped FIA investigation
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes is considering its legal options after the FIA announced, then swiftly dropped, an investigation which allegedly involved its team principal Toto Wolff.
Susie Wolff criticises FIA and vows to uncover who ‘instigated a campaign’ against her
Formula 1
Posted onA furious Susie Wolff says no one from the FIA spoke to her about an investigation she was allegedly the target of.
Leclerc turns the tables on Sainz at last race in another close fight at Ferrari
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onFor the second time in three years Ferrari’s closely-matched team mates swapped championship places at the final round.
Piastri rises, Sargeant hits record low in final F1 23 ratings update
Gaming
Posted onMcLaren driver Oscar Piastri has received the biggest boost in the final post-season driver ratings update for the official F1 game.
FIA relaxes some F1 testing rules for 2024 and adds new wet weather test
Formula 1
Posted onThe FIA has introduced a raft of changes to next year’s Formula 1 sporting regulations to open up opportunities for supplementary testing.
F1 teams banned from working on 2026 car designs until end of next year
Formula 1
Posted onFormula 1 teams have been banned from starting work on their new cars for the 2026 Formula 1 season until for more than a year.
Aston Martin credit Vettel’s input in the car his replacement took to eight podiums
Formula 1
Posted onAston Martin performance director Tom McCullough compared Sebastian Vettel’s role in pushing the team forward to Rubens Barrichello at Williams a decade earlier.
Strong second half of Piastri’s debut season will put Norris on alert for 2024
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onA strong debut season for Oscar Piastri, especially in the second half, will give Lando Norris plenty to think about for next year.
Mercedes’ rivals deny complaining to FIA over exchange of confidential information
Formula 1
Posted onAll nine of Mercedes’ rival teams have denied making a complaint to the FIA over an alleged exchange of confidential information.
Russell can’t repeat points win over Hamilton but proves a close match again
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onAfter two seasons, George Russell has the best scoring rate against Lewis Hamilton than any of his team mates since Jenson Button.
Mercedes lost confidence in “disorientating” 2022 setback – Allison
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes’ technical director James Allison admitted the shock of the team’s backwards step in 2022 wrong-footed them at first.
Perez learning what Verstappen is doing differently as he targets 2024 F1 title
Formula 1
Posted onDespite finishing a long way off the top spot this year, Sergio Perez has set his sights on going one better next year.
Zhou raises his game but Bottas still lays down the law at Alfa Romeo
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onZhou Guanyu may have scored the same number of points as he did in his rookie season, but he did a better job in a weaker car.
Mercedes and F1 hit back hard against FIA claim over leak of confidential information
Formula 1
Posted onFormula One Management and Mercedes rejected the FIA’s claim confidential information was leaked from the championship to an unnamed team principal.
Hulkenberg overshadows Magnussen on return, but both have little to celebrate
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onNico Hulkenberg justified Haas’s decision to give him his first full-time seat for four years, but neither he nor Kevin Magnussen had much to work with.
Miami and Shanghai replace Spa and Baku on F1’s sprint race roster for 2024
Formula 1
Posted onFormula 1 will hold six sprint races again next year but the venues of two of the events will change.
Verstappen “hasn’t changed in the last four or five years” despite success – Horner
Formula 1
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner predicts world champion Max Verstappen will be no less driven and strong in 2024.
Perez’s progress is reversed as team mate Verstappen obliterates all opposition
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onSergio Perez appeared to have taken a step forward at Red Bull last season, but Max Verstappen blew him away in their third year as team mates.