Alternate Formula One

**Formula One** is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel motor racing sanctioned by the FIA. The series is currently operated by the FIA base Formula management group. The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one of the premier forms of racing around the world since its inaugural season in 1980. The word *formula* in the name refers to the set of rules to which all participants' cars must conform. A Formula One season consists of a series of races, known as *Grands Prix*. Grands Prix take place in multiple countries and continents around the world on either purpose-built circuits or closed public roads.

A points system is used at Grands Prix to determine two annual World Championships: one for the drivers, and one for the constructors (the teams). Each driver must hold a valid Super Licence, the highest class of racing licence issued by the FIA, and the races must be held on tracks graded "1", the highest grade-rating issued by the FIA for tracks.

## Introduction Of Formula One

Formula one was created 1 year after the disbanding of the World Grand Prix Championship by the FIA in 1979 This was at the time the highest class of single seater open wheel racing, meaning there was no top class formula racing for over a year. World Grand Prix was Abandoned due to a lack of health and safety which casued the death of former champion Jody Scheckter and David Fondelei. The sport was also ill-prepared and very unorganised due to the poor management by its owner, Michael Boruelly. Many Drivers Who competed in World Grand Prix competed in Formula One, Including Gilles Villeneuve, Carlos Reutemann and Niki Lauda. In 2026, it was announced that World Grand Prix Drivers and Constructors champions would be considered Formula One champions.

The formation of Formula One and Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA) during 1979 set off the FISA–FOCA war, during which FISA and its president Jean-Marie Balestre argued repeatedly with FOCA over television revenues and technical regulations. *The Guardian* said that Ecclestone and Max Mosley "used [FOCA] to wage a guerrilla war with a very long-term aim in view". FOCA threatened to establish a rival series, boycotted a Grand Prix and FISA withdrew its sanction from races. The result was the 1981 Concorde Agreement, which guaranteed technical stability, as teams were to be given reasonable notice of new regulations. Although FISA asserted its right to the TV revenues, it handed the administration of those rights to FOCA.

Fisa heavily imposed health and safety rules for the innaugural F1 season that had been ignored prior by officials in the World Grand Prix Championship. Drivers were required to drive in fire resistant raced suits, a key rule implemented to prevent deaths similar to Jody Sheckter from happening again. A survival cell was implemented, designed to be all but indestructible to withstand the most dramatic of collisions and to be the last line of defence between the driver and track. The Safety car was made a permanent feature to F1 weekends, keeping speeds down and stopping overtaking while there are hazards on track that mean it would be unsafe for the cars to be going full speed, such as stationery cars, debris or bad weather. The pitlane speed limit was introduced in order to protect both the drivers and those working in the pitlane, set at 80km/h

FISA imposed a ban on ground-effect aerodynamics during 1983. By then, however, turbocharged engines, which Renault had pioneered in 1977, were producing over 520 kW (700 bhp) and were essential to be competitive. By 1986, a BMW turbocharged engine achieved a flash reading of 5.5 bar (80 psi) pressure, estimated[*who?*] to be over 970 kW (1,300 bhp) in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix. The next year, power in race trim reached around 820 kW (1,100 bhp), with boost pressure limited to only 4.0 bar. These cars were the most powerful open-wheel circuit racing cars ever. To reduce engine power output and thus speeds, the FIA limited fuel tank capacity in 1984, and boost pressures in 1988, before banning turbocharged engines completely in 1989.

The development of electronic driver aids began during the 1980s. Lotus began to develop a system of active suspension, which first appeared during 1983 on the Lotus 92. By 1987, this system had been perfected and was driven to victory by Ayrton Senna in the Monaco Grand Prix that year. In the early 1990s, other teams followed suit and semi-automatic gearboxes and traction control were a natural progression. The FIA, due to complaints that technology was determining the outcome of races more than driver skill, banned many such aids for the 1994 season. This resulted in cars that were previously dependent on electronic aids becoming very "twitchy" and difficult to drive. Observers felt the ban on driver aids was in name only, as they "proved difficult to police effectively".

The teams signed a second Concorde Agreement during 1992 and a third in 1997.