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Formula One, commonly known as Formula 1 or F1, is the highest class of

international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars


sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA
Formula One World Championship has been one of the world's premier forms
of racing since its inaugural running in 1950. The word formula in the name
refers to the set of rules all participants' cars must follow. A Formula One
season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix. Grands Prix take
place in multiple countries and continents on either purpose-built circuits or
closed roads.

A point-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 the FIA issues, and the races must be held on grade one
tracks, the highest grade rating the FIA issues for tracks.
Formula One cars are the world's fastest regulated road-course racing cars,
owing to very high cornering speeds achieved by generating large amounts
of aerodynamic downforce, much of which is generated by front and rear
wings. The cars depend on electronics, aerodynamics, suspension,
and tyres. Traction control, launch control, and automatic shifting, and
other electronic driving aids were first banned in 1994. They were briefly
reintroduced in 2001, and have more recently been banned
since 2004 and 2008, respectively.[1]
With the average annual cost of running a team—designing, building, and
maintaining cars, pay, transport—at approximately £220,000,000 (or
$265,000,000),[2] Formula One's financial and political battles are widely
reported. The Formula One Group is owned by Liberty Media, which acquired
it in 2017 from private-equity firm CVC Capital Partners for £6.4 billion ($8
billion).[3][4]

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