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Formula One, also known as F1, is the highest class of single seater auto racing governed by the FIA. It consists of a series of Grand Prix races held on circuits around the world where drivers and constructor teams compete for two annual World Championships. Formula One cars are considered the fastest in the world, capable of speeds over 220 mph, with strict regulations governing the car design and powerful engines limited to 18,000 RPM.

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Formula One, also known as F1, is the highest class of single seater auto racing governed by the FIA. It consists of a series of Grand Prix races held on circuits around the world where drivers and constructor teams compete for two annual World Championships. Formula One cars are considered the fastest in the world, capable of speeds over 220 mph, with strict regulations governing the car design and powerful engines limited to 18,000 RPM.

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Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to ofcially as the FIA Formula One World Championship,[2] is the

highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fdration Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The "formula", designated in the name, refers to a set of rules with which all participants' cars must comply.[3] The F1 season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix (in English, Grand Prizes), held on purpose-built circuits and public roads. The results of each race are combined with a points system to determine two annual World Championships, one for the drivers and one for the constructors. The racing drivers, constructor teams, track ofcials, organizers, and circuits are required to be holders of valid Super Licences, the highest class of racing licence issued by the FIA.[4] Formula One cars are considered to be the fastest circuit-racing cars in the world, owing to very high cornering speeds achieved through the generation of large amounts of aerodynamic downforce. Formula One cars race at speeds of up to 360km/h (220mph) with engines limited in performance to a maximum of 18,000 revolutions per minute (RPM). The cars are capable of lateral acceleration in excess of 5 g in corners. The performance of the cars is very dependent on electronics although traction control and other driving aids have been banned since 2008 and on aerodynamics, suspension and tyres. The formula has had much evolution and change through the history of the sport. Europe, the sport's traditional base, is where about half of each year's races occur. That said, the sport's scope has expanded signicantly during recent years and an increasing number of Grands Prix are held on other continents. Formula One had a total global television audience of 527 million people during the course of the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship.[5] Such racing began in 1906 and, in the second half of the 20th century, became the most popular kind of racing internationally. The Formula One Group is the legal holder of the commercial rights.[6] With annual spending totalling billions of US dollars, Formula One's economic effect and creation of jobs is signicant, and its nancial and political battles are widely reported. Its high prole and popularity make it a merchandising environment, which results in great investments from sponsors and budgets in the hundreds of millions for the constructors. However, mostly since 2000, due to the always increasing expenditures, several teams, including works teams from car makers and those teams with minimal support from the automotive industry, have become bankrupt or been bought out by companies wanting to establish a team within the sport; these buyouts are also inuenced by Formula One limiting the number of participant teams.

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