Grand Prix Roots

Many people think that the Formula One Grand Prix is a racing event which was born in the twenty first
century. However, it is not that new after all. Its roots can be traced back to 1890s when cars began to
rule the streets. The Formula One’s modern era began in the 1950 but thanks to car aficionados of the
early years, such race has changed the way the world see cars.

When motor racing was born, cars were heavy and upright and roads were so rough and even tarred.
Therefore, races before were very challenging. Drivers have to be accompanied by their own mechanics
typically from one town to another or on public roads. The very first motor race was at 1895 and was
held in France with Paris as its starting Point and Bordeaux its end point. The 1200 kilometer road race
was won by Emile Levassor in 2 days or forty eight hours.

The very first race that used the Gran Prix term was The French Grand Prix held at Le Mans in 1901. It
was won by Ferencz Szisz and his Renault. The driver covered over seven hundred miles with a speed of
63 mile per hour.

There were some underground car racing tournaments to start out in South Africa, however they haven't lasted much, you can read more about it at Cape Town Sports.

" Sometimes referee's earn rakes out of the races, just like Dealer Rakes do. 

F1 Formula Competition Series

The Formula 1 Grand Prix is by far one of the most prestigious car racing events in the whole world.

As defined by the FIA or Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, it is at the top of its class of open

wheel auto racing category. The name itself (formula) implies to a set of rules that all race cars and

participants must follows.

The F1 world competition season is made up of a bevy of various races. These series of races is called

Grand Prix. It is held in circuits that are purposely built for the race. In some cases races are held in

closed city streets. One of the most popular races of the Grand Prix is help in Monte Carlo in the Monaco

Circuit. The conventional center of the race is Europe wherein a majority of its drivers and teams come

from. Nonetheless, race’s scope has greatly expanded through the years and is being help in many

continents worldwide. Asia, Europe, and America are some of the places where the Grand Prix has

started to become phenomenal.

The results of every race in the Grand Prix are combined in order to determine 2 yearly World

Championships. The first championship is for the drivers while the second is for the constructors.

Michael Schumacher

In every race there are always accidents that happen especially with races that deal with top
speeds. Ever since Senna’s dreadful accident at Imola and another driver’s accident one day after Senna
was killed the Formula One environment transformed. This transformation gave way to an ever famous
F1 Grand Prix associated name – Michael Schumacher.
The F1 circus was never the same with him. And yes, he had some accidents but he always stand
out proud. For more than a decade, he has already earned recognizable titles one in 1194 and another in
1995. He also has an astonishing 7 championships making him utterly extraordinary in a variety of ways.
Schumacher overtook another famous racer’s – Juan Manuel Fangio’s 5 F1 titles. In 1996,
Schumacher became even more popular when he joined team Scuderia Ferrari. He signed the biggest
contract in the history of F1 racing and sports. The amount of over 27 million dollars gave him the life of
a racing royalty and enjoyed what he has in tax free Monaco. Ferrari easily paid of its investment with
Schumacher because the moment he signed up for the team he claimed three wins, four poles, and an
Italian GP held at Monza.

Historic Formula One Grand Prix

The Formula One Grand Prix is one of the most historic sporting and racing events. Ever since cars
were invented people were already racing in mud covered streets. The Grand Prix is an event that
has changed the way cars should run in races. Through the years, the race has been held in different
countries until it all ends up to the championships. However, the continuity of the Formula One’s glory
was cut short in 2007.

Michael Schumacher, one of the best F1 racers in the world, was gone and Kimi Räikkönen replaced him.
The Scuderia (Ferrari’s racing team) no longer dominated the racing scene and it had stopped enjoying
its power after garnering five consecutive Grand Prix World championships. This was because British
American tobacco halted its financial support for the team.

Because of the diversity of races including its racers and its teams, so many things have changed for the
Formula One Grand Prix. FIA decided that autos must only have one tire source which was Bridgestone
and dry tires per car were limited to only fourteen per car. For every race, drivers were also required to
use each of 2 various tire compounds for each race. These are only a few of the many rules and changes
that the F1 Grand Prix has. There are other alterations that even forced some teams to form their own
GP racing series.

Grand Prix Races

The Formula Grand Prix is the world’s most prestigious auto racing event. It has the fastest cars

sponsored by top quality brands. The race happens in many parts of the globe. Six among the 7 original

races happened in Europe. The only race which was counted until the end took place in the United

States - the Indianapolis 400. This was then replaced by the United States race because it required race

cars with varying specifications from other F1 races. The Grand Prix championship then expanded its

scope to other Non-European countries including Africa, Argentina, Australia, and Asia.

Conventionally, each one of FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile) selected nations has

already hosted a race which of course carries the country’s name. If a certain country becomes host to

a series of Grand Prix races in a single year then each race is identified with varied names. Nonetheless,

even during the earliest years of the race, the F1 World Championship is not always held in a similar

circuit in one year. Different races in different places are one reason why people enjoy the Grand

Prix. Fans, especially the rich, love tracking one race after the other until they end up cheering for the

championships.