Formula+One

//**About the Author**// //**Name:** **Rob King Age: 20 Passion: Formula 1**//

A wiki is useful for this topic because the information is constantly changing and each member has something to add in regards to what happens each race and waht information is important.
 * Why Wikitoc:**

History
Formula one has been the pinnacle of motorsport since its inaguration in the 1950's. It features exciting single seater racing featuring cars that are on the cutting edge of science and technology. Although the sport has gone through sevral transformations it still stays true to it's racing heratige.

Formula one is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile or FIA for short. the term formula refers to a common set of rules that all cars must comply with in order to compete.

Formula one cars compete in FIA sanctioned Grand Prix. The term Grand Prix refers to the "Grand Prize" awarded to the winner of the race. The ammount of prize money is no longer disclosed by the FIA.

Each season teams and drivers compete for the world championship. Each team consists of two drivers and cars. The sport is Unique in that the teams compete against each other, and each driver competes against all other drivers, including his teammate. the Current standings for drivers and teams are found below.

Brawn GP
The Brawn GP team was formed from the former Honda team after the decison that Honda would leave F1. Ross Brawn (Team principal of Honda Racing) decided to purchase the team and save the jobs of the former Honda Racing team. Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello stayed on as the team drivers and are currently placed 1st and 2nd in the drivers championship respectivly. The team was saved at the last minute by securing an engine supply deal from Mercedes and corporate sonsorship from Virgin. Brawn GP has enjoyed good results all season long.

Scuderia Ferrari
Ferrari have been one of the longest lasting and winning teams in formula one. the 2009 season has proved difficult for the Italian racing team. a rough start to the season has extended into a lack luster season for the team. Driver Filippe Massa was injured durring qualifying for the Hungarian GP and has since not returned to racing. He is hoping to return by next season. Filippe was replaced by Luca Baddoer, a long time Ferrari test driver, and more recently by Force India's Giancarlo Fischella. Former world champion, Kimi Raiokanin has enjoyed a win and a few podiums through the season, but is schedulled to be replaced by 2 time world champion Fernando Alonso in the 2010 season.

McLaren-Mercedes
McLaren-Mercedes have had a rough season. The first race of the saeson sparked contraversy durring a safty car incident involving current world champion Lewis Hamilton. the team's other driver Heki Kovalanin has strugled all season long to remain on the pace and his place with the team in 2010 is now in question. Lewis Hamiltion has returned to form in the closing races of the 2009 season and is looking forward to a fresh start in the 2010 season.

Renault
Renault has expierienced a rough season filled with controversy. Nelson Piquet was told that his services as a driver were no longer needed by the team, and he was replaced by Roman Grosjean. Fernando Alonso has managed a few podiums and has been placing consistently in the points.

Williams Toyota
Driver Nico Rosberg is rummored to move to Brawn GP for the 2010 season. Driver Kazuki Nakajima has has had an excellent devlopment seson.

BMW
The BMW Formula 1 team will not be continuing into the 2010 season following a decision by BMW to pull out of the sport. Drivers Nick Heidfleld and Robert Kubica are currently looking for a seat next season. BMW had a rough start to the season, but has showd excellent pace in the past few races.

Toyota
Driver Timo Glock suffered an injury to his left leg following a crash durring Q2 of the Japanese GP. Jarno Truili recieved 2nd place in the Japanese GP.

**Red Bull Renault** Red Bull Renault have had surprising strength from early in the season. Up until a few races ago both drivers, Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber were in the race for the drivers championship. A crash in Singapore due to brake failure left driver Mark Webber out of the title race. Sebastian Vettel on the other hand has increased his chances of winning the world championship with a win in the Japanese GP. The team also has a chance to win the constructors championship with only two races left in the season.

Force India Mercedes
Force India Mercedes has showed surprising pace following the Monza GP a few races ago where driver Giancarlo Fisichella, managed to start from pole position ad finish in 2nd place, before moving to Ferrari to replace the Injured Filippe Massa. Giancarlo Fisichella was replaced by the teams third driver,Vitantonio Liuzzi. Adrian Sutil has also shown pace following Monza but has been plagued with reliability issues and inconsistent finishes.

Scuderia Torro Rosso
Scuderia Torro Rosso have been at the back of the pack consistently this year. Rookie drivers and reliability issues have kept the team from seeing the results they are capable of. Driver Sebastien Bourdais, was replaced mid season due to poor performance. He was replaced by Spanish driver, Jaime Alguersuari. Sebastien Buemi, the teams other driver has score 3 points this season.

2009 Changes
The 2009 Season has seen a number of substancial changes to the regulations of the sport. here is a video of how the regulations have changed. media type="custom" key="4466681"

Driving a Formula 1 car
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Driver Standings

 * ~ Pos ||~ Driver ||~ Nationality ||~ Team ||~ Points ||
 * 1 || Jenson Button || British || Brawn-Mercedes || 85 ||
 * 2 || Rubens Barrichello || Brazilian || Brawn-Mercedes || 71 ||
 * 3 || Sebastian Vettel || German || RBR-Renault || 69 ||
 * 4 || Mark Webber || Australian || RBR-Renault || 51.5 ||
 * 5 || Kimi Räikkönen || Finnish || Ferrari || 45 ||
 * 6 || Lewis Hamilton || British || McLaren-Mercedes || 43 ||
 * 7 || Nico Rosberg || German || Williams-Toyota || 34.5 ||
 * 8 || Fernando Alonso || Spanish || Renault || 26 ||
 * 9 || Timo Glock || German || Toyota || 24 ||
 * 10 || Jarno Trulli || Italian || Toyota || 22.5 ||
 * 11 || Felipe Massa (Injured) || Brazilian || Ferrari || 22 ||
 * 12 || Heikki Kovalainen || Finnish || McLaren-Mercedes || 22 ||
 * 13 || Nick Heidfeld || German || BMW Sauber || 12 ||
 * 14 || Robert Kubica || Polish || BMW Sauber || 9 ||
 * 15 || Giancarlo Fisichella || Italian || Ferrari || 8 ||
 * 16 || Adrian Sutil || German || Force India-Mercedes || 5 ||
 * 17 || Sebastien Buemi || Swiss || STR-Ferrari || 3 ||
 * 18 || Sebastien Bourdais (Replaced) || French || STR-Ferrari || 2 ||
 * 19 || Kazuki Nakajima || Japanese || Williams-Toyota || 0 ||
 * 20 || Nelsinho Piquet (Replaced) || Brazilian || Renault || 0 ||
 * 21 || Luca Badoer (Replaced) || Italian || Ferrari || 0 ||
 * 22 || Vitantonio Liuzzi || Italian || Force India-Mercedes || 0 ||
 * 23 || Romain Grosjean || French || Renault || 0 ||
 * 24 || Jaime Alguersuari || Spanish || STR-Ferrari || 0 ||

Team Standings

 * ~ Pos ||~ Team ||~ Points ||
 * > 1 ||> Brawn-Mercedes ||> 153 ||
 * > 2 ||> RBR-Renault ||> 110.5 ||
 * > 3 ||> Ferrari ||> 62 ||
 * > 4 ||> McLaren-Mercedes ||> 59 ||
 * > 5 ||> Toyota ||> 46.5 ||
 * > 6 ||> Williams-Toyota ||> 30.5 ||
 * > 7 ||> Renault ||> 26 ||
 * > 8 ||> BMW Sauber ||> 21 ||
 * > 9 ||> Force India-Mercedes ||> 13 ||
 * > 10 ||> STR-Ferrari ||> 5 ||

Formula One Expansion
The **Russian Grand Prix** was a race during the early years of Grand Prix motor racing. In present day there are plans to revive the Russian Grand Prix as a Formula One race, scheduled to take place at a yet-to-be-built circuit near Saint Petersburg.
 * The Russian Grand Prix**

Proposals of the Grand Prix have appeared as early as the 1980s. The first socialist country to host a Grand Prix could have been the USSR instead of Hungary (which hosted its first in 1986). In 1982 Bernie Ecclestone came to the USSR for talks on holding the Grand Prix of the Soviet Union. In 1983 a round hosted by Moscow was included in the provisional World Championship calendar; however, bureaucratic barriers prevented the Grand Prix from being held. In 2001, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the construction of the "Pulkovskoe Ring" near the Pulkovo Airport. In 2003, the Government of Moscow approved a project to build a track in the Molzhaninovsky area in the Northern District of Moscow to host a Formula One race. In March 2008, negotiations were held between Bernie Ecclestone and Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko to hold a Grand Prix in St. Petersburg. On 30th September 2008 it was revealed that work was to begin on a Formula 1 track to be located at the town of Fedyukino, Volokolamsky District of the Moscow Province, approximately 77 kilometers (48 miles) away from Moscow, which has been designed by Hermann Tilke and will be named "Moscow Raceway". The track, which will be able to host both Formula 1 and Moto GP races, will begin construction in October 2008 and will be project managed by Hans Geist, who was the manager during the construction of both the A1-Ring and Bahrain International Circuit.
 * Formula One plans**

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