$A1Drivers Gallery Picture 1 shows Michael Schumacher. Picture 2 shows Damon Hill. picture 3 shows Jackie Stewart. $A2Drivers Gallery Picture 1 shows Alain Prost. Picture 2 shows Ayrton Senna. Picture 3 shows Nigel Mansell. $A3Drivers Gallery Picture 1 shows Nicki Lauda. Picture 2 shows Sterling Moss. Picture 3 shows Gerhard Berger. $A4Drivers Gallery Picture 1 shows Mika Hakkinen. Picture 2 shows David Coulthard. Picture 3 shows John Surtees. $A5Drivers Gallery Picture 1 shows Ukyo Katayama. Picture 2 shows Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Picture 3 shows Rubens Barrichello. $A6Drivers Gallery Picture 1 shows Andrea Montermini. Picture 2 shows Ricardo Rossett. Picture 3 shows Mika Salo. $A7Drivers Gallery Picture 1 shows John Watson. Picture 2 shows Jacques Laffite. Picture 3 shows Emerson Fittipaldi. $A8Drivers Gallery Picture 1 shows Guiseppe Farina. Picture 2 shows Alberto Ascari. Picture 3 shows Mike Hawthorn. $A9Drivers Gallery Picture 1 shows Dan Gurney. Picture 2 shows Nicola Larini. Picture 3 shows Patrick Depailler. $A10Drivers Gallery Picture 1 shows Vittorio Brambilla. Picture 2 shows Chris Amon. Picture 3 shows Patrick Tambay. $B1Cars Slick tyres are tyres with no tread pattern. The rear tyres are the widest tyres on the car. The steering wheel is easily removable by the driver. $B2Cars The gearbox can be fitted in either a transverse or longitudinal position. V8, V10 or 12 cylinder are all types of engine. A light is fitted at the rear to aid visibility in poor weather. $B3Cars The fuel tank is positioned behind the driver. The gearshift is now located behind the steering wheel. The seat is moulded to the individual driver. $B4Cars Another name for the chassis is the 'tub'. From 1995 the maximum engine capacity was limited to 3 litres. Most cars run a six speed gear box. $B5Cars The fuel filler is of aircraft specification to minimise the chance of fuel blow-back or leakage. LED stands for light-emitting diode. Downforce is mainly generated by the front and rear wings together with a diffuser at the back of the car. $B6Cars The driver is held in place by a six-point safety harness. The driver must be able to exit the cockpit within 7 seconds. Formula 1 car suspension is known as the double wishbone. $B7Cars Frank Costin is an aerodynamicist. Kevlar is involved in the making of the monocoque. Brian Hart designed the V10 engine used in the Jordan car. $B8Cars The team responsible for the switch to rear-engined cars in Formula 1 was Cooper. Harvey Postlethwaite was the designer employed by Ferrari in the early 1980's. The unusual part of Jano's design of the Lancia, was its diagonally positioned engine. $B9Cars Venturi tunnels on the Lotus created a vacuum and sucked the car onto the track. The unusual aspect of the Tyrrell Project 34 was the development of a six-wheeler. In 1994 Benetton used the Zetec-R V8 engine. $B10Cars In 1966 the Brabham's used a Repco engine. Adrian Newey designed the March 881 and CG901. Gordon Murray built a large fan on the back of the BT46B for the Brabham team. $C1Circuits The Monaco Grand Prix is held in a tight street circuit, overlooking the sea. The Australian Grand Prix changed cities and from the end to the beginning of the season in 1996. The Dutch Grand Prix Circuit was last used in 1985. $C2Circuits Picture 1 shows the Japanese Grand Prix circuit. Picture 2 shows the Canadian Grand Prix circuit. Picture 3 shows the British Grand Prix circuit. $C3Circuits The Portuguese Grand Prix is held at Estoril. The German Grand Prix is held at Hockenheim. The Italian Grand Prix is held at Monza. $C4Circuits The Belgian Grand Prix Circuit is called Spa-Francorchamps. The French Grand Prix Circuit is called Magny-Cours. The Brazilian Grand Prix Circuit is called Interlagos. $C5Circuits The Canadian Grand Prix Circuit is named after Gilles Villeneuve. The seldom used circuit of Kyalami is home of the South African Grand Prix. The Spanish Grand Prix has taken place near Barcelona since 1991. $C6Circuits The 'Tamburella' is a feature of the Imola circuit. 'La Rascasse' and Loews Hairpin are features of Monaco circuit. 'La Source' and 'Les Combes' are features of the Belgian Grand Prix circuit. $C7Circuits Picture 1 shows the Suzuka circuit in Japan. Picture 2 shows the Estoril circuit in Portugal. Picture 3 shows the Hungaroring. $C8Circuits Picture 1 shows Magny-Cours in France. Picture 2 shows Interlagos in Brazil. Picture 3 shows the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Canada. $C9Circuits The shortest of these circuits is Magny-Cours at 2.654 miles. The longest of these circuits is Suzuka at 3.64 miles. The longest circuit on the Formula 1 calendar is Spa in Belgium. $C10Circuits The Japanese Grand Prix runs for the same number of laps as the Italian Grand Prix at 53 laps. The Argentine Grand Prix runs for the same number of laps as the French Grand Prix at 72 laps. The Brazilian Grand Prix runs for the same number of laps as the Portuguese Grand Prix at 71 laps. $D1The Teams Benetton is the team owned by clothing manufacturers. The Ferrari Team is based in Italy. The Honda Team was based in Japan. $D2The Teams Ron Dennis is associated with the McLaren Team. Lord Hesketh was the aristocrat who owned a Grand Prix Team in the 1970's. The Williams Team is owned by Frank Williams who is confined to a wheelchair. $D3The Teams Ferrari has been active in Formula 1 since 1950. The Benetton Team was founded in the 1980's. The Sauber Team has been active since the 1990's. $D4The Teams Lambourghini have never had a team in Formula 1. Flavio Briatore took over from Peter Collins as kingpin at Benetton. Colin Chapman was the founder of the Lotus Team. $D5The Teams The Ligier Team began in Formula 1 in the 1970's. The Maserati Team was active in Formula 1 throughout the 1950's. The Arrows team was founded in the 1970's. $D6The Teams Ken Tyrrell is a former timber merchant. The Arrows team was formed by a break-away group from the Shadow team. Walter Wolf was originally in partnership with Frank Williams in Formula 1. $D7The Teams Max Mosley, Alan Rees, Graham croaker and Robin Herd were the four founding members of the March Team. Early Arrows cars were in the gold colours of their Warsteiner beer sponsor. BRM was originally a co-operative which was taken over in 1952 by Sir Alfred Owen. $D8The Teams Robin Herd designed the first McLaren Formula 1 chassis. Raymond Mays was the first to bring commercial support to motor racing. Lola were involved with Honda in the construction of the Honda team car in Slough. $D9The Teams Gary Anderson designed the first Jordan Formula 1 car. Guy Ligier was a rugby international for France. Jean-Luc Lagardere was an executive with Matra. $D10The Teams The 'G' in the March 721G stood for Guinness Book of Records because it was built so quickly. McLaren principal Teddy Mayer sold part of the company to Ron Dennis. The son of Jean-Paul Belmondo, Paul is the film star's son involved with the Pacific team. $E1Champions and Trophies The only father and son to win the World Driver Championship are Graham and Damon Hill. The first World Championship took place in 1950. Fangio won his fifth and last title in 1957. $E2Champions and Trophies Damon Hill won the World Driver's Championship in 1996. Michael Schumacher won the World Driver's Championship in 1994 and 1995. Alain Prost holds the record for the most Grand Prix victories.(51) $E3Champions and Trophies Niki Lauda lost the World Championship in 1976 after a bad accident at the Nurburgring. Jim Clark won the World Championship twice in the 1960's before being killed in an accident at Hockenheim. Stirling Moss came second or third in the World Championship between 1955 and 1961 without ever winning the title. $E4Champions and Trophies McLaren had the most successes in one season since the institution of the Constructor's championship. Nigel Mansell and Michael Schumacher hold the record for the most Grand Prix victories in a year. Alain Prost was nicknamed 'The Professor' in his Formula 1 career. $E5Champions and Trophies Jochen Rindt became the first posthumous World Champion. The most successful team in the 1980's was McLaren. The youngest world champion was Emerson Fittipaldi, aged 25 years 273 days. $E6Champions and Trophies Keke Rosberg won the Drivers' World Championship in 1982 James Hunt won the Drivers' World Championship in 1976. Denny Hulme won the Drivers' World Championship in 1967. $E7Champions and Trophies Vanwall won the first Constructors' Cup in 1958. Ferrari won the Constructors' Cup in 1983. Williams won the Constructors' Cup in 1987. $E8Champions and Trophies Alberto Ascari won the Drivers' Championship in 1953. Phil Hill won the Drivers' Championship in 1961. Alan Jones won the Drivers' Championship in 1980. $E9Champions and Trophies BRM was beaten into second place by Lotus in the Constructors' Cup in 1963. Brabham was beaten into second place by Matra in the Constructors' Cup in 1969. Ligier was beaten into second place by Williams in the Constructors' Cup in 1980. $E10Champions and Trophies Nelson Piquet won the World Championship in 1981 by 1 point from Carlos Reutemann. Niki Lauda won the World Championship in 1984 by 0.5 points from Alain Prost, the closest winning margin. Nigel Mansell won the World Championship in 1992 by 52 points from Ricardo Patrese. $F1Rules There are two lines of cars at the start of each race. A chequered flag signals the end of a race. The red lights change to green at the start of the race. $F2Rules A Grand Prix meeting is held over three days. Pole position is the nearest to the starting line on the grid. Pole position is decided by the quickest drive in the qualifying session. $F3Rules No overtaking is allowed on the parade lap. There are 10 points for winning a Grand Prix. Once the race has started the cars are not allowed to be push started back into the race following a mishap. $F4Rules The sixth car is the last to finish in the points in a Grand Prix. The driver's helmet does not have built-in coolant. There are 6 points for coming second in a Grand Prix. $F5Rules FIA stands for Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Up to 26 cars may start the race. A red flag means the race is being stopped. $F6Rules A black flag and a car number means that car must come into the pits. A yellow flag warns of a hazard and no overtaking. Michael Schumacher famously ignored a black flag in 1994 during the British Grand Prix. $F7Rules The pre-1995 limit for engine capacity was 3.5 litres. Up to 1996 seven sets of tyres were permitted for use over the Grand Prix meeting. Laps are limited to a maximum of 12 per qualifying session. $F8Rules A black and white diagonalled flag warns a driver of a problem with his car, or he is committing an action which if continued will result in him being brought into the pits. A Grand Prix is run for a maximum length of 200 miles. From 1996 only cars within 7% of the fastest car on the track in qualifying was allowed to start the race. $F9Rules To meet safety rules, the driver's overalls are usually made of Nomex. FIA specifies that the cockpit must have minimum dimensions that allow a driver who is 1.90 metres tall may fit in it. The car must carry on-board extinguishers for the engine compartment and the cockpit. $F10Rules Traction control was banned in 1993. Turbo powered engines were banned from 1989. The 3-litre formula was introduced in 1966. $G1Records and Facts to 1996 Fangio holds the record for winning the most Driver's World Championships. Ferrari have contested the most Grand Prix. Nigel Mansell holds the record for the most pole positions in a season. $G2Records and Facts to 1996 Fangio won the most World Championships successively. The slowest ever win was in 1950 at Monaco, at an average of 61.33 mph. Alain Prost has had the most fastest laps. (41) $G3Records and Facts to 1996 Jack Brabham is the only driver to have won the World Championship in a car bearing his own name. Senna and Prost scored the 15 out of 16 wins for McLaren in the 1988 season. Ayrton Senna had the most pole positions. (65) $G4Records and Facts to 1996 Jackie Stewart was also a Clay Pigeon Shooting Champion. Stirling Moss had the most Grand Prix victories without ever winning the Championship. Jim Clark has had the most consecutive wins at the British Grand Prix. (4, 1962-65) $G5Records and Facts to 1996 Mike Hawthorn was the first British World Drivers' Champion. Alain Prost has scored the most points in total in Formula 1. Ricardo Patrese holds the record for the most Grand Prix starts at 256. $G6Records and Facts to 1996 Guiseppe Farina was the first World Motor Racing Champion. The oldest person to win the World Championship was Fangio at 46. The Indianapolis 500 used to be part of the World Championship. $G7Records and Facts to 1996 Alberto Ascari had the most consecutive wins. (9) The first British winner of the Constructor's Cup was Vanwall. The first British winner of the World Championship in a British car was Graham Hill. $G8Records and Facts to 1996 Nigel Mansell scored the most Championship points in a single year. Jim Clark has scored the most wins from pole with the fastest lap. The oldest driver in a Grand Prix was Louis Chiron who finished sixth in the Monaco Grand Prix in 1955. $G9Records and Facts to 1996 Peter Gethin beat Ronnie Peterson by just 0.01 seconds at Monza in 1971. Ayrton Senna beat Nigel Mansell by 0.014 seconds in the Spanish Grand Prix in 1986. Tazio Nuvolari was the oldest winner of a pre-World Championship Grand Prix, aged 53. $G10Records and Facts to 1996 Peter Gethin scored the fastest overall average speed for a Grand Prix at Monza in 1971. (150.759 mph) Keke Rosberg recorded the fastest ever qualifying lap in Britain in 1985. (average speed 160.817 mph) Alain Prost holds the record for the fastest time for the British Grand Prix, in 1985. (average speed 146.274 mph) $H1Tragedies/Controversies/Disasters Ayrton Senna died in an accident at Imola in 1994. Jim Clark died in an accident at Hockenheim in 1968. Hill and Schumacher knocked each other off the track several times in 1995. $H2Tragedies/Controversies/Disasters Damon Hill was effectively sacked from the Williams team shortly before winning the World Championship in 1996. Michael Schumacher controversially knocked Damon Hill off the track in Australia in 1994, thus ensuring he won the World Championship. In 1994 Michael Schumacher won the World Championship amid allegations of cheating, and disqualification's and bans. $H3Tragedies/Controversies/Disasters Chris Bristow and Alan Stacey were both killed at Spa in 1960. Graham Hill was killed in a light plane crash after his Formula 1 days were over. Gilles Villeneuve was killed while practising for the Belgian Grand Prix. $H4Tragedies/Controversies/Disasters Jim Clark was killed in a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim. Niki Lauda had his near fatal accident at the Nurbergring in 1976. Jochen Rindt, who died in practice for the Italian Grand Prix was Austrian. $H5Tragedies/Controversies/Disasters Before the disastrous meeting at Imola in 1994, there had not been a fatality in Formula 1 for 12 years. Colin Chapman had a major dispute with FIA over his design of the twin chassis Lotus. Prost was sacked by the Renault team after a difference of opinion with management. $H6Tragedies/Controversies/Disasters Bertrand Gachot was the driver who was jailed following a dispute with a London taxi driver. Roland Ratzenberger was killed at Imola the day before Ayrton Senna. Roger Williamson's death at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1973 was partially attributed to poor marshalling, as they failed to tackle the fire created by the accident. $H7Tragedies/Controversies/Disasters Andrea de Cesaris was once dubbed 'the moving chicane' by James Hunt. Jos Verstappen was involved in a pit-lane fire during a race for Benetton. Bruce McLaren had a reputation for consistency and safety, but died testing a CanAm car at Goodwood in 1970. $H8Tragedies/Controversies/Disasters In 1961 14 spectators and a driver were killed at Monza. Eddie Irvine was banned for one race after an accident in the opening round of 1994, and subsequently had the ban extended to three races after taking the initial news badly. Johnny Herbert suffered dreadful leg injuries in a pile-up at Brands Hatch in Formula 3000 the day he signed a Formula 1 contract with Benetton. $H9Tragedies/Controversies/Disasters Jo Siffert died in 1971 in an accident in the non-championship Victory race at Brands Hatch. Mike Spence died following a crash at the Indianapolis 500 where he was replacing Jim Clark who had died the month before. Elio de Angelis had his fatal crash while practising at Paul Ricard. $H10Tragedies/Controversies/Disasters Tony Brise died alongside Graham Hill in the plane crash. Joakim Bonnier was killed at Le Mans in 1972. Lorenzo Bandini died of his burns within a week of the Monaco Grand Prix of 1967. $I1Great Races Damon Hill clinched the 1996 World Championship at Suzuka in Japan when he won and his main rival, Jacques Villeneuve's tyre flew off. Niki Lauda lost the World Championship to James Hunt when he dropped out of the Japanese Grand Prix because of the wet conditions. In the Italian Grand Prix of 1971 the first five cars crossed the line within a second of each other. $I2Great Races Senna won his home Grand Prix in 1991 in Brazil, with the first three cars finishing within 5 seconds of each other. The four main contenders in the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix were Mansell, Prost, Senna and Bellof. The main contenders in the 1968 German Grand Prix were Jackie Stewart, Chris Amon, Graham Hill and Jochen Rindt. $I3Great Races Mansell's engine died a mile from the finishing line while leading the Canadian Grand Prix of 1991 by nearly a minute. In 1978 the main contenders in the South African Grand Prix were Ronnie Peterson, Patrick Depailler, Mario Andretti and John Watson. The four drivers who finished within 4 seconds of each other in the British grand Prix of 1973, were Peter Revson, Ronnie Peterson, Denny Hulme and James Hunt. $I4Great Races In 1992, Mansell lost to Senna having followed him most of the way round Monaco, unable to pass. The 1987 Austrian Grand Prix was stopped twice by multiple crashes in its last use as a Formula 1 circuit. The rain-hit Canadian Grand Prix of 1973 saw the first use of the pace car. $I5Great Races Hill clipped both Alesi and Schumacher, and Alesi made progress on slicks in damp conditions from the start at the Nurbergring in 1995. In 1969 Graham Hill scored an historic fifth win at Monaco after Stewart and Amon retired. Stewart won after a brilliant performance in atrocious conditions at the Nurbergring in 1968. $I6Great Races A feature of the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix was Jacky Ickx stopping the race due to the wet conditions. The closest finish to a Grand Prix was at the 1971 Italian Grand Prix when five cars finished within 0.61 seconds of each other. Clark had a brilliant win in the rain ahead of Gurney and Surtees at Spa in 1963. $I7Great Races The driver who won the battle for the lead with Fangio in the French Grand Prix in 1953 was Mike Hawthorn. Patrick Tambay won the memorable 1983 San Marino Grand Prix. Surtees just beat Brabham to win the Italian Grand Prix in 1967. $I8Great Races Peterson and Depailler raced side by side and banged wheels in the final lap of the South African Grand Prix in 1978. Nigel Mansell collapsed while trying to push his car over the line at the Dallas circuit in 1984. Graham Hill won a great race at Monza in 1962. $I9Great Races In the 1968 German Grand Prix, Jackie Stewart won despite having a broken wrist. The three men who constantly swapped the lead in the 1961 French Grand Prix were Giancarlo Baghetti, Dan Gurney and Joakim Bonnier. There was a thrilling battle between Vanwall and Maserati at Monza in 1957. $I10Great Races The first British Grand Prix to be held at Aintree was won by Stirling Moss, his first win. Cevert, Hailwood and Ganley came 3rd, 4th and 5th in the fastest Grand Prix in history. Reg Parnell came third in the first ever Grand Prix to be held as part of the World Championship. $J1Drivers Stirling Moss started racing in Formula 1 in the 1950's. Ayrton Senna was Brazilian. James Hunt went on to commentate with Murray Walker for the BBC. $J2Drivers Jackie Stewart has formed a new team for 1997 under the management of his son. Niki Lauda, who still bears facial scars from a bad accident, set up an airline after his driving career ended. Jean Alesi is French. $J3Drivers James Hunt was known as 'Hunt the shunt' in his early days of Formula 1. Michael Andretti had an unsuccessful season in Formula 1 in 1993. Jody Scheckter is South African. $J4Drivers Michael Schumacher's brother joins him in Formula 1 in 1997. Jack Brabham is the only driver to win the World Championship in a car bearing his own name. John Surtees is the only man to have won world championships on both 2 and 4 wheels. $J5Drivers Bruce McLaren is the youngest winner of a Grand Prix, aged 22. Nigel Mansell was known as 'Il Leone' after his first race for Ferrari. Mika Hakkinen made a marvellous recovery from serious head injuries sustained in qualifying in Adelaide, enabling him to start the 1996 season. $J6Drivers "If it could happen to him, what chance did the rest of us have? It seemed like we'd lost our leader." was said after Jim Clark's death. Martin Brundle came close to beating Ayrton Senna to the Formula 3 title in 1983, before they both moved to Formula 1. Alan Jones won Williams their first ever Championship. $J7Drivers The only woman to finish in the top six in a Formula 1 race was Lella Lombardi. Didier Pironi was killed driving a power boat in 1987. Emerson Fittipaldi had an older brother called Wilson, in Formula 1. $J8Drivers David Brabham drove for an outfit who took over his father's team, and for Simtek. Berger had a lucky escape from an fiery accident at Tamburello, San Marino in 1989, having only a broken rib and minor burns from what looked like an horrific crash. Mark Blundell was brought into the McLaren team when Nigel Mansell couldn't fit into the car. $J9Drivers Denny Hulme was known as 'The Bear'. Dan Gurney was outstanding for building his own car 'The Eagle' and winning in it. Derek Bell won the Le Mans 24 Hours five times despite having a lack lustre time at Ferrari. $J10Drivers John Miles was the son of an actor who at one time was Jochen Rindt's number 2. Since retiring Rene Arnoux has been involved with the DAMS Formula 3000 team. Alessandro Nannini has continued in touring cars since a helicopter crash severed his arm and was reattached, following the Spanish Grand Prix.