2. HISTORY The Formula One series originated with the European Grand Prix Motor Racing of the 1920s. Federation Internationale de I’Automobile (FIA) Jean Todt is FIA President (since 2009) FIA Headquarter is in Paris. In 1946,first non-championship races being held. The first world championship race was held at Silverstone, United Kingdom in 1950. A championship for constructors followed in 1958. Last Non-championship Formula One event occurred in 1983.

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4. FORMULA 1 TRACK

5. 1.6-litre V6 turbo engine. Maximum of 15,000 rpm (Revolution Per Minute). Produce upto 600 bhp (Brake Horse Power). ERS (Energy Recovery System). DRS (Drag Reduction System). Penalties. UNDERSTANDING FORMULA1 RACING

6. F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Consists of 2 championships – Drivers. – Constructors. Upcoming season includes:- – 11 Teams. – 22 Drivers. – 19 Grands Prix. It includes races some of the most iconic tracks like: – Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium). – Monza (Italy). – Silverstone (Great Britain).

7. SPORTING REGULATIONS Weight – At least 642kg minimum weight. – 690kg maximum. – Including the driver but not fuel at all times. – Including dry-weather tyres fitted. Fuel – from 2014 fuel is limited to 100kg per race Nose height – The maximum height is 185mm (previously 550mm) Front wing – width reduced from 1800mm to 1650mm.

8. TYRES A single tyre supplier, using identical Pirelli rubber. Two specifications (or compounds) of dry-weather tyre. Drivers must use both during the race. Super soft - red; soft - yellow; medium - white; hard - orange. Each driver has access to 12 sets of dry-weather tyres (seven of the harder ‘prime’ specification and five of the softer ‘option’ specification), Four sets of intermediate tyres. Three sets of wet tyres.

9. POINTS The top ten finishers in each Grand Prix score points towards both the drivers’ and the constructors’ world championships, according to the following scale: – 1st : 25 points --- 6th : 8 points – 2nd : 18 points --- 7th : 6 points – 3rd : 15 points --- 8th : 4 points – 4th : 12 points --- 9th : 2 points – 5th : 10 points --- 10th : 1 point If less than 75 percent of the race distance has been completed half points are awarded. If less than two laps have been completed, no points are awarded. Double drivers’ and constructors’ points will be awarded at the final race of the Formula One season - Abu Dhabi for 2014.

10. PIT-LANE PROCEDURES The lane closest to the pit wall is known as the ‘fast lane’. The lane closest to the garages is the ‘inner lane’. Safely release of a car from its pit. Pit-lane speed limit of 80km/hr. Except Australia, Monaco and Singapore, where pit- lane limit is 60km/hr.

11. RACE DISTANCE Distance of a Formula One race is the least number of laps exceeding 305 kilometres. Exception is the Monaco Grand Prix, where the race distance is the least number of laps exceeding 260 kilometres.

12. QUALIFYING Saturday's qualifying session, designed to take about an hour, is split into three distinct parts: Q1: – First 18 minutes of the hour. – The six slowest cars drop out. – Any driver whose best Q1 lap time exceeds 107 percent of the fastest time set during that session will not be allowed to take part in the race. – Fill places 17 to 22 on the grid. – These cars may run as many laps as they wish.

13. QUALIFYING Q2: – After a seven-minute break. – 15-minute session. – The six slowest cars drop out. – Fill places 11 to 16 on the grid. – These cars may run as many laps as they wish. Q3: – After a further eight-minute break. – 12-minute session. – 10 cars to decide pole position and the starting order for the top 10 grid places. – Again, these cars may run as many laps as they wish.

14. SUSPENDING & RESUMING A RACE An accident or poor track conditions then red or yellow flags will be shown around the circuit. The pit exit will be closed. Any driver pitting after the red flag signal will be given a drive- through penalty. The safety car will then be driven to the front of the queue. Overtaking behind the safety car is forbidden. No race may exceed four hours in length, regardless of suspensions.

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16. FERRARI

17. McLaren Mercedes

18. Mercedes

19. LOTUS

20. FORCE INDIA

21. WILLIAMS

22. CATERHAM

23. MARUSSIA

24. TORO ROSSO

25. SAUBER

26. F1 GRAND PRIX 2014 S.No.COUNTRYDATE 1 Australian (MELBOURNE)14-16 Mar 2Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)28-30 Mar 3Bahrain (Sakhir)04-06 Apr 4China (Shanghai)18-20 Apr 5Spain (Catalunya)09-11 May 6Monaco (Monte Carlo)22-25 May 7Canada (Montreal)06-08 Jun 8Austria (Speilberg)20-22 Jun 9Great Britain (Silverstone)04-06 Jul 10Germany (Hockenheim)18-20 Jul

27. F1 GRAND PRIX 2014 S.No.COUNTRYDATE 11 Hungary (Budapest)25-27 Jul 12Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)22-24 Aug 13Italy (Monza)05-07 Sep 14Singapore (Singapore)19-21 Sep 15Japan (Suzuka)03-05 Oct 16Russia (Sochi)10-12 Oct 17United States (Autin) 31Oct-02Nov 18Brazil (Sao Paulo)07-09 Nov 19UAE Abu Dhabi (Yes Marina)21-23 Nov

28. 2014 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (QUALIFYING RESULT) PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Laps 1Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:31.6991:42.8901:44.23122 2Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:30.7751:42.2951:44.54820 3Nico RosbergMercedes1:32.5641:42.2641:44.59521 4Kevin MagnussenMcLaren1:30.9491:43.2471:45.74519 5Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:31.3881:42.8051:45.81921 6Jean-Eric VergneTORO ROSSO1:33.4881:43.8491:45.86421 7Nico HulkenbergForce India1:33.8931:43.6581:46.03020 8Daniil KvyatTORO ROSSO1:33.7771:44.3311:47.36820 9Felipe MassaWilliams1:31.2281:44.2421:48.07921 10Valtteri BottasWilliams1:31.6011:43.8521:48.14719 11Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:31.3961:44.43713 12Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:32.4391:44.49413 Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:31.9311:44.66813

29. Note: - Bottas drops 5 grid spots (gearbox change penalty). Gutierrez drops 5 (gearbox change penalty). Maldonado did not setQ3 time within 107%, starts race at stewards' discretion. Grosjean starts from pit lane due to parc ferme car changes. PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Laps 14Adrian SutilSauber1:33.6731:45.65512 15Kamui KobayashiCaterham1:34.2741:45.86713 16Sergio PerezForce India1:34.1411:47.29313 17Max ChiltonMarussia1:34.2935 18Jules BianchiMarussia1:34.7945 19Esteban GutierrezSauber1:35.1177 20Marcus EricssonCaterham1:35.1575 21Romain GrosjeanLotus1:36.9936 22Pastor MaldonadoLotusNo time3 Q1 107% Time1:37.129 QUALIFYING RESULT

30. 2014 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (RACE RESULT) PosDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPts 1Nico RosbergMercedes571:32:58.710325 2Kevin MagnussenMcLaren57+26.7 secs418 3Jenson ButtonMcLaren57+30.0 secs1015 4Fernando AlonsoFerrari57+35.2 secs512 5Valtteri BottasWilliams57+47.6 secs1510 6Nico HulkenbergForce India57+50.7 secs78 7Kimi RäikkönenFerrari57+57.6 secs116 8Jean-Eric VergneTORO ROSSO57+60.4 secs64 9Daniil KvyatTORO ROSSO57+63.5 secs82 10Sergio PerezForce India57+85.9 secs161 11Adrian SutilSauber56+1 Lap13

31. Note:- Ricciardo originally finished second but was excluded after his car was found to have exceeded the maximum permitted fuel flow rate. PosDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPts 12Esteban GutierrezSauber56+1 Lap20 13Max ChiltonMarussia55+2 Laps17 NCJules BianchiMarussia49+8 Laps18 RetRomain GrosjeanLotus43ERS22 RetPastor MaldonadoLotus29ERS21 RetMarcus EricssonCaterham27Oil pressure19 RetSebastian VettelRed Bull3Power unit12 RetLewis HamiltonMercedes2Engine1 RetFelipe MassaWilliams0Accident9 RetKamui KobayashiCaterham0Accident14 DSQDaniel RicciardoRed Bull57+24.5 secs2 RACE RESULT

32. CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIOP F1- 2014 PosTeamPoints 1McLaren-Mercedes33 2Mercedes25 3Ferrari18 4Williams10 5Force India9 6TORO ROSSO6 7Sauber0 8Marussia0 9Lotus0 10Caterham0 11Red Bull Racing0

33. FIA Formula One World Drivers Champions 1950 - 2013 Sebastian Vettel 2010-2013 Jenson Button 2009 Lewis Hamilton 2008 Kimi Räikkönen 2007 Fernando Alonso 2005-2006 Michael Schumacher 1994-1995, 2000-2004 Mika Hakkinen 1998-1999 Jacques Villeneuve 1997 Damon Hill 1996 Alain Prost 1985-1986, 1989, 1993

34. Nigel Mansell 1992 Ayrton Senna 1988, 1990-1991 Nelson Piquet 1981, 1983, 1987 Niki Lauda 1975, 1977, 1984 Keke Rosberg 1982 Alan Jones 1980 Jody Scheckter 1979 Mario Andretti 1978 James Hunt 1976 FIA Formula One World Drivers Champions 1950 - 2013

35. Emerson Fittipaldi 1972, 1974 Jackie Stewart 1969, 1971, 1973 Jochen Rindt 1970 Graham Hill 1962, 1968 Denny Hulme 1967 Jack Brabham 1959-1960, 1966 Jim Clark 1963, 1965 John Surtees 1964 Phil Hill 1961 Mike Hawthorn 1958 Juan Manuel Fangio 1951, 1954-1957 Alberto Ascari 1952-1953 Nino Farina 1950 FIA Formula One World Drivers Champions 1950 - 2013

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