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1st Automovile Race
Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. It quickly evolved from a simple road race from one town to the next, to endurance tests for car and driver. Innovation and the drive of competition soon saw speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour (160 km/h), but because the races were held on open roads there were frequent accidents with the resulting fatalities to both drivers and spectators. -
Fangio's birth
Juan Manuel "El Chueco" Fangio borns, he is the future person with the record of achievements in Formula 1 (with 5 titles) until M. Schumacher (7 titles) arrives -
Races continued
races continued and automoviles, security and pilots improve -
Fangio in TC
Fangio's first year in car races, in the category "Turismo carretera" with the company Ford -
Formula 1 early years
Formula One was first defined in 1946 by the Commission Sportive Internationale (CSI) of the FIA, forerunner of FISA, as the premier single seater racing category in worldwide motorsport to become effective in 1948. -
Word Championship
The 1950 Formula One season included the inaugural FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on May 13, 1950, and ended on September 3 after 7 races. The championship consisted of six Formula One races in Europe plus the Indianapolis 500, which was run to AAA regulations. -
Fangio starts running in F1
Fangio beggins running in Formula 1, with help of Argentinian Government and in Alfa Romeo's team -
Fangio "The Winner"
Between 1951 and 1957 he wins 5 of the 6 Formula 1 championships he runs -
Constructor's championship and the mid-engine revolution
Shorter races, new engeneering, and other changes in Formula 1 -
Fangio retires
After being secuestred in Cuba by rebels, he retires from Formula 1 being the person eith more titles until M. Shumacher arrives -
Technology and sponsors emerged
1962, the Lotus team ran the Lotus 25 powered by the new Coventry-Climax FWMV V8 engine. The car had an aluminium sheet monocoque chassis instead of the traditional spaceframe design. This proved to be the greatest technological breakthrough since the introduction of mid-engined cars, but the Lotus was unreliable at first. Jim Clark finished second that year leaving the title to Graham Hill and his new V8 powered BRM. -
Wing Cars emerged
New design that gaved a better aerodinamy to cars -
Turbo appears
The turbo is a technological device set in some cars that cools motors better and increase efficiency -
Senna dies, new rules
The pilot Ayrton Senna crashes and new safement rules are set, from 1995, designs were required to be drawn from a reference plane (template), and strict limitations were enforced as to the minimum and maximum tolerances for aspects of the vehicle such as the size of the cockpit opening (an idea well known in Champ Car for a decade) and of aerodynamic devices, commonly called wings. Further, maximum engine displacement was reduced from 3.5 litres to 3 litres. Further changes were mandated as the -
Fangio dies
After many problems in his health, he dies in Buenos Aires, still being the person with more titles
