Formula One By turbotuned Jan 28, 1946 First Formula One Grand Prix Held in Nice, France. May 28, 1955 Introduction of Disc Brakes May 28, 1963 Safety Introduced Flag Signals, Fire Safety, And Fire Suits May 28, 1965 Ferrari and Honda debut 12 cylinder race engines May 28, 1967 Debut of Dominant Ford DFV V8 Engine May 28, 1968 Lotus 49b Debuts with "Gold Leaf" Livery. introduction of company sponsorships in f1 May 28, 1973 First use of "Pace Car" in f1 May 28, 1977 Renault debuts first ever turbo f1 car May 28, 1979 Fédération internationale du sport automobile (fisa) is formed May 28, 1982 lotus debuts electronic aids, and active suspension May 28, 1985 first australian grand prix May 28, 1993 Ayrton senna breaks the record for most race wins with 41 wins May 28, 2002 team orders banned May 28, 2004 micheal schumacher breaks world championship wins with 7 world championships May 28, 2013 cars are regulated to turbo 1.6 v6 engines