Newcomers Guide to Formula 1

last SG · 2006-10-24T21:32:26+00:00

Yup, that's the end of the season folks. Check back regularly for news on driver signings and 2008 car launches. Testing will resume 30 days from now. 'Til...

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This guide is not comprehensive enough and do not rely on it too much. Any problem just PM me, iveco, Kuali Baba or Gedanken.

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1) The upcoming race will be posted as sticky the week before the race and closed two weeks later

Top eight finishers are rewarded points according to the following classification.
1st: 10 points
2nd: 8 points
3rd: 6 points
4th: 5 points
5th: 4 points
6th: 3 points
7th: 2 points
8th: 1 point

If 2 or more drivers are tied on points, the driver with more wins is considered to be ahead. If that fails to settle the tie, second place finishes are taken into account, and so on.

2007 Drivers Championship
(FINAL STANDINGS)

Pos Driver Nationality Team Points

1 Kimi Räikkönen / Finnish / Ferrari / 110
2 Lewis Hamilton / English / McLaren-Mercedes / 109
3 Fernando Alonso / Spanish / McLaren-Mercedes / 109
4 Felipe Massa / Brazilian / Ferrari / 94
5 Nick Heidfeld / German / BMW-Sauber / 60
6 Robert Kubica / Polish / BMW-Sauber / 39
7 Heikki Kovaleinen / Finnish / Renault / 30
8 Giancarlo Fisichella / Italian Renault / 21
9 Nico Rosberg / German / Williams-Toyota / 20
10 Alexander Wurz / Austrian / Williams-Toyota / 13
11 David Coulthard / Scottish / Red Bull Racing / 14
12 Mark Webber / Australian / Red Bull Racing / 10
13 Jarno Trulli / Italian / Toyota / 8
14 Sebastian Vettel / German / Toro Rosso / 6
15 Jenson Button / English / Honda / 6
16 Ralf Schumacher / German / Toyota / 5
17 Takuma Sato / Japanese / Super Aguri / 4
18 Vitantonio Liuzzi / Italian / Toro Rosso / 3
19 Adrian Sutil / German / Spyker / 1

Non-scoring drivers:

Rubens Barrichello / Brazilian / Honda
Scott Speed / American / Toro Rosso
Christijan Albers / Dutch / Spyker
Markus Winkelhock / German / Spyker
Sakon Yamamoto / Japanese / Spyker
Anthony Davidson / English / Super Aguri
Kazuki Nakajima / Japanese / Williams

2007 Constructors Championship

Pos Constructor Points

1 Ferrari 204
2 BMW-Sauber 101
3 Renault 51
4 Williams-Toyota 33
5 Red Bull Racing 24
6 Toyota 13
7 Toro Rosso 8
8 Honda 6
9 Super Aguri 4
10 Spyker 1
DQ McLaren-Mercedes (203)

2) This table will help you track the progress of each driver and team through the season

Red = pole position; yellow = fastest lap; orange = both; R = retired from race; DQ = disqualified; P = penalty, with original points scored in brackets

*McLaren have been disqualified from the constructors championship after they were found guilty of possessing confidential Ferrari data

*Kazuki Nakajima stood in for Alexander Wurz in the last race but scored no points

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2) The 2007 team/driver line-up is classified according to the standings after last season, with the defending drivers' championship holder and his current team taking the first 2 numbers, followed by the contructors' championship holder

McLaren-Mercedes

Base: Woking, UK
Drivers: Fernardo Alonso (1, Spain), Lewis Hamilton (2, England)
Chassis: MP4-22
Engine: Mercedes-Benz FO 108T

Renault

Base: Enstone, UK
Drivers: Giancarlo Fisichella (3, Italy), Heikki Kovaleinen (4, Finland)
Chassis: R27
Engine: Renault RS27

Ferrari

Base: Maranello, Italy
Drivers: F Massa (5, Brazil), Kimi Räikkönen (6, Finland)
Chassis: F1-2007
Engine: Ferrari 056

Honda

Base: Brackley, UK
Drivers: J Button (7, England), R Barrichello (8, Brazil),
Chassis: RA107
Engine: Honda RA807E

BMW Sauber

Base: Hinwil, Switzerland
Drivers: Nick Heidfeld (9, Germany), Robert Kubica (10, Poland)
Chassis: F1.07
Engine: BMW P86/7

Toyota

Base: Kologne, Germany
Drivers: Ralf Schumacher (11, Germany), Jarno Trulli (12, Italy)
Chassis: TF107
Engine: Toyota RVX-07

Red Bull Racing

Base: Milton Keynes, UK
Drivers: David Coultard (14, Scotland), Mark Webber (15, Australia)
Chassis: RB3
Engine: Renault RS27

Williams

Base: Grove, UK
Drivers: Nico Rosberg (16, Germany), Alexander Wurz (17, Austria)
Chassis: FW29
Engine: Toyota RVX-07

Scuderia Toro Rosso

Base: Faenza, Italy
Drivers: Vitantonio Liuzzi (18, Italy), Scott Speed (19, USA)
Chassis: STR2
Engine: Ferrari 056

Spyker

Base: Silverstone, UK
Drivers: Adrian Sutil (20, Germany), Christijan Albers (21, Holland)
Chassis: F8-VII
Engine: Ferrari 056

Super Aguri

Base: Leafield, UK
Drivers: Takuma Sato (22, Japan), Anthony Davidson (23, England)
Chassis: SA07
Engine: Honda RA806/7

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2007 Calendar
Format: Grand Prix, Location, Date, 2006 race winner (winner's current team)

ING Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park, Melbourne
18 March
Fernando Alonso (McLaren-Mercedes)
2007 winner: Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari)

Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix
Sepang International F1 Circuit, Kuala Lumpur
8 April
Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault)
2007 winner: Fernando Alonso

Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
15 April
Fernando Alonso
2007 winner: Felipe Massa (Ferrari)

Gran Premio de España Telefónica
Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona
13 May
Fernando Alonso
2007 winner: Felipe Massa

Grand Prix de Monaco
Monte Carlo
27 May
Fernando Alonso
2007 winner: Fernando Alonso

Grand Prix du Canada
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
10 June
Fernando Alonso
2007 winner: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes)

United States Grand Prix
Indianapolis Speedway, Indiana
17 June
Michael Schumacher (retired)
2007 winner: Lewis Hamilton

Grand Prix de France
Circuit de Nevers, Magny-Cours
1 July
Michael Schumacher
2007 winner: Kimi Räikkönen

Santander British Grand Prix
Silverstone, Northampton
8 July
Fernando Alonso
2007 winner: Kimi Räikkönen

Großer Preis von Europa #
Nürburgring, Nürburg
22 July
Michael Schumacher
2007 winner: Fernando Alonso

Magyar Nagydíj (Hungarian Grand Prix)
Hungaroring, Budapest
5 August
Jenson Button (Honda)
2007 winner: Lewis Hamilton

Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix
Istanbul Park, Istanbul
26 August
Felipe Massa
2007 winner: Felipe Massa

Gran Premio d'Italia **
Autodromo Monza, Monza
9 September
Michael Schumacher
2007 winner: Fernando Alonso

ING Belgian Grand Prix *
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa
16 September
2005, 2007 winner: Kimi Räikkönen

Fuji TV Japanese Grand Prix ##
Fuji Speedway, Oyama
30 September
Fernando Alonso
2007 winner: Lewis Hamilton

Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai
7 October
Michael Schumacher
2007 winner: Kimi Räikkönen

Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Interlagos
21 October
Felipe Massa
2007 winner: Kimi Räikkönen

*The Belgian Grand Prix makes a return, after a year's absence.

** The San Marino Grand Prix at Imola has been dropped. Monza is the only Italian track on the calendar.

# The sole race in Germany will be held at the Nürburgring this year, and at Hockenheim in 2008. The latter retains the rights to the title of German Grand Prix, and so this year's race will still be known as the Grand Prix of Europe.

## The Japanese Grand Prix moves from Suzuka to Fuji.

For the first time since 1975, every race will be held in a different country.

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4)Rules and regulations for 2007

A number of changes to both the Sporting and Technical Regulations have been made by the FIA for the 2007 Formula One season.

Engines
For 2007, engine are still required to last 2 race weekends before they can be changed without penalty.

However, for Friday's practice sessions, teams may use as many engines as they want to. This is intended to encourage them to make full use of the practice sessions

From Saturday's practice session until the race, they will be required to install the engine used at the last race if it has not completed 2 races.

R & D
All teams will have their engine and chassis designs frozen for the entire season. Only modifications that improve reliability will be allowed after being reviewed by the FIA.

Tyres
Bridgestone is now the sole tyre supplier in the series, and will provide two different compounds at every race.

The nature of these tyres has been altered significantly from 2006 to reduce the inherent advantage that last year's Bridgestone-shod teams might have.

Teams will be required to use both sets of compounds during the race. The softer compound is marked by a single groove that is painted white.

Free practice
Friday's two free practice sessions have been extended to 90 minutes each. Teams will no longer be allowed to run a third car and driver. However, they may rest one race driver and use their test driver on Friday instead.

Safety car period
The pitlane will be closed when the Safety Car is deployed on the circuit. All lapped drivers will unlap themselves, pass the Safety Car, drive another lap and form up in order at the back of the queue.

The pitlane will only be re-opened once all the drivers have lined up, and teams will then be able to call them in for pitstops. The Safety Car will stay out until this process is complete or the hazard has been cleared, whichever takes a longer time.

Car Livery

Teams must run their two cars with essentially the same race livery throughout the season and must seek prior approval for any major changes.

In addition there are a number of requirements that apply to liveries for all cars and teams. Every car must carry its drivers race number, which must be clearly visible from the front of the car, and the drivers name must appear on the external bodywork of the car. The teams name or emblem must also appear on the nose of the car.

To help distinguish between a teams two cars, the onboard cameras which sit on top of the main rollover structure are coloured differently. On the first car it must be predominantly fluorescent red and on the second car it must be fluorescent yellow.

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5)Noticed something you dont understand?

Ever noticed letters on the car?

'N' indicates the presence of a button which when pressed puts the car's transmission in Neutral. This is to assist the flag marshals in recovering cars which have expired somewhere out on the circuit and have to be pushed off or away from the track - or to a point where a crane can grab them.

Simmilarly, 'E' is the emergency cut off button for all electrical power in the car, so the presence of that electricity doesn't do anything potentially harmful to anyone involved in a vehicle recovery situation, or more importantly so the car doesn't electrocute anyone who might be trying to rescue the driver from the wreck, or by sparking start a fuel fire.

Formula 2?

Formula Two has meant many things on and off over the years. Variations of Formula Two were the major feeder category into Formula One throughout the late 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's and early 80's. The category was replaced by Formula 3000 in the 80's (Formula 3000 has been renamed Formula Two before).

Formula 3000 in its current form is now a much more rigidly controlled category than it has been and the International Formula 3000 Championship runs as the major support category at all the European legs of the Formula One season.

Categories based on Formula 3000 run in several countries like Formula Nippon, Formula Holden and the various regional F3000 categories.

In the mid to late 50's manufacturers were starting to move away from Formula One. Alfa Romeo never developed a car for Formula One, they just kept using their pre-war Grand Prix cars until the weaknesses were exposed, firstly by a Lago-Talbot privateer in Belgium in 1952, and then by Ferrari. Lancia were merged with Ferrari.

In 1957 and 1958 the thin German Grand Prix entry was bolstered with Formula Two cars - smaller, lighter and less powerful cars. This was also done at the 1959 British Grand Prix at Aintree, and the 1960 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. The four 'F2' class winners were Edgar Barth (Porsche), Bruce McLaren (Cooper-Climax), Chris Bristow (Cooper-Borgward) and Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari). None of the Formula Two cars were eligible for points in the Formula One World Championship.

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6) Repository:

Racing series other fhan F1

Race Times

Points Calculation

Gedanken SG

Uhh, the inaugural Formula One race was held in 1950.

105090 SG

hi ppl..

can tell me how are the points calculated? and how does the drivers win the overall championship? thanks

iveco SG

Under the old system (before 2002):

Top six finishers were awarded points.
1st: 10 points
2nd: 6 points
3rd: 4 points
4th: 3 points
5th: 2 points
6th: 1 point.

New system (2002 onwards):

Top eight finishers were rewarded.
1st: 10 points (no change)
2nd: 8 points
3rd: 6 points
4th: 5 points
5th: 4 points
6th: 3 points
7th: 2 points
8th: 1 point

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the person with the highest points from all the rounds of races in a season wins the championship.

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Originally posted by SBS9828X:
[b]This guide is not comprehensive enough and do not rely on it too much. Any problem just PM me, Iveco or [email protected] .

1) The upcoming race will be posted as sticky a week before race and closed two weeks later

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why PM me? im not mod here. Laughing

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Ur always welcomed to mod this forum...

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I SEEEEEM to remember being a mod here once. Laughing

I din quit, as far as i recall, someone fired me.

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but u din agree in the ferst place... so i just put u in... but then u went MIA for months...

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funny i dun remember not agreeing anyways. and im only here to contribute more on the understanding of rules, technical knowledge etc. If there is any real flaming got other mods to handle right or not? Laughing

junh SG

which is your favourite rule change?

obvilous i love the tyre change cuz i m a schumi fan

junh SG

rossi or biaggi or both from 2 wheels to 4?

rossi spun yesterday at testing in valencia, did only 1 installation lap. tats all
can he be within 2s of shumi time tml when they test together?

whats ur views?

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maybe lah... hes been testing since last yr... maybe if he does chg from 2 to 4 wheels, den hes god lah... king of racing

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he's already DONE it la. 2s within schumi's time with a 2004 car with a restricted V10.

hey mod u never follow the news one ah? Laughing

from itv-f1.com:

Rossis performance at Valencia suggested he has the potential to emulate Britains John Surtees and make a successful transition from two wheels to four.

His best lap time at the twisty Spanish circuit of 1m12.3s, set in a Ferrari F2004 with 2004 downforce levels, compares with Michael Schumachers benchmark of 1m10.2s in a similar car last year.

However, Rossi was using a restricted V10 engine developing 200bhp less than the car used by Schumacher, thought to account for a time loss of about 1.5s.

Taking the different engine specifications into account, Rossi was only around 0.7s slower than the seven-times world champion on his fourth outing in an F1 car.