Formula One A-Z

A

Winning constructor of the first ever F1 race. In the sport once again since 2019

B

Its scheduled Grand Prix was cancelled in 2011 due to political upheaval

C

Tomáš Enge is the only driver from this country to make it to F1

D

Crucial aerodynamic concept in modern Formula One

E

Often ranked as F1's greatest corner, a left-right kink taken at full throttle by the bravest.

F

Country which has the most Formula One world champions per capita, but has never hosted a grand prix

G

American who drove in F1 from 1959 to 1970, invented a flap commonly used on rear wings, and started the tradition of spraying champagne to celebrate winning

H

Circuit often described as "Monaco without the houses"

I

Belgian multiple Le Mans winner and two-time F1 Drivers Championship runner-up (1969, 1970)

J

Plucky underdogs who eventually won four races, and finished third in the 1999 constructors championship

K

Japanese driver in the mid-1990s, later mountaineer, has climbed six of the Seven Summits

L

Suffered terrible burns in a 1976 accident but won two subsequent world championships

M

Tyre supplier whose teams all withdrew from the 2005 US Grand Prix when it could not provide tyres that they could safely race on

N

Legendary circuit nicknamed The Green Hell by Jackie Stewart

O

Moderately successful driver who founded the moderately successful Arrows team

P

In F1, this team won the 1976 Austrian Grand Prix. In the US it has won multiple IndyCar and CART races and championships

Q

What determines the starting positions for F1 races

R

It makes for such exciting and unpredictable grands prix that there has even been talk of artificially simulating it

S

Safety feature not used at all by early F1 cars, but eventually made compulsory in 1972

T

Innovative constructor whose cars once had six wheels

U

Members of this American family have won many Indy 500s and CART/IndyCar championships, but in F1, they have just two race starts and no points.

V

Winner of the first ever contructors championship

W

F1 constructor which won on its 1977 debut

X*

British constructor, 1989-90, which mostly failed to qualify or even pre-qualify, but scored a podium finish at the 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix

Y

Circuit which hosted the first day-night grand prix

Z

German constructor, 1985-1989, finished in the points only once in 74 races.