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FABI, TEO |
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Italian Fabi began his F1
career with Toleman in 1982, and drove for MRD, and Benetton. From 64
starts, he scored 3 pole positions, 2 fastest laps, and 23 points. |
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FANGIO, JUAN-MANUEL |
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This master driver won five
world championships in the early days of Grand Prix racing. Amazingly, his
career began at age 38. |
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FERRARI |
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Enzo Ferrari founded the Ferrari team in
1946. Since 1950 Ferrari participated in every World Championship and holds
several records. Ferrari is not only a trade mark, but a myth in racing. The
Scuderia is by far the most popular team in Formula One. |
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F.I.A. |
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The F.I.A. is Formula One’s governing
body, its job is to write the technical and sporting regulations and govern
all the events throughout a season. |
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FITTIPALDI, EMERSON |
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This Brazilian driver won two
world titles in 1972 and 74 with Lotus and McLaren. He later went to the
IndyCar series to win several races. He ended his career in 1995. |
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FORMULA ONE |
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The highest class in motor sort. |
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GEARBOX |
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A racing car's transmission. Usually it
contains six forward gears and reverse. |
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GRAND PRIX |
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A Formula One Championship race. The first
race to be given the "Grand Prix" title was the Grand Pride l'Automobile
Club de France held at Le Mans in 1906. Restricted to "big cars", which
could be described as the "Formula One" cars of the period. From then on,
the term Grand Prix became associated with all types of circuit races for
cars. Major events, equivalent to today's Grand Prix, were called "Grandes
Epreuves" (Great Events). However, the F.I.A. was opposed to the popular usage
of the "Grand Prix" title, which it wished to reserve for events counting
towards its Formula One World Championship. Since then, it became prohibited
to use the Grand Prix title for an event which did not count towards this
Championship, except in the rare case of historic justification, such as the
Grand Prix de Pau, which is currently a Formula 3000 event. |
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GREEN FLAG |
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Green flag indicates the end of the danger
and of the ban on overtaking. |
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GRID |
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The starting line-up, based on the fastest
single lap by each car qualifying. Cars begin in two staggered rows, the
pole car being eight meters ahead of the car heading the other row. |
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GRIP |
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Adhesion or road holding of the car. This
affects how efficiently power is transferred through the wheels and how well
it corners. One of the more common driver complaints is the "lack of grip".
The tires have to hold the car firmly on the road while transmitting
enormous power. The level of grip a chassis can generate can be affected by
tires, suspension design and aerodynamics to name a few. The more grip a car
generates, the faster it should be able to corner. |
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GROOVED TIRES |
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At the beginning of the 1998 season,
grooved tires were introduced in a bid to reduce cornering speeds and
increase overtaking opportunities> The previous slick (tread less) tires used
for dry weather racing in Formula One were required to have longitudinal
grooves (three at the front, four at the rear) molded into the tread. The
grooves reduced the contact patch area of the tire (that part of the tire in
contact with the ground at any given instant) by 17 per cent. For the 1999
season, Formula One front tires must have four grooves as well as on the
rear. |
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GROUND EFFECTS |
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As air flows beneath a racing car it
creates a low-pressure area that "sucks" the car down on the surface. The
car acts like an upside-down aircraft wing (so called "reverse-wing"
effect). Unlike in avionics, where the forces lift the object, this effect
pushes the car down increasing the amount of aerodynamic down force allowing
the car to corner at higher speeds. |
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HAKKINEN, MIKA |
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Dubbed the "Flying Finn" this Finnish
driver began his Formula One career with Lotus before joining McLaren in
1993 to replace Michael Andretti in time for the Portuguese Grand Prix. He
won his first Grand Prix in the European GP at Jerez 1997, and went on to
win World Championships in both 1998 and 99. |
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HANS |
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HANS (Head an neck support) - Required
starting 2003 season |
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HAIRPIN |
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A very tight & slow corner that usually
takes a car through a 180-degree change of direction. Currently the most
famous examples in Formula One are the Loews hairpin, at Monaco, and La
Source, at Spa Francorchamps (Belgium). |
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HILL, DAMON |
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Damon, the son of Graham Hill
entered Formula 1 with the Williams team in 1993 partnering World Champion
Alain Prost. He achieved 20 pole positions, 22 wins and 19 fastest laps to
win the Championship with Williams in 1996. He then moved to Arrows to
experience a difficult year, his best result was a second place in the
Hungarian GP. In 98 he drove for the Jordan team to win the team's first
Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. Hill retired after a disappointing season
for Jordan in 1999. |
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HILL, GRAHAM |
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This ace won two world
championships in 1962 and 68 but was tragically killed in a light plane
crash. His championship success came with BRM (62) and Lotus (68) |
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HILL, PHIL |
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This American pilot won the
world championship in 1961 with Ferrari and was a very charismatic driver,
who won the hearts of the Ferrari management who he drove for during the
1958,59,60,61 and 62 seasons. |
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HOCKENHEIM |
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The home of the German GP. 100km south of
Frankfurt, near Heidelberg. This high-speed track has been remodeled in 2002. |
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HONDA |
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A Japanese vehicle and engine
manufacturer. First entered Formula One as a constructor in 1964. They kept
this program until 1968. In 1983, Honda re-entered Formula One as an
engine supplier, and enjoyed particular success with both the Williams and
McLaren teams yet they withdrew again at the end of 1992. In the 1999 season
Jordan cars are powered with Honda MF301HD engines. |
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HUNGARORING |
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This short, technical and usually
dusty circuit has been home of the Hungarian Grand Prix since 1986. |
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HUNT, JAMES |
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This Englishman won the World
Championship in 1976 with McLaren. Following his relatively short career,
Hunt took to commentary alongside the legendary Murray Walker. Died from a
heart attack in 1993. |
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ICKX, JACKY |
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One of the greatest drivers
in wet conditions, Belgian Ickx competed for Tyrrell, Cooper, Ferrari,
Brabham, Lotus, Williams, Walter Wolf, Ensign, and Ligier, accumulating 8
wins, 13 pole positions, 14 fastest laps, and 181 points from 116 starts. |
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IMOLA |
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Worst known for the terrible
tragedies of 1994 which saw Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger killed,
this circuit has been home of the San Marino Grand Prix since 1981. |
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INTERLAGOS |
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This Brazilian track is located in Sao
Paolo and hosts the Brazilian GP. It is known for its bumpy surface and
enthusiastic fans. |
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INTERMEDIATES |
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Specific type of racing tires. A
"halfway-house" between grooved slicks, which are used in dry weather, and
full wet pattern tires. Intermediates are useful in damp to drying
conditions where there are not significant amounts of standing water on the
track surface. |
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JACAREPAGUA |
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Once home to the Brazilian Grand Prix. The
4.933-km race track is constructed on flat, drained marshland to the south
of Rio de Janeiro. It hosted the Brazilian GP in 1978 and again between
1981-89. |
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JAGUAR |
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The Ford-owned luxury
carmaker that entered F1 in 2000 following the takeover of the Stewart team. |
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JARAMA |
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Previously home to the Spanish Grand Prix.
The circuit to the north of Madrid and has hosted nine Grand Prix (1968,
1970, 1972, 1974 and 1976-1981). |
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JEREZ |
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The Spanish Grand Prix was held here from
1986-90; and in 1994 and 1997, the European Grand Prix. The Drivers'
Championship was won by Jacques Villeneuve of Williams-Renault, following
the now-famous clash with Ferrari's Michael Schumacher at Jerez in 1997. The
track, located in the sherry region of southern Spain, runs 4.423 km. The
European GP is currently held at Nurburgring. |
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JOHANNESBURG |
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South African city and co-capital. Nearest
city to the Kyalami circuit and home to 20 editions of the South African
Grand Prix. |
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JONES, ALAN |
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This Australian won the World Championship
with Williams in 1980 and also drove for the ill-fated Team Haas team in
1986 but struggled. In his career, he won 11 races. |
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JORDAN, EDDIE |
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In late 1990, the Irish Eddie Jordan
formed his own Formula One team (Jordan Grand Prix), after running cars in
the British Formula Three and F.I.A. International Formula 3000 Championships.
Jordan was also a moderately successful racing driver in his own right
before forming his team. |