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Used in. S-IC. The F-1 is a rocket engine developed by Rocketdyne. The engine uses a gas-generator cycle developed in the United States in the late 1950s and was used in the Saturn V rocket in the 1960s and early 1970s. Five F-1 engines were used in the S-IC first stage of each Saturn V, which served as the main launch vehicle of the Apollo ...
The regulations governing Formula One racing have changed many times throughout the history of the sport . Formula One 's rules and regulations are set by the sport's governing body, the FIA. [ 1] The primary reasons behind rule changes have traditionally been to do with safety. [ 2] As each decade has passed the FIA have made more and more ...
Test driver Susie Wolff. Some female drivers have participated in non-competition testing and evaluation sessions with Formula One teams. IndyCar driver Sarah Fisher performed a demonstration run with McLaren after first practice for the 2002 United States Grand Prix. [17] Katherine Legge tested with Minardi at the Vallelunga Circuit in 2005. [18]
A Formula One Grand Prix is an auto racing event which takes place over three days (usually Friday to Sunday), with a series of practice and qualifying sessions prior to the race on Sunday. Current regulations provide for two free practice sessions on Friday, a morning practice session and an afternoon qualifying session held on Saturday, and ...
An F1 car can be no more than 200 cm wide and 95 cm tall. [ 1] Though there is no maximum length, other rules set indirect limits on these dimensions, and nearly every aspect of the car carries size regulations; consequently the various cars tend to be very close to the same size. The car and driver must together weigh at least 798 kg as of 2024.
Halo (safety device) The halo is a driver crash-protection system used in open-wheel racing series, which consists of a curved bar placed above the driver's head to protect it. The first tests of the halo were carried out in 2016 and in July 2017. Since the 2018 season the FIA has made the halo mandatory on every vehicle in Formula 1, Formula 2 ...
2009 World Drivers' Champion Jenson Button on the competitive nature of the 2012 season. Round 1 – Australia Main article: 2012 Australian Grand Prix HRT failed to qualify for the Australian Grand Prix for the second consecutive year. Jenson Button (on the podium) won the first race of the season. He never led the championship again for the rest of the season. The season began in Australia ...
Britain’s Jessica Hawkins became the first female in almost five years to drive a modern Formula One car during a recent test in Budapest. The Aston Martin ambassador completed 26 laps in the ...