Aguri Suzuki

Aguri Suzuki (鈴木 亜久里) (b. September 8, 1960) is a former Formula One driver from Japan. He participated in 88 grands prix, and most notable achivement in racing was 3rd place at 1990 Suzuka Grand Prix. Also is the owner of Super Aguri F1 team, with hopes of participating in Forumula 1 championship in 2006. Aguri Suzuki - Career. Aguri Suzuki - Early Career. Suzuki began racing karts in 1972, at the age of 12. In 1978 he won the Japanese kart championship ...

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Alex Caffi (born Alessandro Caffi, 18 March 1964, Rovato, nr Brescia) was a Formula One driver from Italy. He participated in 75 grands prix, debuting on September 7, 1986. In 2006 he will race in the inagural season of the Grand Prix Masters formula for retired Formula One drivers. Caffi spent three years in Italian Formula Three from 1984 to 1986, finishing runner-up in 1984 and 1985, then 3rd in 1986. 1986 also saw him land a one-off drive with the Osella Formula One team, and Caffi ...

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Lola Racing Cars (also Lola Cars International) is a racing car engineering company founded in 1961 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon, United Kingdom. Lola is one of the best-known names in automobile racing. A subsidiary of Lola is the rowing boat manufacturer Lola Aylings. Lola has been acquired by Martin Birrane in 1998 after the unsuccessful Lola Mastercard attempt at Formula 1. Lola - Formula One. Lola made its first foray into Formula One in 1962, supplying chassis to Reg Parnell's Bowma ...

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• Lola - Sports Cars / Formula 3

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Their turbocharged 1.4 L engine from the Capri was later enlarged and used in the World Endurance Championship from 1982 onwards in the Ford C100. The Zakspeed-prepared machine was run by the works Ford Germany team with Klaus Ludwig, Manfred Winkelhock and Marc Surer at the wheel, but the car was a midfielder at best, although Jonathan Palmer and Desire Wilson score a 4th place overall the 1000 Km of Brands Hatch in 1982. Ford Germany removed their support and one car was sold to privateers, while the other chassis were evolved by Zaks ...

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Zakspeed, Zakspeed - 1973 to 1981: Saloon and sports car racing, Zakspeed - 1982 to 1989: Endurance cars and F1, Zakspeed - 1990s and beyond: Return to sports and touring cars

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The Formula One series has its roots in the European Grand Prix motor racing (q.v. for pre-1947 history) of the 1920s and 1930s. A number of Grand Prix racing organisations laid out rules for a World Championship before World War II, but due to the suspension of racing during the war, the World Drivers Championship was not formalised until 1947, and was first run in 1950. A championship for constructors followed in 1958. Non-championship Formula One races were held for many years, but due to the rising cost of competition, the last of ...

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Formula One, Formula One - History, Formula One - Formative years, Formula One - Rise in popularity, Formula One - Modern F1, Formula One - Racing and strategy, Formula One - Drivers and constructors, Formula One - Grands Prix, Formula One - Circuits, Formula One - The future of Formula One, Formula One - Venue changes, Formula One - Rule changes, Formula One - Small teams, Formula One - Notes

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Some new teams are expected to join the grid in the coming seasons. Future of Formula One - MF1 Racing. MF1 Racing intends to run the first Russian driver in F1 history. The team is owned by the Midland Group. In 2005, Midland bought Jordan Grand Prix. The move was in order to avoid paying the large deposit required to enter Formula One, and Midland apparently still want to build their team from scratch. The team continued to be known as Jordan in 2005, but the team will change name to MF1 Racing for 2006. < ...

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Future of Formula One, Future of Formula One - The thinking behind rule changes, Future of Formula One - Safety, Future of Formula One - Cost-cutting, Future of Formula One - Excitement, Future of Formula One - Technical regulations, Future of Formula One - Changes for 2005, Future of Formula One - Changes for 2006, Future of Formula One - Qualifying, Future of Formula One - Politics, Future of Formula One - Future proposals, Future of Formula One - FIA proposals, Future of Formula One - Teams' proposals, Future of Formula One - Fans' proposals, Future of Formula One - Circuit design, Future of Formula One - Grands Prix, Future of Formula One - Proposed new teams, Future of Formula One - MF1 Racing, Future of Formula One - Scuderia Toro Rosso, Future of Formula One - Super Aguri F1, Future of Formula One - Team Dubai, Future of Formula One - Direxiv, Future of Formula One - Team Eddie Irvine

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It seems after a decade of erratic endeavour that the writing was finally on the wall for Andrea de Cesaris. Dumped for JJ Lehto at Dallara, he was signed by Eddie Jordan for his first season in Formula One. Always a talent spotter, Jordan had run de Cesaris in Formula 3, but was typically direct in his reason for signing the Italian: experience and Marlboro money. The Jordan 191 was one of the most striking and attractive cars seen in Formula One. It's beauty was complimented by its mechanical simplicity and speed. Sadly at the season's first race in Phoenix de Cesaris selected the wrong gear in the short pre-q ...

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Andrea de Cesaris, Andrea de Cesaris - Early Years, Andrea de Cesaris - 1980 Alfa Romeo, Andrea de Cesaris - 1981 McLaren, Andrea de Cesaris - 1982 - 1983 Alfa Romeo, Andrea de Cesaris - 1984 - 1985 Ligier, Andrea de Cesaris - 1986 Minardi, Andrea de Cesaris - 1987 Brabham, Andrea de Cesaris - 1988 Rial, Andrea de Cesaris - 1989 - 1990 Dallara, Andrea de Cesaris - 1991 Jordan, Andrea de Cesaris - 1992 - 1993 Tyrrell, Andrea de Cesaris - 1994 Jordan Sauber, Andrea de Cesaris - Legacy, Andrea de Cesaris - Retirement, Andrea de Cesaris - Racing Revival, Andrea de Cesaris - Complete Formula One results

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Lola made its first foray into Formula One in 1962, supplying chassis to Reg Parnell's Bowmaker Yeoman Racing Team, with John Surtees as the driver. Success was immediate, with the car claiming a pole position in its very first race. Consistency, however, was not to be found, and after only two seasons, Lola decided to abandon building Formula One cars for the time being. From time to time thereafter, Lola continued to produce Formula One cars, but would not race under its own name for some time. Embassy, Haas, Larrousse, and Scuderia ...

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Lola, Lola - Formula One, Lola - Formula Two / Formula 3000, Lola - Formula 5000 / CART / Champcars, Lola - Sports Cars / Formula 3

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Formula One went through a difficult period in the early 2000s. Viewing figures dropped, and fans expressed their loss of interest due to the dominance of Michael Schumacher and Ferrari. However, viewing figures are seeing some signs of recovery due to the varied 2005 season, with the Canadian Grand Prix attracting the third largest global TV audience of any sporting event in 2005, behind only the Super Bowl and the UEFA Champions League final.[5]See also:

Formula One, Formula One - History, Formula One - Formative years, Formula One - Rise in popularity, Formula One - Modern F1, Formula One - Racing and strategy, Formula One - Drivers and constructors, Formula One - Grands Prix, Formula One - Circuits, Formula One - The future of Formula One, Formula One - Venue changes, Formula One - Rule changes, Formula One - Small teams, Formula One - Notes

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There are three key areas which determine changes to the rules of Formula One: increased safety, lower costs and increased excitement for the spectator. Future of Formula One - Safety. Since the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger at the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994, safety has been the most important motive for rule changes. The FIA see cutting speeds as essential, and it is now common for there to be a radical overhaul of the rules every few years in an attempt to cut speeds. However, designers and engineers always manage to get speeds back up even ...

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Future of Formula One, Future of Formula One - The thinking behind rule changes, Future of Formula One - Safety, Future of Formula One - Cost-cutting, Future of Formula One - Excitement, Future of Formula One - Technical regulations, Future of Formula One - Changes for 2005, Future of Formula One - Changes for 2006, Future of Formula One - Qualifying, Future of Formula One - Politics, Future of Formula One - Future proposals, Future of Formula One - FIA proposals, Future of Formula One - Teams' proposals, Future of Formula One - Fans' proposals, Future of Formula One - Circuit design, Future of Formula One - Grands Prix, Future of Formula One - Proposed new teams, Future of Formula One - MF1 Racing, Future of Formula One - Scuderia Toro Rosso, Future of Formula One - Super Aguri F1, Future of Formula One - Team Dubai, Future of Formula One - Direxiv, Future of Formula One - Team Eddie Irvine

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A typical circuit usually features a stretch of straight road on which the starting grid is situated. The pit lane, where the drivers stop for fuel during the race, and where the teams work on the cars before the race, is normally located next to the starting grid. The layout of the rest of the circuit varies widely, although in most cases the circuit runs in a clockwise direction. Those few circuits that run anticlockwise (and therefore have predominantly left handed corners) can cause drivers neck problems due to the enormous latera ...

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Formula One, Formula One - History, Formula One - Formative years, Formula One - Rise in popularity, Formula One - Modern F1, Formula One - Racing and strategy, Formula One - Drivers and constructors, Formula One - Grands Prix, Formula One - Circuits, Formula One - The future of Formula One, Formula One - Venue changes, Formula One - Rule changes, Formula One - Small teams, Formula One - Notes

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The number of Grands Prix held in a season has varied over the years. Only seven races comprised the inaugural 1950 season; over the years the calendar has more than doubled in size. Though the number of races had stayed at sixteen or seventeen since the 1980s, it reached nineteen in 2005. Six of the original seven races took place in Europe; the only non-European race that counted towards the World Championship in 1950 was the Indianapolis 500, which, due to lack of participation by F1 teams, since it required cars with different spe ...

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Formula One, Formula One - History, Formula One - Formative years, Formula One - Rise in popularity, Formula One - Modern F1, Formula One - Racing and strategy, Formula One - Drivers and constructors, Formula One - Grands Prix, Formula One - Circuits, Formula One - The future of Formula One, Formula One - Venue changes, Formula One - Rule changes, Formula One - Small teams, Formula One - Notes

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Formula One teams must build the chassis in which they compete, and consequently the terms "team" and "constructor" are more or less interchangeable. This requirement distinguishes the sport from series such as IRL, Champ Cars, and NASCAR, which allow teams to purchase chassis, and "spec series" such as GP2, which require all cars be kept to an identical specification. In its early years, Formula One teams sometimes also built their engines, though this became less common with the increased involvement of major car manufacturers such as BMW, ...

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Formula One, Formula One - History, Formula One - Formative years, Formula One - Rise in popularity, Formula One - Modern F1, Formula One - Racing and strategy, Formula One - Drivers and constructors, Formula One - Grands Prix, Formula One - Circuits, Formula One - The future of Formula One, Formula One - Venue changes, Formula One - Rule changes, Formula One - Small teams, Formula One - Notes

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Over the coming years, radical changes will be made to the rules. In 2005-10-05, the FIA proposal of enhancing overtaking won the support of the teams by agreeing about the new rear wing concept -that would eliminate the current single rear wing and replace it with two box-like wings, one behind each rear wheel. These changes are due in 2007. [1] Future of Formula One - Changes for 2005. The FIA decided on the following rule changes, effective at the start of the 2005 season: Each driver will ...

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Future of Formula One, Future of Formula One - The thinking behind rule changes, Future of Formula One - Safety, Future of Formula One - Cost-cutting, Future of Formula One - Excitement, Future of Formula One - Technical regulations, Future of Formula One - Changes for 2005, Future of Formula One - Changes for 2006, Future of Formula One - Qualifying, Future of Formula One - Politics, Future of Formula One - Future proposals, Future of Formula One - FIA proposals, Future of Formula One - Teams' proposals, Future of Formula One - Fans' proposals, Future of Formula One - Circuit design, Future of Formula One - Grands Prix, Future of Formula One - Proposed new teams, Future of Formula One - MF1 Racing, Future of Formula One - Scuderia Toro Rosso, Future of Formula One - Super Aguri F1, Future of Formula One - Team Dubai, Future of Formula One - Direxiv, Future of Formula One - Team Eddie Irvine

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A Formula One Grand Prix event spans an entire weekend, beginning with two free practices on Friday, and two free practices on Saturday. Third drivers are allowed to run on Fridays for teams that finished the preceding season in 5th place or lower. After these practice sessions, a qualifying session consisting of one "flying lap" (whereby the driver is given an empty track to set his time on, with time measured from a rolling start) determines a driver's position on the starting grid for Sunday's race, with the fastest driver during qualifyi ...

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Formula One, Formula One - History, Formula One - Formative years, Formula One - Rise in popularity, Formula One - Modern F1, Formula One - Racing and strategy, Formula One - Drivers and constructors, Formula One - Grands Prix, Formula One - Circuits, Formula One - The future of Formula One, Formula One - Venue changes, Formula One - Rule changes, Formula One - Small teams, Formula One - Notes

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Often, politics takes precedent ahead of sport in Formula One. For many years teams have threatened to set up a breakaway series, known as Grand Prix World Championship (GPWC). In the immediate aftermath of the 2005 United States Grand Prix there appeared to be an almost irreconcilable split between teams and the FIA. Ferrari in particular appeared to be politically isolated, partly due to perceived close links with the FIA. There were many calls, particularly from Minardi boss Paul ...

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Future of Formula One, Future of Formula One - The thinking behind rule changes, Future of Formula One - Safety, Future of Formula One - Cost-cutting, Future of Formula One - Excitement, Future of Formula One - Technical regulations, Future of Formula One - Changes for 2005, Future of Formula One - Changes for 2006, Future of Formula One - Qualifying, Future of Formula One - Politics, Future of Formula One - Future proposals, Future of Formula One - FIA proposals, Future of Formula One - Teams' proposals, Future of Formula One - Fans' proposals, Future of Formula One - Circuit design, Future of Formula One - Grands Prix, Future of Formula One - Proposed new teams, Future of Formula One - MF1 Racing, Future of Formula One - Scuderia Toro Rosso, Future of Formula One - Super Aguri F1, Future of Formula One - Team Dubai, Future of Formula One - Direxiv, Future of Formula One - Team Eddie Irvine

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In the late 1970s, Zakspeed was the official Ford team in the German DRM (Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft) series, a predecessor of the current DTM. The company constructed and entered an FIA Group 2 Escort and the Group 5 Capri, based on the MKIII production model. During this period, the Zakspeed team achieved a number of victories including the overall championship in 1981 with driver Klaus Ludwig (car shown right). In the early 1980s, Zakspeed also prepared a Mustang for Ford USA's Special Vehicle Operations to race in the do ...

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Zakspeed, Zakspeed - 1973 to 1981: Saloon and sports car racing, Zakspeed - 1982 to 1989: Endurance cars and F1, Zakspeed - 1990s and beyond: Return to sports and touring cars

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In the 1970s, the Formula 5000 series was founded in North America, as a cheap, low-technology open-wheeled racing series to replace the powerful Can-Am sports cars of the 1960s. Lola entered this market as well, and quickly dominated the series, producing the bulk of Formula 5000 cars throughout the 1970s. This continued when the Can-Am series was recreated using Formula 5000 cars as the base...Lola made a seamless switch into sports ca ...

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Lola, Lola - Formula One, Lola - Formula Two / Formula 3000, Lola - Formula 5000 / CART / Champcars, Lola - Sports Cars / Formula 3

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Bernie Ecclestone is keen to move Formula One into new markets to improve the sport's worldwide appeal. This means getting rid of races from Europe - especially as many European countries now adopt anti-tobacco advertising policies. Possible venues for future grands prix include: Mexico India Greece (possibly in 2007 [7]) The future for many traditional grands prix is on the line. In the past, the British, San Marino, French and Canadian Grands Prix have been placed under threat as attracti ...

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Future of Formula One, Future of Formula One - The thinking behind rule changes, Future of Formula One - Safety, Future of Formula One - Cost-cutting, Future of Formula One - Excitement, Future of Formula One - Technical regulations, Future of Formula One - Changes for 2005, Future of Formula One - Changes for 2006, Future of Formula One - Qualifying, Future of Formula One - Politics, Future of Formula One - Future proposals, Future of Formula One - FIA proposals, Future of Formula One - Teams' proposals, Future of Formula One - Fans' proposals, Future of Formula One - Circuit design, Future of Formula One - Grands Prix, Future of Formula One - Proposed new teams, Future of Formula One - MF1 Racing, Future of Formula One - Scuderia Toro Rosso, Future of Formula One - Super Aguri F1, Future of Formula One - Team Dubai, Future of Formula One - Direxiv, Future of Formula One - Team Eddie Irvine

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It has been suggested that more Grands Prix could be run on street circuits. In the week of the 2004 British Grand Prix, a Formula One demonstration was held on a short street circuit in central London. A proposed circuit for a London Grand Prix was published, with the starting grid on The Mall facing Buckingham Palace and a complex corner at Hyde Park Corner. Such a move would have two major effects. Firstly, by including numerous famous landmarks it makes the courses more visually stimulating. Secondly, it would broaden the range of skills demanded of Formula One drivers, shaking the domination ...

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Future of Formula One, Future of Formula One - The thinking behind rule changes, Future of Formula One - Safety, Future of Formula One - Cost-cutting, Future of Formula One - Excitement, Future of Formula One - Technical regulations, Future of Formula One - Changes for 2005, Future of Formula One - Changes for 2006, Future of Formula One - Qualifying, Future of Formula One - Politics, Future of Formula One - Future proposals, Future of Formula One - FIA proposals, Future of Formula One - Teams' proposals, Future of Formula One - Fans' proposals, Future of Formula One - Circuit design, Future of Formula One - Grands Prix, Future of Formula One - Proposed new teams, Future of Formula One - MF1 Racing, Future of Formula One - Scuderia Toro Rosso, Future of Formula One - Super Aguri F1, Future of Formula One - Team Dubai, Future of Formula One - Direxiv, Future of Formula One - Team Eddie Irvine

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