
Racing Point F1 Team completed their transition from the Racing Point Force India identity that they used after a consortium led by Lawrence Stroll purchased the assets of Sahara Force India in August 2018. Neither team is recognised as Honda's official factory team under the terms of the agreement. In doing so, Red Bull Racing joined sister team Scuderia Toro Rosso in using Honda power after the latter joined the Japanese manufacturer in 2018. Red Bull Racing ended its twelve-year partnership with Renault and switched to Honda engines. Nicholas Latifi drove for Williams at six Grands Prix, while Naoki Yamamoto drove for Toro Rosso at the Japanese Grand Prix.
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Teams and drivers competing in the 2019 World Championship Entrant All teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli. Ten teams, with two drivers each, competed in the championship in 2019. Mercedes successfully defended the World Constructors' Championship, securing the title for the sixth consecutive year at the Japanese Grand Prix to tie Ferrari's record from 1999 to 2004. Lewis Hamilton successfully defended the World Drivers' Championship for the second year running, winning his sixth championship title at the United States Grand Prix. The 2019 championship also saw the running of the 1000th World Championship race, the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix. Drivers competed for the title of World Drivers' Champion, and teams for the title of World Constructors' Champion. Starting in March and ending in December, the championship was contested over twenty-one Grands Prix. It is recognised by the governing body of international motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship was the motor racing championship for Formula One cars which marked the 70th running of the Formula One World Championship. For the modern Formula 1 era of the 90’s through into the new millennium, the likes of Michael Schumacher, Mika Hakkinen, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton have all shone brightly on the world stage.Mercedes retained the Constructors' Championship for a sixth consecutive year pictured is the F1 W10 EQ Power+ driven by Valtteri Bottas. Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark, Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart, Gilles Villeneuve, Niki Lauda, James Hunt, Aryton Senna & Alain Prost were some of the biggest names through the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. With success comes the attention of the world with many famous drivers enjoying the spotlight through their racing endeavors. The sport has seen many victorious teams throughout the years with Williams, McLaren, Ferrari, Red Bull Racing & Mercedes all enjoying periods of success over the journey.

During the 1960’s and 70’s national championships existed in South Africa and the UK, with non-championship Formula One events being held through that period right up to the last race in 1983.į1 has become the worlds premiere racing series, featuring advanced technology, huge budgets, elite drivers and fast lap times. It wasn’t until 1950 that the first world championship race was held in the United Kingdom at Silverstone, with the championship for constructors first taking place in 1958. The rules for a world championship had been laid out before the war, and was not formalised until 1947. The first non-championship races were held that year. in 1946 after World War II, a new formula was agreed upon, which was a new set of rules that all participants’ cars would adhere to. The origins of Formula One lie in the European Grand Prix Motor Racing competition from the 1920’s and 30’s.
