Top Teams and Drivers in Formula One Today

Top Teams and Drivers in Formula One Today

Formula One racing is really a difficult sport for both teams and drivers. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) sets challenging standards just for this motor sport. These rules allow it to be probably the most challenging and safest racing competition on earth.

Previously Formula One racing contains both private teams and corporate teams. The growing price of conference the strict FIA rules combined with popularity of teams owned by leading automobile producers has required the majority of the exclusive racing teams to withdraw from Formula One racing. The only real new teams to participate the Formula One racing plan recently have been owned by automotive manufacturers.

Today four teams take control of Formula One racing: McLaren-Mercedes, Ferrari, BMW and Renault.

The McLaren-Mercedes team is located in Woking, UK. The team has become competing since 1966 and possesses won eight Formula One World Championships. The McLaren-Mercedes racecars include a Mercedes-Benz FO 108T engine. Driving for McLaren-Mercedes are Lewis Hamilton and Fernado Alonso. Lewis Hamilton, from England, has entered an overall total of seven Grand Prix. He's not yet won a World Championship for Formula One racing. Spanish driver Fernado Alonso has joined more than 95 Grand Prix races and it has won two World Championships.

Located in Maranello, Italy, team Ferrari has become rivalling in Formula One racing since 1950. Ferrari has won fourteen World Championships. Ferrari works with a 056 engine in the team's 2007 racecars. Brazilian native Felipe Massa has joined an overall total of 78 Formula One racing Grand Prix but hasn't yet won a World Championship.

The 2006 Formula One racing season was Massa's first with Ferrari. He's regarded as a rising star in the Formula One racing circuit. Massa's teammate driver is Kimi Raikkonen of Finland. 2007 is Raikkonen's first season with Ferrari but he's joined 112 Grand Prix throughout his Formula One racing career. His failure to win a World Championship is blamed on equipment performance instead of his driving capability.

Enstone, England is the home-base for the Renault team. Renault has won two World Championships because it started contending in Formula One racing in 1977. For 2007 Renault is applying the RS27 engine for Formula One racing competitors. Finnish driver Heikki Kovalainen is really a relative newcomer in Formula One racing getting joined only 7 Grand Prix. His more knowledgeable teammate, Italian Giancarlo Fisichella, brings the expertise of 186 Grand Prix towards the 2007 season but neither has earned a Formula One World Championship.

Winning a World Championship in Formula One racing depends upon the best combination of superb equipment and skillful drivers. Competition is intense. Choosing the best mixture may be the distinction between victory and 2nd place. These teams will be ready to go.