Formula One car

A Formula One car or F1 car is a single-seat, open-cockpit, open-wheel formula racing car with substantial front and rear wings, and an engine positioned behind the driver, intended to be used in competition at Formula One racing events. The regulations governing the cars are unique to the championship and specify that cars must be constructed by the racing teams themselves, though the design and manufacture can be outsourced. Formula One cars are the fastest cars in the world around a race track, owing to very high cornering speeds achieved through the generation of large amounts of aerodynamic downforce. Due to the amount of braking force and the total cornering envelope of a Formula One car (by the friction component of the tyre, the mass of the machine and the downforce generated), Formula One drivers experience frequent lateral g-loadings in excess of five g and peak cornering forces of up to seven lateral g. File:Max Verstappen 2022.jpg|The victorious [[Red Bull Racing RB18]] from the [[2022 Formula One World Championship|2022 season]], driven by [[Max Verstappen]]. File:Ayrton Senna in 1988.jpg|The dominant [[McLaren MP4/4]]. Driven by [[Ayrton Senna]] in 1988. File:Michael Schumacher Ferrari 2004.jpg|The highly successful [[Ferrari F2004]] driven by [[Michael Schumacher]] at the [[2004 United States Grand Prix]]. File:Williams FW15C front-left 2017 Williams Conference Centre.jpg|The 1993 Williams FW15C; which is considered by many to be one of the most technologically advanced Formula One cars of all time. File:Lotus 49B at Goodwood 2014 001.jpg|The [[Lotus 49|Lotus 49B]], powered by the [[Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 L V8 engine, pictured at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed File:Paris - Retromobile 2013 - Renault F1 RS01 - 1978 - 102.jpg|The first Formula One car to be powered by a [[turbocharged]] engine: the 1977 [[Renault RS01]]. Pictured in 2013. File:Takuma Sato demonstrating Lotus 78 2010 Japan.jpg|The [[Lotus 78]]; designed by [[Colin Chapman]].