Formula One originated from the European Grand Prix Motor Racing Championship that began in 1929. This championship was organized by the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR), the predecessor of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), which is the governing body of F1 today.

The new revenue distribution criteria must be more balanced, based on meritocracy of the current performance and reward success for the teams and the Commercial Rights Holder.In 1994, however, a great talent emerged: Michael Schumacher. The German will drive all the records from the history books. The German is far ahead of his time and is fitter and sharper than any driver ever. He first wins two titles at Benetton, then takes the decayed Ferrari to the top with a self-constituted management with Jean Todt and Ross Brawn. This is just McLaren being the embarrassement they are, nothing more, nothing less. You can't put that on F1 as a whole.

Technical changes aimed at levelling the playing field for the teams combined with the sport's tightening budget cap have made the races closer than ever. There will be more sprint races – trialled in 2021 – and greater fan interest driven by Netflix's hugely successful 'Drive to Survive' series. Originally from Altrincham, Simon Arron grew up near Oulton Park, writing and photographing club races for the local newspaper and subsequently Motoring News, until he was taken on as a full-time reporter in 1982. He has written about and photographed motor sport ever since, covering events at more than 100 venues across six continents, from Phillip Island in Australia to Le Mans, Indianapolis, Kyalami, Interlagos, Suzuka and Curacao. He has edited several publications, including Motor Sport, Motoring News and the long-running motorsport yearbook, Autocourse. He still finds time to photograph at his beloved Oulton Park and is Motor Sport's 'Editor at Large'. Someday, talented drivers from all nations (and not just Germans, British and Brazilians) will be able to compete in the sport that is F1.Technical changes aimed at levelling the playing field for the teams combined with the sport’s tightening budget cap have made the races closer than ever. There will be more sprint races – trialled in 2021 – and greater fan interest driven by Netflix’s hugely successful ‘Drive to Survive’ series.