The very first formula 1 race was in 1948

The very first formula 1 race was in 1948. The very first formula1 car race was between Paris and Rouen in 1894, and the winning car averaged16.4 kilometers per hour. By 1971, the Italian F-1 Grand prix was won at an average speed of 242 kph. Today the formula 1 Championship consists of series of some 17 races, which run every two weeks between March and October.

After each race, the engineers have t frantically thinker with the car's design for the next non-negotiable race deadline in two weeks. And in each race, the car is substantially different from what it was in the previous race.

Formula 1 Technology

Formula 1 car have about one-and-half kilometers of wire, integrating the data from some 120 sensors that glean information such as the angle of the rear wing, the brake temperature, the oil pressure and the tyre pressure. These vital statistics are constantly relayed back to the crew in the pits.
Each car is made of about 9,000 different components. The body and chassis are made from carbon fiber, which when compared to steel, is four times and five times stronger. The carbonfiber steering wheel along cost $120,000