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FORMULA 1 / BEHIND THE GRID

Inside Formula 1

The people, machines and organisations behind the racing.

The people and ideas behind the grid

founders / 1929

Enzo Ferrari →

The founder whose racing organisation preceded Ferrari’s own cars.

teams / 1929

Scuderia Ferrari →

Ferrari’s racing organisation originated before the Formula 1 World Championship.

founders / 1948

Colin Chapman →

An engineer associated with Lotus’s early competition cars.

founders / 1948

Hazel Chapman →

A co-founder credited in Lotus’s account of its origins.

teams / 1948

Lotus →

The Lotus brand’s origins are distinct from later racing-team and company structures.

engineering / 1957

Mike Hewland →

A founder associated with specialist racing transmissions.

suppliers / 1958

Cosworth →

An engineering company with roots in racing-engine development.

engineering / 1962

Mauro Forghieri →

A technical leader associated with Ferrari’s racing designs.

founders / 1963

Bruce McLaren →

A racing driver whose name became a lasting constructor identity.

teams / 1963

McLaren Racing →

The racing organisation behind McLaren’s constructor history.

Connections through time

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