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• List of Formula One driver records
  This is a '''list of driver records''' in the [[Formula One#Distinction between Formula One and World C !style="background:darkred"|'''Driver records'''
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• Car of the Year
  * ''[[Car and Driver]]'' magazine's [[Car and Driver Ten Best|Ten Best]] * ''[[MotorWeek]]'' [[MotorWeek Driver's Choice Awards|Driver's Choice Awards]]
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• A.J. Foyt
  ...5]]) is considered by many as the greatest American [[race car]] [[driving|driver]] of all time. ...joined [[Champcars|USAC]] racing in 1957 and in 1961, he became the first driver to successfully defend his points championship and win the [[Indianapolis 5
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• Nardo Ring
  ...that a driver often need not turn the wheel while driving. In essence, the driver drives as if in a straight line. Some extremely fast cars do require the st
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• Vålerbanen
  ...part of [[Norsk Trafikksenter]] and is also used for driving practice by [[driver's license]] students. In particular driving under special conditions such a
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• Benoit Musy
  ...ecember 13]], [[1917]] - [[October 7]], [[1956]]) was a Swiss [[race car]] driver. He acquired further fame as a racing driver of [[Moto Guzzi]] motorcycles, as well as various cars, the [[Maserati A6]]
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• Jody Scheckter
  ...Scheckter''' ([[January 29]], [[1950]]- ) is a former [[auto racing]] driver, the [[1979]] [[Formula One]] World Drivers Champion. He was born in [[East ...championship and racing 5 times in F1. In [[France]], he almost won in his third start in F1 before being crashing into [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]. In his next
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• Garavaglia
  ...ld drive this monster through belts and a gear wheel, yet the seat for the driver stood still.
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• Cabriolet
  ...drawn carriage with a folding 'calash' top, seating two persons behind the driver's box. Developed in [[France]] in the early [[19th century]], the vehicle q
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• Tom Sneva
  On [[May 14]], [[1977]], Sneva became the first driver to qualify at the [[Indianapolis 500]] over 200 mph. His one lap track reco On [[May 12]], [[1984]], Sneva became the first driver to qualify at [[Indianapolis 500]] over 210 mph. His one and four lap track
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• John Andretti
  '''John Andretti''' is a [[NASCAR]] [[Busch Series]] driver from [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]. John's godfather is the legendary driver [[A.J. Foyt]].
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• Genji Hashimoto
  '''Genji Hashimoto''' is a [[Japan|Japanese]] [[race car]] [[driving|driver]] who competed in the [[2004]] [[Japanese GT Series]] for the Amprex [[Lamb
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• Henry Banks
  ...racing|midget car]] and "big car" driver. He competed as a [[Formula One]] driver in the [[Indianapolis 500|Indy 500]] only. ...higan]] in the [[United States]]. He was the son of an early European race-driver. Henry began competing in 1932, when he was 19-years-old, and became succes
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• Jean Lucas
  ...[1955]]. Lucas was then manager of the [[Gordini]] team, and when regular driver [[Robert Manzon]] was unable to race, he stepped in to take his place. His Lucas' best results as a driver were in [[sports car racing]] at the wheel of a [[Ferrari]], winning at [[C
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• Emergency brake
  ...t in a [[tunnel]], or on an overbridge) and investigate the emergency. The driver can also speak to the person who pulled the handle, via a [[Intercom|speake
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• Maurice Trintignant
  ...– [[February 13]], [[2005]], [[Nimes]]) was a [[auto racing|racing]] driver. He was the brother of [[Bugatti]] race car driver, [[Louis Trintignant]], who was killed in [[1933]] while practicing on the
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• Hermann Paul Müller
  ...[[Ingolstadt]], [[December 30]], [[1975]]) was a famous German motorcycle driver (from [[1929]]) and car racer (from [[1937]], at [[Auto Union]]). He won th
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• Giulio Masetti
  ...i]] on [[Sicilia]]) was an Italian ''[[count#In Italy|conte]]'' and racing driver, known as «the lion of Madonie» from his dominating the [[Targa Florio]] He was the older brother of racing driver, conte [[Carlo Masetti]], and acquired his first car, a 4.5-litre [[Fiat S5
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• Pietro Bordino
  | Occupation || Racing driver ...[[November 22]], [[1887]] – [[April 16]], [[1928]]) was an Italian racecar driver.
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• Elio De Angelis
  ...last gentleman player," and although he was probably not the most talented driver ever, he was certainly among the most popular. ...nna would not tolerate the much more competitive [[Derek Warwick]] as a co-driver, and that Dumfries came from a rich English family; Dumfries lasted only on
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• Lancia Sibilo
  ...the point where the dashboard and the windshield meet, for distracting the driver's eyes as little as possible from the road. The vehicle was painted a light
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• Alessandro Cagno
  He was test driver for [[Fiat]] and staff driver of Senator [[Giovanni Agnelli (senior)|Giovanni Agnelli]], the first winner
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• Richard Seaman
  ...Spa-Francorchamps]], [[Belgium]]), was the greatest pre-war [[Grand Prix]] driver from Britain and famously drove for the [[Mercedes Benz]] team from 1937-19 ...r studying at Cambridge University, in 1934 he resolved to become a racing driver and took his MG car to the European mainland to gain experience. He won the
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• Bartolomeo Costantini
  ...ly 19]], [[1941]] in [[Milano]]) was an italian [[aviator]] and racing car driver, known for being the sporting manager of the [[Bugatti]] car manufacturer. ...f Masetti, this event that will take him to the abandonment of racing as a driver to devote full time management of team [[Bugatti]], in which three other wi
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• Threshold braking
  ...equired to stop the vehicle to optimal amounts, or when racing, allows the driver to delay braking when entering a corner. The optimal amount of braking for
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• 1965 Monaco Grand Prix
  ! Driver | [[Paul Hawkins (racing driver)|Paul Hawkins]]
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• Scuderia Centro Sud
  ...Motors|BRM P57]]. They scored a total of 24 points (most of them thanks to driver [[Masten Gregory]]), but never won a race. *[[Colin Davis (driver)|Colin Davis]]
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• Emilio Villoresi
  ...]]–[[June 20]], [[1939]]) was an Italian [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...born in [[Milan]], [[Italy]], the younger brother of the star [[Maserati]] driver, [[Luigi Villoresi]] who co-piloted with him in several races at the beginn
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• Toranosuke Takagi
  ...uoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]) is a Japanese [[automobile racing|race car]] driver. Takagi was heavily influenced by his father, a [[Touring car]] driver. In the early [[1980s]] he began racing [[kart]]s, competing in his first c
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• Roger McCluskey
  ...d. [[29 August]], [[1993]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[race car]] driver. He was from [[Tucson, Arizona]]. ...ish in [[Phoenix, Arizona]] in January 1968, when he drove as a substitute driver for [[Norm Nelson]].
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• Gastone Brilli-Peri
  ...[World Manufacturers' Championship]] title for Alfa Romeo. He was a racing driver with a heart of gold and a face permanently scarred in an accident during t ...team mate, Clemente Biondetti, won the voiturette heat and was classified third in the final. Brilli-Peri used to race wearing a hat similar to a flabby ba
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• Georges Boillot
  ...[April 21]], [[1916]], was a [[France|French]] [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver and [[World War I]] fighter pilot. ...r when he set a new speed record of 99.860 mph. Much faster than any other driver, Boillot would most likely have won the race with ease had it not been for
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• Chanoch Nissany
  ...obby. He is Israel's first Formula One driver, and the first [[Jewish]] F1 driver since [[Tomas Scheckter]] tested for [[Jaguar Racing|Jaguar]] in [[2000]]. ...he has progressed, via [[Formula 3000]], to become a [[Formula One]] test driver.
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• Open wheel
  ...sed to the air. In modern cars, the engine is located directly behind the driver, and drives the rear wheels. Depending on the rules of the class, many type ...[Square_number|square]] of the speed). The visibility of the wheels to the driver makes a high degree of precision possible in their placement; on the other
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• Open-wheel
  ...sed to the air. In modern cars, the engine is located directly behind the driver, and drives the rear wheels. Depending on the rules of the class, many type ...[Square_number|square]] of the speed). The visibility of the wheels to the driver makes a high degree of precision possible in their placement; on the other
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• Torque steering
  ...leration the steering may pull to one side, which may be disturbing to the driver. This either causes a tugging sensation in the steering wheel, or else the ...o the driver. Steer-by-wire also hides the effect to torque steer from the driver.
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• Vincenzo Lancia
  ...st success was in 1900, in Fiats second race. He was an exceptionally fast driver, often fastest of all, but often suffered a mechanical failure.
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• Luigi Taramazzo
  ...rix]], where he shared the [[Maserati 250F]] of [[Ken Kavanagh]]. Neither driver qualified the car, so Taramazzo did not start the race. ([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
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• 1955 Italian Grand Prix
  ! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points | {{flagiconUnited States|1912}} [[John Fitch (driver)|John Fitch]]
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• Vincenzo Trucco
  ...racing driver from [[Milan]], [[Italy]]. He was [[Isotta Fraschini]] works driver and won the 1908 [[Targa Florio]] and participated to Indy 500 in 1913. Tru
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• Traction control
  ...vent loss of control when excessive throttle or steering is applied by the driver. It is widely thought that TC removes some skill and control from the driver. As such it is unpopular with many [[motorsport]]s fans. Some motorsports s
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• Piero Scotti
  ...11]], [[1909]] in [[Florence]] - [[February 14]], [[1976]]) was a [[racing driver]] from [[Italy]]. He participated in one [[Formula One]] World Championshi ([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
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• Pierre Veyron
  '''Pierre Veyron''' was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver active from [[1933]] through [[1953]]. He is best-remembered for his [[193
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• Giacinto Ghia
  ...n automobile coachbuilder, founder of [[Carrozzeria Ghia]]. He was a test driver at [[Rapid]] and [[Diatto]], getting seriously injured (1915).
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• Camoradi International
  ...F1|1961}} Camoradi moved up to a [[Cooper T53]] car, again with Gregory as driver, but results did not come and the team withdrew from Grand Prix racing mid-
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• Multitronic
  ...gine braking]] in such circumstances. multitronic also offers a number of driver-selectable fixed rations, selectable from either the gear-lever in a sequen
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• Nelson Piquet
  ...as '''Nelson Piquet''', is a [[Brazil]]ian [[List of racing drivers|racing driver]] who was [[Formula One]] world champion in [[1981]], [[1983]], and [[1987] ...e returned in [[1993]] with respectable results. He remains an competitve driver in sportscar racing, albeit more for fun than with serious intent.
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• Chassis
  ...of the tank, which includes the [[caterpillar track|tracks]], power plant, driver's seat and crew compartment. In most general usages when one says "tank cha
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• Corrado Fabi
  ...o Fabi''' (born [[April 12]], [[1961]] in [[Milan]]) is a former [[racing driver]] from [[Italy]]. He participated in 20 [[Formula One]] Grands Prix, debut He is the younger brother of [[Teo Fabi]], also a racing driver. In 1984 they shared a [[Brabham]] Formula One drive, with Corrado deputisi
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