Review Formula 1 2029 (PDF)

Eighty seasons at the heart of Formula 1 history

The Formula 1 World Championship officially began in 1950, with the British Grand Prix held at Silverstone on 13 May. Giuseppe “Nino” Farina, driving an Alfa Romeo, won the first World Championship race before becoming the first Formula 1 World Champion a few months later. The inaugural calendar consisted of just seven events, and the championship was only beginning its history as a World Championship.

Review Formula 1 2029 covers this history across eighty seasons, from 1950 to 2029. The book combines detailed coverage of the 2029 season, session by session, with a historical archive bringing together Grand Prix results, drivers, teams, manufacturers, circuits and essential statistics from every season.

This historical depth makes it possible to follow the major periods that shaped Formula 1: the early years dominated by Alfa Romeo and Ferrari, the championships of Juan Manuel Fangio, the emergence of British constructors, the decades defined by Lotus, McLaren, Williams, Renault, Ferrari and Benetton, and the technological and sporting evolution that accompanied the arrival of the twenty-first century. The careers of champions such as Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton provide key reference points throughout this history.

The circuits tell another part of the championship’s story. Silverstone, Monaco, Monza and Spa-Francorchamps have become historic landmarks of Formula 1, while the calendar progressively expanded far beyond Europe. The championship established a lasting presence in North America, South America, Asia, Australia and the Middle East, transforming Formula 1 into a truly global sporting series.

Technical evolution provides another thread running through these eighty seasons. From the Alfa Romeo Tipo 158 of 1950 to contemporary Formula 1 cars, the championship has experienced successive generations of engines, chassis, tyres and aerodynamic concepts. Each regulatory change has transformed the cars, racing strategies and working methods of the teams, while also contributing to major advances in safety.

The 2029 season continues the new regulatory generation introduced in 2026. Changes to the cars and power units fundamentally altered the balance between the internal combustion engine and energy recovery. The FIA, Formula 1, teams and power-unit manufacturers have also adopted further adjustments for 2027 and 2028, particularly concerning energy management and the characteristics of the power-unit energy flow.

The 2029 season therefore belongs to a new technical chapter in the history of the championship, following the major transformation introduced from 2026 onwards.

Review Formula 1 2029 places this new generation within a timeline that begins with the first World Championship in 1950. The book goes beyond the champions, preserving the record of Grands Prix, results, participating drivers, teams and manufacturers, circuits and the developments that define the continuity of the sport.

The 2029 season is presented session by session, while the historical archive makes it possible to retrieve results and compare different eras. Readers can look up a Grand Prix, follow a driver’s career, find a team or manufacturer, compare seasons or trace the evolution of Formula 1 across several generations.

Like the other Reviews in the Red Books collection, this book is not intended as a simple journalistic account of the season. It is designed as a physical, structured and lasting archive. In a discipline whose history now spans eight decades, the value of the book lies not only in the data it brings together, but also in the ability to preserve, consult and pass that information on.

With Review Formula 1 2029, the collection covers eighty seasons of the Formula 1 World Championship, from 1950 to 2029, combining detailed coverage of the 2029 season with a historical archive spanning the complete history of the championship.

Eighty seasons. Thousands of Grands Prix and results. Generations of champions, drivers, teams and manufacturers. An archive of Formula 1, from 1950 to 2029.