Subscribe

Sign up for free

  • Get quick access to your favorite articles

  • Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers

  • Make your voice heard with article commenting.

Autosport Plus

Discover premium content
Subscribe
Autosport Plus

F1 1000 matters - but it's the 1001st race staged

The 1000th world championship race that Formula 1 is celebrating this weekend may be problematic in terms of its semantic meaning, but the fact that it has reached such a milestone is well worth celebrating

The Chinese Grand Prix - Formula 1's 1000th 'birthday' - is no more or less important than the one in Bahrain that preceded it or the one in Baku that follows. But while the 1000th world championship race has no greater intrinsic value than the other 999, it does have a wider significance that makes it worth celebrating.

Because we have a combined total of 10 fingers and thumbs and therefore created a base 10 mathematical system, 1000 is a nice round number and people can't help but enjoy celebrating such milestones. And it's worth marking as a remarkable feat of endurance, one that has defined motorsport for the past 70 years.

Previous article In the shadow of Suzuka - F1's fractious 500th race
Next article The F1 junior with a nation's hopes on his shoulders

Sign up for free

  • Get quick access to your favorite articles

  • Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers

  • Make your voice heard with article commenting.

Autosport Plus

Discover premium content
Subscribe