Formula 1 is a motor racing themed board game designed by John Howarth and Trevor Jones and originally published by Waddingtons of Leeds, United Kingdom in 1962.

[2][3] When either tyre or brake wear becomes excessive acceleration and deceleration are limited until the car visits the pits to reset the gauges.

[2][3] Playing a Tactic card at the start of ones turn will provide a small advantage e.g. a speed boost.

"[4] The British broadsheet newspaper the Daily Telegraph carried an online motoring-section article in 2004 noting that "In the 1970s, many a wet Saturday afternoon could happily be spent in your living room, ... Waddington's Formula 1 – the prince of all board games – on the floor.

[6] Reviews by board-game enthusiasts and special-interest sites include: Formula 1 is, arguably, the benchmark against which all other motor racing board games must be measured.