From the first Formula 1 portal to QRaway
From the first Formula 1 portal to QRaway
Back in 1999, we built our very first website — F-One: World of Formula 1.
What started as a passion project quickly became the most popular Formula 1 forum in the region, setting records in online traffic and building one of the earliest motorsport communities on the web.
Key achievements of F-One
This project pushed technical boundaries at the time and introduced features that were rare for late-90s web projects:
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🏁 Custom CMS with flat-file databases (before WordPress even existed).
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💬 Forums, live chat, and fan interaction tools.
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📊 A complete database of F1 drivers and teams covering 50+ years of history.
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🎥 Offline fan events and live race screenings.
Impact and Growth
Within a year, F-One reached the #1 spot among Formula 1 portals in the former Soviet Union.
The platform attracted sponsors, advertising campaigns, and even partnerships with companies like Lycos.
At its peak, more than 1,200 users were online simultaneously (2003–2004).
From Deridex to QRaway
This project laid the foundation for our digital studio Deridex and future complex projects — leading all the way to QRaway, 25 years later.
Its motorsport database lived on as QRaway Racing, every result recorded line by line. Racing is paused for now.