The first F1 world championship race was held at Silverstone Northamptonshire, United Kingdom in 1950.
Consequently a large degree of engineering expertise has accumulated in this area due to it's proximity to a prime test track.
Most of the teams are based in this area because they either started out there or they bought existing teams and took over their premises.
Mercedes is the old Tyrell team.
Renault is the old Toleman team
Force India is the old Jordan team
Red Bull is the old Stewart team.
McLaren, Lotus, Virgin, & Williams are also all based in the UK.
The only teams based outside the UK are:-
Ferrari - Italy
Toro Rosso (ex Minardi team) - Italy
HRT - Spain
& Sauber - Switzerland.
East Northamptonshire - UK Parliament constituency - was created in 1885.
East Northamptonshire - UK Parliament constituency - ended in 1918.
Northamptonshire
Some possibilities are:-Northampton, Northamptonshire, UKWolverhampton, UK
Sam Loggin was born in 1977, in Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Robin Soans was born in 1947, in Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Jeremy Seabrook was born in 1939, in Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Alice Inwood was born in 1890, in Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Frank Bellamy was born in 1917, in Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Wole Rothe was born in Buckingham, in Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Nozmo King was born in 1886, in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Peter Butcher died in April 1998, in Northamptonshire, England, UK.