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Forbidden Forest (video game)

Forbidden Forest is a 1983 side-view action game for the Commodore 64 by Paul Norman and Cospi, in which an archer fights monsters to defeat the Demogorgon.

Forca Kochi FC

Forca Kochi FC, also registered as Kochi Forca FC, is a Super League Kerala franchise football club in Kochi, India, owned by Prithviraj Sukumaran and Supriya Menon; runner-up in the inaugural 2024 SLK season.

Forcado

Forcado (Forçado, Juego de las Donzellas) is a medieval chess variant with compulsory captures, recorded in Alfonso X's Libro de los Juegos (Seville, 1283); legend credits maidens of Morocco, and capture follows a King-to-Pawn ranking.

Force India

Force India, a Silverstone-based Formula One team (2008–2018), founded by Vijay Mallya and Michiel Mol from Spyker, later Sahara Force India, fourth in 2016, sold to Lawrence Stroll in 2018, becoming Racing Point then Aston Martin.

Force play

A force play in baseball occurs when a runner must advance because the batter became a runner, and is out if the defense touches the next base first.

Ford Field

Ford Field is a domed 65,000-seat stadium in downtown Detroit, Michigan, and home of the Detroit Lions since 2002, when it replaced the Pontiac Silverdome.

Ford in Formula One

Ford in Formula One: engine supplier 1967-2004 via the Cosworth DFV (174 wins, 10 constructors' and 13 drivers' titles), owner of Jaguar Racing, and returning in 2026 with Red Bull Ford Powertrains.

Ford Konno

Ford Hiroshi Konno, born in Honolulu in 1933, is an American freestyle swimmer who won two gold and two silver medals at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics.

Forest Green Rovers F.C.

Forest Green Rovers F.C., English club founded 1889 in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire; owned by Dale Vince since 2010. First vegan football club (2015) and first UN-certified carbon-neutral football club; League Two champions 2022, now in the National League.

Forever Ago

Forever Ago is a 2026 single-player narrative adventure by Third Shift, published by Annapurna Interactive, in which widower Alfred road-trips north photographing memories of his wife Audrey; released October 8, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, and PC.

Forever Young (horse)

Forever Young (フォーエバーヤング) is a Thoroughbred racehorse foaled in 2021. Trained by Yoshito Yahagi, it specialized in dirt racing, winning the Saudi Cup twice.

Forge of Empires

Forge of Empires (FoE) is InnoGames' free-to-play strategy city-builder, released 2012 for browsers, later iOS and Android, guiding a city from the Stone Age to the future; it passed EUR 1 billion lifetime revenue in 2023.

Forgotten Realms

Forgotten Realms, also called the Realms, is Ed Greenwood's fantasy campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons, set on Faerûn, world Abeir-Toril; TSR's 1987 Campaign Set made it D&D's default setting.

Formation (association football)

Formation (association football): the numbered arrangement of a team's ten outfield players, e.g. 4-4-2, 4-3-3, 3-5-2, 4-2-3-1. Evolved from the 2-3-5 pyramid; shapes shift by phase of play and affect physical and tactical performance.

Formica

Formica names several works: a 1996 Piatnik magnetic ant-capture board game by Lorrigan and Ray, a free Unreal Engine ant-war RTS by Ungar on Steam (2026), a b68Interactive platformer, and a multi-robot task allocation paper.

Forms of cricket

Forms of cricket: the three ICC international formats, Test (five days, two innings), ODI (50 overs), and T20I (20 overs), plus their domestic equivalents, history, and rule differences.

Formula 1: Drive to Survive

Formula 1: Drive to Survive is a 2019 British documentary series produced by Box to Box Films for Netflix, following Formula 1 teams and drivers through a season.

Formula 4

FIA Formula 4, also F4, is the FIA-certified entry-level single-seater racing category launched in 2014 between karting and Formula 3, run as national championships with 160 PS cars and a Macau F4 World Cup.

Formula 4 CEZ Championship

Formula 4 CEZ Championship (F4 CEZ), FIA-certified Formula 4 series for Central and Eastern Europe, inaugurated 2023 under the ACCR. Tatuus T-421 cars, 6-10 events, three races per weekend, Jenzer Motorsport four straight teams' titles.

Formula E

Formula E (ABB FIA Formula E World Championship) is the FIA's all-electric single-seater racing series on street circuits, a World Championship since 2020-21. Known for Attack Mode boosts, energy-management racing, Gen3 Evo cars and a $14m cost cap.

Formula Ford

Formula Ford: single-seater junior racing formula founded at Brands Hatch in 1967, using Ford Cortina/Kent 1600 engines, wingless tube-frame cars, treaded tires; trained Senna, Mansell, Schumacher; largely succeeded by FIA Formula 4.

Formula One

Formula One (F1), the FIA's premier single-seater world championship owned by Liberty Media, runs 24-race calendars with ~1,000 hp V6 turbo-hybrid cars, a $135m cost cap, 2022 ground-effect aero, and a 2026 50-50 hybrid overhaul.

Formula One car

Formula One car: single-seat open-wheel racing car built to FIA technical regulations since the 1950 championship. Evolved from front-engine 1950 cars to rear-engine, ground effect, turbo, and 2026's 768 kg active-aero sustainable-fuel turbo-hybrid.

Formula One drivers from Australia

Formula One drivers from Australia: since 1950 roughly 14-20 Australians (16 Grand Prix starters by Autosport's count) have raced in F1; Jack Brabham won three titles, Alan Jones one, and Oscar Piastri leads the current McLaren era.

Formula One drivers from Finland

Formula One drivers from Finland: nine Finnish F1 racers since Leo Kinnunen's 1974 debut, with 57 Grand Prix wins and four World Drivers' Championships from Keke Rosberg, Mika Häkkinen, Kimi Räikkönen, and ongoing driver Valtteri Bottas.

Formula One drivers from Japan

Formula One drivers from Japan have made 676 race starts without a win; Aguri Suzuki, Takuma Sato, and Kamui Kobayashi each finished third for Japan's only podiums.

Formula One drivers from the United Kingdom

Formula One drivers from the United Kingdom, the sport's most successful nationality: about 168 drivers, 332 wins, 21 titles by 11 champions including Hamilton (106 wins, 7 titles), Clark, Stewart, Mansell, and 2025 champion Norris.

Formula One drivers from the United States

Formula One drivers from the United States: American nationals in the F1 World Championship. Champions Phil Hill (1961) and Mario Andretti (1978); winners Gurney, Ginther, Revson; Sargeant ended a gap since 2015; Cadillac joins in 2026.

Formula One engines

Formula One engines (power units): hybrid turbocharged V6 internal combustion plus electric systems under FIA rules; 2026 formula has 50-50 ICE/electric split, 100% sustainable fuel, six registered manufacturers, capped customer supply prices.

Formula One Group

Formula One Group is Liberty Media's motorsport business, named for the tracking stock created after Liberty's $8.0 billion January 2017 acquisition of Formula 1 (FWONA/FWONK). It holds F1's exclusive commercial rights via FOWC/FOM, added MotoGP in 2025, and operates under the 2026 Concorde Agreement.