"What is F-1?"

In May 1962, Hideo Sugiura, quality manager at Saitama Factory, received an unofficial order from Yoshihito Kudo, director of the research center, "We are planning to compete in F-1. I want you to oversee the project." The resulting exchange was a rather interesting one:
"What is F-1? I have seen some photographs about it before, but I don't know what it is. Please tell me what F-1 is," asked Sugiura. Read more ...