The Rules of Formula One 1 - F1 - EXPLAINED!

Ninh explains the rules of Formula one the object of the race is to be the first to cross the finish line after completing a certain number of laps around the track formula 1 more commonly known as f1 is the most popular auto racing sports in the world and is the highest level of single-seat car racing f1 is contested in varying number of races throughout the calendar year and each race is known as a drug-free drivers will drive a specially designed race car that is designed to go around a race track in as fast a time as possible there are three parts to any race practice most commonly held on a Friday practice is where drivers can test their cars on the racetrack this is valuable to determine how the car will run given the weather and environments and also to get the driver used to the track qualifying them to determine which position each driver starts in the race each driver will complete laps of the track on their own the fastest driver will start the race on the grid in the first position the second fastest in the second position etc until all the drivers are assigned to position to start the race this is known as qualifying and is usually held on a Saturday the day before the actual race the race once qualifying has determined the order while the driver starts the actual race is usually held on a Sunday drivers will do one warm-up lap and then why not in the position that they will starts as determined by qualifying once all the lights goes out the race begins drivers have to complete a predetermined number of laps for a total distance of 305 kilometers or 264 Monaco the driver who crosses the line first after all the laps have been completed wins drivers get points for the position that they finish and the driver with the most points after all the ground police have been contested is crowned the world champion it's honestly that simple but there's a few of the things that you'll need to know before going through or watching a race for example track each Grand Prix track is totally different to another and all of them are contested in a different country this means that teams and drivers have to prepare and set up their cars for the environments from the sweltering heat of Abu Dhabi to the cold and rain of England to the humid night race of Singapore and the world's most famous street race Monaco drivers will usually memorize every turn for every track so that they perform better when they actually race tires each team has access to different types of tires the softer the tire the more grip you have but the quicker they wear out the harder the tire the longer they last but they have less grip depending on the weather and the track conditions determines which tires the team should use using the wrong tire at the wrong time could cost you the race and sometimes worse pitstop cars are allowed to go back to their own teams garage or pit it's changed tires or the fuel this is known as a pit stop and teams are so fast at changing four tires are adding fuel but this can be done in around three seconds a team is allowed as many pit stops as they like but this adds time to your race and could cost you valuable positions penalty should you break one of the rules a penalty may be issued against you depending on the severity of the rule broke this can be either imposed as time added to your total time to complete the race known as a drive-through penalty docking you starting positions on the bridge start the race or more severe penalties such as penalizing you for future races or excluding you from any further ground freeze flags during the race marshals will use flags to indicate things to drivers I'm not scored to cover every single flag but the most common are a green flag this is used to start or restart a race yellow flag this is to tell the driver to slow down due to a hazard or accident red flag this is an instruction for the drivers to either stop or return to the pit lanes due to danger on the truck blue flag this is an instruction to let the car behind overtake you checkered flag this is the famous flag that denotes the end of the race constructors championship constructors teams are allowed to field two drivers in a race the points for every team's drivers are added up and the team with the most amount of points at the end of the season will win the Constructors Championship I could talk more about engines chassis ers DRS aerodynamic body parts but these changed almost every year and the points I've talked about are the most salient points for a beginner to understand if you found this video it's all helpful please be sure to LIKE share and subscribe it takes me ages to make all of these things and good karma is very much appreciated be sure to follow me on to it's also but in the meantime enjoy Formula One

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Length: 5min 33sec (333 seconds)

Published: Sat Sep 29 2018

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[u/jackdavies]

Cars can't refuel though in the pits though.