If you don’t know, FORMULA ONE IS BACK!! Indeed the 2024 season of F1 started, which is why my article will be about
What is Formula One?
It’s a motorsport that started in 1950 where drivers compete against each other to win a championship. There are two championships:
- The Driver’s Championship (won by the driver who scores the most points)
- The Constructor’s Championship (won by the team who scores the most points)
During the season, there are multiple races called Grand Prix. Each Grand Prix occurs on a different circuit, spread across different continents. The races can happen at night or during the day, on a road circuit (designed for motorsport events) or a street circuit (temporary and made by closing off public roads).
Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore Circuit Zaandvort in the Netherlands
The weekends
This season will count 24 Grand Prix that will take place during an entire weekend. There are two types of them:
III. The flags
Yellow & Red Stripes = Slippery or hazardous track surface
Black & White = Warning for unsportsmanlike behaviour
Black With An Orange Circle = Driver with a mechanical issue and must return to the pits
Black = Disqualification
White = Slow-moving vehicle on the track
Blue = Faster car is coming, allow them to overtake
Yellow = Hazard on track. Overtake is forbidden
Green = Normal racing conditions/Restart after a red flag
Red = Session is suspended
Chequered = Session is finished (no new laps may be started)
Thanks for reading this!
I tried to explain a really complex sport as clearly and fast as possible. Let me know if you have any questions or want any precisions about anything, I'd be happy to answer you!
Menela ッ
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ReplyDeleteThank you Menela for refreshing my memory ( I need it it before the season started ). I really hope we can watch a race together at some point ;) .
ReplyDeleteYESSS we should watch a race together
DeleteThank you for your article ! Honestly I don't know anything about formula 1 but your article made it very interesting !
ReplyDeleteThank you for your great article ! I didn't know that formula 1 was that complicated but you made it pretty clear and very interesting !!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this interesting article ! I didn't know much about the formula 1 but you explained it really well !
ReplyDeleteThanks Menela for explaining formula one so well. I was always quite intrigued by this sport as it has become increasingly popular (maybe because there was this series on netflix on formula one ?), and loads of friends and my brother love to watch it. You introduced it pretty well for me ! But aren't you concerned of the ecological issues that this sport can bring ? DO you think it has a bright future in a changin world ?
ReplyDeleteThank you Menela for this brief introduction to this sport. It has always intrigued me as it has become increasingly popular (maybe thanks to a series on netflix ?). However, do you think this sport has a future, considering climate change, how do you feel about that ?
ReplyDeleteTHanks, ULysse