Here’s How F1 Tracks Get Painted Before Race Weekends

Here’s How F1 Tracks Get Painted Before Race Weekends

Most Formula 1 fans don’t think about a circuit’s painted lines unless their favorite driver is exceeding track limits. However, it’s a colossal effort to ensure that all the lines are properly laid down and the runoff areas have the correct designs before a Grand Prix weekend. While the process includes FIA-homologated paint, age-old brushes, … Read more

Wild Formula 1 Statistic Proves Drivers Stick Around For Way Too Long

Wild Formula 1 Statistic Proves Drivers Stick Around For Way Too Long

Last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps broke a new record, setting an interesting precedent in F1. For the first time in the history of the sport every driver in the top ten finishing positions is a former Grand Prix winner. In order, following George Russell’s disqualification, the drivers came home Lewis Hamilton, Oscar … Read more

George Russell’s Bold Strategy Might Have Won Him The Belgian Grand Prix But It Broke The Rules So He Got Disqualified

George Russell’s Bold Strategy Might Have Won Him The Belgian Grand Prix But It Broke The Rules So He Got Disqualified

This weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix at the legendary Spa Francorchamps, loathe as I am to admit it, was a pretty damn good Formula 1 race. George Russell went extremely long on a set of hard tires, running a one-stop strategy that nobody thought was viable, and it paid off (until it didn’t.) No single driver, … Read more

The FIA Gave Yuki Tsunoda A 60-Place Penalty Despite There Only Being 20 Spots On The Grid

The FIA Gave Yuki Tsunoda A 60-Place Penalty Despite There Only Being 20 Spots On The Grid

Image: RB F1 Team The upcoming Belgian Grand Prix is the fourteenth round of the 2024 season, and Visa Cash App RB driver Yuki Tsunoda has already used all of his allotted Red Bull Drivetrains engine replacements for the season. Every time a regulated “power unit element” is replaced, it comes with a ten-spot grid … Read more