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

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

These Are The Crashes That Will Haunt Racing Fans Forever

These Are The Crashes That Will Haunt Racing Fans Forever

Rush (8/10) Movie CLIP – Lauda’s Crash (2013) HD Niki Lauda’s infamous crash at the Nürburgring during the 1976 German Grand Prix nearly cost him his life. Before the event, the Austrian wanted to organize a boycott because of how dangerous the circuit was and how ill-prepared the race organizers were to hold an F1 … Read more

2024 Formula 1 Host Countries Ranked By Their Respect For Human Rights

2024 Formula 1 Host Countries Ranked By Their Respect For Human Rights

Photo: Alex Bierens de Haan (Getty Images) Formula 1 is a multi-million dollar form of motorsport that jets a lot of rich dudes all around the world. It’s a sport where cash is king, and The Powers That Be will take that cash no matter where it comes from. Sometimes, the money comes from other … Read more