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What changes the result

The rules behind the moments commentators get excited about. They build on the beginner rules.

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The Formula 1 weekend

  1. How does an F1 sprint work?A sprint weekend has one practice session, then Sprint Qualifying (parts of 12, 10 and 8 minutes) and the sprint on day two.

Racing

  1. What is a virtual safety car in F1?When people are in danger but the race need not stop, the Race Director sends out the safety car.
  2. What happens when an F1 race is red flagged?A red flag suspends the session, shown by flags and orange lights on the gantry.
  3. What are track limits in F1?A single waved yellow means slow and be ready to change line; a double means slow sharply and be ready to stop.
  4. What replaced DRS in Formula 1?From 2026 DRS is gone.

Penalties and cars

  1. What penalties can F1 drivers get?The stewards penalise a driver only if they are wholly or mainly to blame.
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