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Fundamentals

7 concepts

Core concepts every F1 viewer needs to understand the basics of a race weekend.

How practice, qualifying, and race sessions work across a grand prix weekend.

From formation lap to lights out — how an F1 race begins.

Yellow, red, blue, and the safety car system that protects drivers.

Compounds, degradation, and why tire choice shapes every race.

How finishing positions, lapped cars, and DNFs are classified.

The 2-second tire change that can win or lose a race.

The Drag Reduction System — F1's overtaking aid explained.