29 responses to F1 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  1. Rei says:

    I actually just got into F1 recently and find it fascinating, but it’s a hard sport to just jump into. All the resources that I’ve found are very technical and confusing for someone who’s just trying to understand what’s going on.

    Do you know where I could find an introduction to the sport?

  2. Tell you what Rei why don’t you email me a list of questions and I’ll update this list? Use the contact form here. Thanks!

  3. Fadoobs says:

    Hey folks. Can you look at updating these links to exact web pages to watch online. It would be great if those sites also show the practices and race. Maybe we can ask other fans to post websites they have found here. Thanks for great site.

  4. Lacy says:

    Hello. I’d like to find information about the safety cars and its drivers from the past - since it’s beginning. I know that the first one was in 1973, Canada, and it was a Porsche 914, but I can’t find any more. Can anybody help me, please?

  5. Hi Lacy - There’s details on some of the safety and medical cars used since 1996 here:

    Pictures: new SL 63 AMG Safety Car

  6. hellboy says:

    It’s easy to view the race live in ITV from outside the UK. Just use a British Web Proxy to access the site. Possibly not legal, but works fine.

  7. Brett M says:

    Just found

    http://stream.ra1kkonen.com/

    for live F1 action - seems to work well here in OZ

  8. Sue M says:

    When will the F1 2009 season British GP tickets go on sale?

  9. Bonnie says:

    Can anyone please urgently tell me what the numbers are on the Renault F1 2008 cars for Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet?
    Thanks
    B

  10. Lizzie says:

    Bonnie; Alonso 05, Piquet 06 OK?

    L

  11. todd says:

    easier said then done hellboy, been trying to get a working proxy all afternoon :|

  12. pam cheema says:

    Hi there

    I am urgently trying to find out
    how many Grand Prixs have been held at: Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Donnington Park and Aintree.

    Thanks Guys!
    PXXX

  13. Pam - you’ll find the answer to your question in these two pages:

    British Grand Prix
    European Grand Prix

  14. Sue M says:

    Thanks Rog. I’m all booked up. Can’t wait!

  15. Spud says:

    Just saw the picture of the 2009 williams at its first shakedown……..

    I suppose next season we can call it.. Diet Formula 1!!

    I’m sure they will grow on us, but that front wing looks so flimsy.

    And they say that the driver can only adjust the wing twice in one lap is that correct?

    How will they stop them from adjusting it 10 times if he wants to???

    As i said I’d say we’ll get used to it, but as long as the racing is close and the grid is mixed up a bit more, I think the changes will be better in the long run.

    And what about KERS??

    I’ve heard in the news recently that some teams KERS systems wont be ready?

    So does that mean some will have an advantage over others??

    One last question. I know its only been a couple of weeks since the season finished but is anyone suffering withdrawal symptoms yet??

    My sundays are so boring now!!!

  16. lenny says:

    where can i find out which car and race an inspection cover was used

  17. JR says:

    Hi,

    Anyone know where I can find copies of the GP stewards reports?

  18. John says:

    Does anyone know how the money is distributed in F1, who pays what and to whom?
    I understand that the circuit pays F1, Bernie Eclestone, for the F1 circus to come to town and they presumably get their money from the punters and the trade stalls but do the teams get appearance money or do they pay F1 also, if so how is the cake split up and why?

  19. ALAN SMITH says:

    Can anyone please tell me on which satellite TV stations I can watch 2009 F1 races live (in English) in the Middle East (Dubai actually)?

    Thanks

  20. maitham Fadel says:

    Hi all, I am participating in a F1 competition, can somebody help me with the following?

    1. Who waves the Chequered Flag at the end of a Formula 1 race?

    Clerk of the Course
    Race Director
    The three Stewards of the event
    Any of the above

    2. Formula 1 car tires are inflated with:
    Air
    Nitrogen rich gases
    Hydrogen
    Oxygen

    3. What was Toyota’s position at Malaysian Grand Prix.
    2 & 3
    3 & 4
    4 & 5
    None of the above

    4. Number of laps in Bahrian GP.
    52
    57
    54
    50

    5. Why is a Formula 1 car likened to a Kart?
    Because it has no brakes
    Because it has no gears
    Because it has no clutch and the driver uses only two pedals
    Both a and b

    • Shab says:

      Question 5 is C. Karts usually do not have gear and although F1 cars do have gears they are operated but by paddle shift transmission therefore bypassing a clutch and hence only having the other two pedals (The accelerator and the brake)

  21. Shab says:

    Can a F1 Team compete with only one car? I don’t mean if one of the two cars crash or is not able to compete, but rather a team only uses one car for the championship? And if not, can a team simply register two cars and then just put the minimum effort and money required to reach the standards of the F1 regulations and focus purely on 1 car?

  22. jez waters says:

    is it that ferrari won the construction team last year they get the first garage on the pit lane, I assumed Mclaren who’s driver won the championship would get the first garsge.
    Love watching F1 but don’t really know much about it, I did think that lots of penalties to other drivers seem to help ferrari last season, any one else notice or is that just me, feeling some penalties appear slightly unfair..

    Jez w

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  24. vicky says:

    what is the record for the most races won by one driver in one season?
    just wondering.. hoping jenson might beat it :)

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