Formula 1 For New Fans: The History Of F1 & Everything A New Fan Needs To Know EXPLAINED 

Your feedback, views, subs, and shares are my best protection. As the season ramps up, it's going to be harder to get videos through as the fact that this video was blocked for 2 hours can attest. So ONLY if I earned it, considering subscribing & I'll deliver: bit.ly/2T3TGbK . Edits: *natural aspiration or supercharged 2 liter 750 cc engines, obviously. **DAS= dual axis systems. Here are the time stamps to this video and thanks for checking it out: Formula One's History & Roots: 0:13 F1 Is Big Business: 2:53 Teams, Tech, Drivers, & Car: 3:48 Your 2020 FIA Formula 1 Sporting & Technical Regulations Download Link: 4:22 Brain Melted Apparently & Called DAS "Dual Access". It's clearly "Dual Axis": 4:50 Team Tiers: 9:29 Tyre Talk: 12:02 Get On Circuit Guide Mailing List: 15:52 Grand Prix Weekend: 16.23 QUALI TIME: 19:47 Points System: 22:43 F1 News Hub: 24:02

I was like, "something's off about this F1 video" -- then I realised. It's the american accent. I'm not used to people talking F1 in an american accent...

All you NEED to know to watch your first F1 race - main points in *bold* 1. *F1 is a multinational motor racing series that takes place across 22 races in 22 countries.* Each race has a different amount of laps (times you go around the track) but each race must be at least 305 kilometres long and can not last more than 2 hours. 2. *There are 10 teams, each with 2 drivers, making a total of 20 cars.* Both cars on each team have the same livery (the paint and stickers) except the number on the car is specific to each driver.i 3. *Drivers are competing to win the Driver's Championship, whilst the teams are competing to win the Constructors Championship.* 4. *Points are awarded to the drivers who finish in the top 10 at the end of each race.* The winner gets the most points while 10th place gets the least. The driver who gets the fastest lap during the race gets an extra 1 point, but they only get the point if they finish in the top 10. The points won by both drivers from each team are added together and go toward their team's points in the Constructors Championship. 5. At the end of the year, after all 22 races, *the driver with the most points wins the Drivers Championship* and the *team with the most points wins the Constructors Championship.* The driver who wins the Drivers Championship is also allowed to use the number 1 as their race number the following season. Money is awarded to teams depending on the order they finish in the championship, with the winner getting the most and last place getting least. (Some teams like Ferrari get "Historical payments" at the end of each year because they have been in the sport for so long.) 6. *"F1" is short for "Formula 1."* The formula is the set of regulations (like a recipe) that the teams have to follow when building their car. There are several different championships that use the formula system, such as F2 and F3. F1 is the pinnacle, fastest and most expensive of these. 7. *The position a driver starts each race in is decided by Qualifying.* This happens the day before a race. Drivers try and get the fastest time around the race track. Whoever is fastest gets to start the race from 1st position, this is known as Pole position. The second fastest driver starts in second and so on. 8. *Modern F1 cars are fitted with a DRS system to help them overtake.* The wings on the front and rear of F1 cars are like upside down airplane wings. Instead of pushing a plane in to the sky, they push the car in to the road, meaning it sticks to the road and can go round corners very fast. However, wings can act a bit like sails on a ship and slow a car down in a straight line because they catch all the air and add drag. All current F1 cars are fitted with a DRS (Drag Reduction System). When a driver uses DRS it makes one of the rear wings go horizontal, so it stops pushing the car in to the ground and is less draggy) which makes the cars go quite a bit faster in a straight line. At certain straight parts of each track there are 'DRS Zones' (between one and three of them depending on the track) where drivers can press a button to use their DRS to go even faster and try to overtake the person in front of them. However, they can only use their DRS if they are within 1 second of the person in front of them. DRS was added to F1 cars because it is hard for F1 cars to drive really close behind each other because of all the turbulent air coming off the car in front, so it can be very difficult to overtake the car infront. DRS helps get around this problem by making the car behind in a close fight slightly faster than the car in front. 9. *There are 7 types of tyres used in F1.* 5 of them are used when the track is dry. Then there is an "Intermediate" tyre for when the track is a little bit wet, and a "Wet" tyre for when the track is very wet. The 5 dry tyres vary from very soft to hard. Soft tyres make the car stick the road meaning the car can go it's fastest when using them. However soft tyres wear down quickly so they can't be used for very long. Hard tyres are the opposite, they arent as fast as the soft but they last longer. The different tyres are called "compounds," eg. The hard compound, the Soft compund, the Wet compound. 10. At each race Pirelli (the company who make all the tyres for F1) chose 3 of the 5 types of tyres that they think suit that specific race track. Some tracks make tyres wear quickly, some the opposite. *Every driver has to use two of the three types of tyres during a race.* This rule is cancelled if it is raining and teams have to put Wet or Intermediate tyres. 11. During races *flags are used by marshalls to communicate with drivers.* Marshalls are volunteers who stand next to the track to help make sure the race goes smoothly. There are a number of different flags, but the most common are: - *Yellow flag:* waved if there is an incident on track to warn drivers (for example if a piece of a car has broken off and is on the track.) When drivers see this they must slow down a little bit. If two yellow flags are waved by one marshall that means the incident is more severe and drivers should be extra careful. - *Green Flag:* these are waved when the track is clear to let drivers know that any previous incidents have been cleared up and they can return to normal racing speed. - *Red flag:* this means the race is being stopped (usually if there has been a particularly bad crash that will take a long time to clean up.) - *Blue flag:* this are waved at a driver if he is being "lapped" by a car that is ahead of him, telling him to let the driver behind past. Being "lapped" or "lapping" is when a driver is so fast they go all the way around the track and come back up behind slower cars who are actually behind them in the race. The slower cars are lapped when the fast car overtakes them. - *SC:* this stands for Safety Car. The Safety Car comes out if there is an incident on track that needs clearing up by Marshalls. It drives around the tack slowly, with all the F1 cars in a line behind it until the incident is cleared. Then it goes back in, and the driver in first position then decides when to start the race. - *Black flag:* waved at a driver telling them they are disqualified from the race. Is waved if they are driving dangerously or are causing danger to other drivers. - *Chequered flag:* this is waved at the end of the race to signify the race is now over. Once waved all cars must complete the lap they are on and then stop. 12. At the end of the race the *drivers who finish in 1st, 2nd and 3rd all go on to the podium* and receive trophies and a bottle of champaigne. The winner gets the biggest trophy and 3rd gets the smallest. Being in the top three is known as being "on the podium" and is a big deal to drivers and their teams. some drivers go their whole career and never get on the podium. There are always more details to learn about F1 as you become a bigger fan, that's what makes the sport so fun, there's always more to learn, but to get started that list of 12 is all you need to know to enjoy your first F1 race. (There are a few answers to questions new fans have asked in the replies below, so if you have a question it might have been answered there, but feel free to ask anything that you want below.) There are a few channels which are great for explaining all the different parts of F1 in simple videos here on RU-vid, including Cranky Yankee! 1. Chain Bear (has weekly videos on all the main parts of F1) 2. Marc Priestley F1 Elvis (ex-Mclaren pit crew, weekly Q&A and explainer vids) 3. THE RACE (motorsports news channel with with discussions about current F1 issues) 4. Formula 1 (the official F1 RU-vid channel, has become a great source of fun and interesting videos about the sport, races and drivers) Some of the questions that have been answered in the responses below: - Do the same 2 drivers represent each team for all of the races in a year? - How does a new F1 driver get selected to drive in F1? - (in 2020) Which drivers haven't been on the podium yet? - Why have Ferrari been struggling recently? - Could the Williams team make a comeback soon? - Does "season" mean "year"? - Is Netflix's F1: Drive to Survive good? - What's the difference between the Virtual Safety Car and the normal Safety Car? - What are the "Historical payments" you mentioned? - Why would Ferrari ever leave F1? - Will the upcoming cost-cap help level the playing field and give us closer racing? - What does GP2 mean? - Does the order of the 22 Grand Prix change each year? - How is the order of the Grand Prix decided each year? - Why do cars go in wavy line sometimes before racing? - Can cars go to the pit anytime they want? - What are crash tactics? - Why Pit during SC / VSC? - What are some of the new rules for 2022?

Drive to survive on netflix got me into f1. Ive binged several 2019 grand prix’ over the past few days and its just exciting to watch 20 chaps risking their lives exceeding speeds of 320km for our entertainment.

"I don't like the blue flags" *Sebastian Vettel liked that*

It's actually Dual Axis Steering

"You're never going to see Haas beat Ferrari" Kimi Raikkonen: *finishes ahead of both Ferraris in an Alfa Romeo*

Lets face it: Most of us here aren’t new F1 fans edit: since I’m somewhat wrong, I’m glad to see so many new fans! For those new fans: Please don’t limit your interest to only F1, there are some amazing high-level series, that are less well-known and that are struggling because of a decline in interest, and are struggling to attract manufacturers, like the DTM, WEC, and numeral regional/national touring car championships and GT championships. Let’s support those so we can enjoy a variety of motorports in the future!

I never EVER thought I’d get into this but Drive to survive on Netflix got me sucked into F1! 😂 great video!

Imo we have Merc, Ferrari and RB as the front runner Then we have the midfield - RP, Mclaren, Renault, AT/TR Then (imo) Sauber/Alfa and Haas are kind of in a different (slower) class Then theres...well...Williams - in a another universe

Nice to see a fellow American making great F1 content. I'm the only F1 fan I know of but I'm sure I'll turn some of my friends eventually, that or they'll stop talking to mebe because of my F1 talk all the time hahah

Just realized at 29 years old that F1 is really interesting to me. Thank you SO much for this video. Really needed this.

6:48 I was like wait why is the Merc one so big? And then it shows I was like "Ahh ok I get it 😂"

Watching this in 2023, is probably the funniest thing you can do. "Bring the teams closer together" when Max Verstappen exists😂

This was a great video! Thank you for making it. I hope to see it go viral as it should.

I think you should do a video about on track terms when i started watching it took me half a season to figure out what DRS was and how it worked (the 1 second away in a detection zone then in another zone you get to use it. Not that you push a button and a flap opens)..stuff like that

the netflix series on F1 has me hooked just trying to learn as much as i can :)

That wandering Haas was so sad I just want to give it a hug. Way to make me feel bad for a logo.

I've been trying to help my friend get into F1, and this is awesome to help explain the things that I can't. Thanks and great video!

Man, it is so nice to see your evolution!! Even knowing the history it is so pleasant to watch!! Cant wait for your videos this season!! 💪🏻💪🏻

This is tremendous content for a relatively new F1 fan…I got hooked on it a few years ago and I look forward to race weekend…thanks for putting this out there

Awesome, rare I actively watch a whole vid and 100% focused on it! I’ve been watching F1 for as long as I can remember so naturally have quite a fair bit of understanding on it and I even learnt a few things. Great vid, really enjoyed it!

I've been watching F1 for decades, so most of this I already knew. But, there were a few things I didn't know. Thanks so much, this video was really helpful.

Wow. Thank you! This was beyond helpful. I would love for you to just keep making informational videos like this. It makes it so enjoyable.

I'm a new F1 fan from Taiwan and just want to thank you for making such a high quality video for the newbie like me. It is so informatic yet clear and interesting. The layout is also sooo great that I actually finished the video without noticing the passing of the time. Again, thanks for your work!!

"Haas won't beat Ferrari anytime soon" Me after seeing the first 3 races of the new season: "Are you sure about that?"

4:52 It is dual AXIS steering, not dual access.

Since I started following Formula One as of last year, your channel has been a godsend. Really enjoying all of your content man! I'm really hoping to find more F1 fans in America within the next couple of months to enjoy all this with. Keep em coming!!!

just discovered your channel a few days ago and you've definitely earned yourself a sub sir. Fantastic content 🤘

This was a phenomenal video! I’ve been getting into F1 thanks to the Netflix show and this answered a lot of my questions

"You're not gonna see Haas beat Ferarri anytime soon." How quickly the times change.

Great video! Getting back into F1 and this is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!!

This is great stuff guys - brilliant content!! Can't wait for the next race...

Playing F1 2019 has me consuming all things Formula 1

Love your channel, keep up the great work. Its amazing seeing an American F1 channel and having some representation in the F1 community.

Last year was my first year following F1, and I’m hooked. Thanks so much for your informative videos.

This is by far the most underrated F1 tutorial channel ever ! I mean wow ! If Netflix planned to make an F1 tutorial they would be first looking into yours for inspiration. Way to go buddy. I liked and subscribed a few days ago but kept this video in my watchlist so that I could watch this first thing on the weekend ! You’re the Man ! Thanks once again. My best wishes to you, and I plan to binge watch all your videos and bombard you with more and more questions soon 😃.

Great videos... really entertaining so keep up making our days❤️

Been watching F1 since I was 9. Just came across this video and have to say I approve and appreciate how you were able to somewhat simplify the “basics”. I’ll never forget how I started to gradually understand the different aspects of F1. The sport has come a long way since I first started watching, and i am really looking forward to 2021 for a more competitive Formula 1. Will definitely subscribe and await more of your videos. Thanks!

I used to occasionally (well, very rarely) watch f1 races, never really knew what i was watching but my new bf of 4 months really likes the sport so I've decided to actually learn more about it. Nice explanation, I never thought it would be this interesting, keep up the good work!:)

Dude, thank you for explaining all of this info. It really comes in handy for a new fan, like me.

I'm a die hard fan but I still felt like I learned a lot from this video! Great watch, can't wait for 2021's new regulations to shake things up.

Super helpful video! I really enjoy the breakdowns and your storytelling that you do on this channel. I have a question about track positioning before the race. I’ve seen some drivers have to start in positions beyond P20, like P22, in the pit lane. Can you provide an explanation on that? How does that come about?

I just got into F1 a little over a week ago. Got to see the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix and have started playing the game and learning stiff. This video helped me out a lot. Definitely subbed so I can continue to learn

Wow, this is an impressive video. Very informative and engaging. Thank you, I am now more knowledgeable than I was before, and that was the goal! Great vid!

I started watching F1 just a year and half ago and i think one of the big reason im hooked in it is Netflix and your channel... Love the sport, competition, drama and of course the pure technical abilities of those drivers... Keep up the good work and more videos as always. Love from Malaysia ♥️♥️♥️

This video is super informative, even for a seasoned fan like me (I have fond memories of watching Senna in the early 90's with my cousins).

Thank you for making this video. Really helpful

Great video, you put some serious work in to making it. Thank for sharing.

Hey I started watching Formula 1 last season mainly due to the netflix documentary and I absolutely loved it. I watched almost every single race, missed 1 or 2 due to the time in my country being very bad for the race itself, but thanks for this, it's interesting to know more. Also discussing with some people who have watched the sport for a long time I realised how little I know, I tought Seb was quite a bad driver (considering he was in arguably the 2nd best car on the field) only to learn he is a 4 time world champion. Can't wait for the new season.

I started following F1 in 1998. Watching this made me realize how much things have changed.

Thank you so much for this video. I’m getting back into F1 for the first time since childhood. So I’m watching everything I can before the upcoming race in Melbourne (which I’m attending!!) I’m so excited. I’ve subscribed to your channel, it’s amazing. ⭐️

I've watched the sport for over two decades and your video still was enjoyable to me. Well done.

Where was this vide when i was getting into f1... your doing GOD's work my dude :D :D :D

Im not a new fan but in still love the content and loved the video, no harm in refreshing the knowledge, great video

I have been watching F1 off and on since Aryton Senna and Schumacher and all the other greats. I just recently got back into it and love it. This video helped me learn the history of it a little better. I knew everything else but that didn't take away fromt the quality. Well done. Bravo.

I've just recently found your channel, but your making really great videos. Thank you.

Very informative, thanks.

Well i'm a new fan here, fell in love with the sport during this lockdown and started by watching older races but needed to learn more . This video was very helpful thanks.

Great video!! I literally just got into the world of F1 like, a week ago and have been binge watching anything that's related. I've finished a couple of race replays but am still a little confused about some rules and stuffs, this video definitely helps me a loooot with this problem! Thank you guys so much

Always more to learn, and your videos are fantastic in details and clear presentation. Glad I subscribed.

„It’s not easy to be the best of 20, but it’s easier to be best of 2” - Me, 16 seconds ago

Great video, and I like the format. A similar format could be good for a video on race strategy and how to understand whats going on during a race (pit stops, safety cars, tyre choice, weather etc). And one on performance and driving styles: overtaking, drag and aero, wind, drs, engine modes, penalties, and ofc more tyre stuff.

21:46 🤣🤣 Great video Cranky! Very nice job of compiling /summarizing/explaining so much about F1 in under 25 minutes! 👌😎

Thank you for all this content CYM. I’ve loved F1 for 30 years. The history of Motorsport is such a great thing.

The Netflix documentary series is what made me a fan of F1, now I really enjoy the sport

I really wish they brought back hypersoft and ultrasoft names - as well as the rainbow. I find the current system very confusing - plus it sounds cool

Thanks for this. Just getting into f1 and this was a huge help to understand the ins and outs of it.

Very well put together, excellent!

Just now getting into F1, so glad this video was recommended. The bit on the tires was especially helpful. Is there a rule/requirement about teams having to run each compound in the race? I thought I heard of that at some point.

Hey my dude! Good job per par. Though I am new to the sport myself I am familiar with the procedures part of the sport. I'm not a total motorsports noob. I've watched NASCAR and Indycar for most of my life so I knew a few of the procedures and technicality of the car (Applies more so with Indycars.) The rules is where it gets murky for me and how the stewarding is done. There seems to be massive bias when making decisions on who gets a penalty/how harsh, etc.

Dude, congrats on your videos. I'm kind of a "returning fan" to Formula 1 and your videos are amazing when it comes to getting up to speed. (pun kind of intended) Keep up the amazing work!

amazing content as always. you are one of a most dedicated F1 content creator out there, telling amazing past stories and detailed knowledge for new fans. truly appreciated.

That was thorough. Thank you. I'm new to it . This helps. 👍

“Your not going to see Ferrari being beaten by Haas any time soon” Me having Styrian Flashbacks: This did not age well...😂😂😂

Love the channel,love the content,I love how you appreciate your craft and take time to put out really good content like this.....it's really really cool,thank you😭 keep it up man! 👏

Love the vid! Thanks for making it lad!

8:39 oh how the turntables

"You won't be seeing Haas beating Ferrari anytime soon"... Let's see about that xd

Very well done video. Keep them up!

I already know the history and rules and just about everything I need to know about formula 1 but sometimes when you don’t upload I go back to old videos (my favorite is crash gate) keep up the great work

Hey dude, I recently started following all your videos like the controversies, the different seasons like 2012, the team specific vids like the Ferrari battle and Hamilton and his rival Rosberg. I started following F1, like a lot of people, after the TV show Drive to Survive. I've read a lot for understanding the sport as and when I hear about those things while watching the sport on the weekends. The most confusing thing that I don't get is the allocation of engine parts or PU or other electronics and their importance in F1. How does a team decide to switch to a new PU or any other part and what all penalties to take from it? Here also you explained the tyres a little bit but how does a team decide on strategies for choosing one over other and why do they go for one-stop over two-stop sometimes and change it if a driver had a bad start or even confusingly if a driver from the other team had a good start!!

This is perfect for me, thank you for making this, its very informative. Im just getting into f1.

Really good stuff. I'm a veteran watcher, but I really enjoyed the in depth content. Thank you!

So funny how there are so many people here who say they’re the only F1 fans of their group and it seems we never meet each other, only at races 😂

"We're in the final year of the turbo hybrid era" God I wish this was true

great video for me no doubt, just watched my first race and i have to say i enjoyed it a lot

Really great content. Fantastic job! 🤜

How do you only have 28k one of the best channels on RU-vid

1:35, are you sure “2 liter 750cc engines” is correct? Does this mean 2.75 liter?

This was a good worthwhile video - and I have been watching F1 for decades!

Thank you, fantastic video🙌🏻

Anyone else a new fan now from watching drive to survive. Girlfriend and I love it now

6:37 Oh,is that the whole Mercedes team together? Nvm, long live Nico Rosberg

Than you! As a first time owner/player of F1 game (F1 2021) I really appreciate the video you made.

Nice. Much needed as I keep talking to people about F1 and rarely have such a 'one point' to explain it all.

I follow F1 since I was a child in the 80s because of Fittipaldi, Piquet and Senna who were national heroes at the sport here in Brazil at the time. It's sad that after Senna's death F1 lost its fan base here in Brazil, more due the immense tragedy it was than the lack of good drivers. We had Barrichello and Massa but F1 was never the same for us. Senna's death still hurts us all and makes the sport bring an aura of sadness for most of people here. A sentiment of nostalgia for the great past and "saudade" (the sentiment of missing someone do much) of Senna is present in each F1 old fan here in Brazil. Due to the lack of a Brazilian driver so great as Senna was there's very little fan base here nowadays, unfortunately. F1 has this thing that from time to time there's an dominating driver and team. This also contribute to fans losing interest. That happened to me with Schumacher winning so much, then with Vettel and Hamilton. But I recently discovered that the fun of F1 must be also found at lower positions. The championship leading part is generally the most boring, except when there's a real dispute for the championship. So if someone is winning so much, we should "exclude" then from the equation, then it's start to be fun again. That's exactly what the DTS series does. Very little is talked about Hamilton, they focus on the underdogs and other competitors dramas.

“Team mates should be working together” *Cough cough yeah Vettel, you screwed Webber you weasel..

Awesome Video. Lots learnt. Thank you!

Great video… very helpful introduction especially the history helps understand why the sport is how it is now.