Indy Gill

1 Explained · 7 Sep 2026 The F1 half-points rule, explained When a race gets cut short, the points get cut too, on a sliding scale rewritten after Spa 2021's farce made half points a national joke. 2 Explained · 7 Sep 2026 F1's tiebreak rules: how a level championship gets settled When two title contenders finish level on points, F1 doesn't flip a coin, it counts wins, then second places, then third, until someone blinks. 3 Explained · 7 Sep 2026 Drivers' vs constructors' championship in F1, explained One trophy makes a driver immortal, the other pays the team's wage bill, and F1's history is full of years when the same garage couldn't have both. 4 Explained · 7 Sep 2026 Q1, Q2 and Q3 in F1 qualifying, explained Three sessions, three different jobs: survive, choose, and then risk it all on one lap. 5 Explained · 7 Sep 2026 How F1 qualifying works: Q1, Q2 and Q3 explained Three timed sessions, three shrinking grids, and one clock that turns a Saturday afternoon into the tensest hour of the weekend. 6 Explained · 7 Sep 2026 F1 sprint qualifying, explained One practice session, three knockout segments, and a tyre rule that takes the guesswork out of compound choice. 7 Explained · 7 Sep 2026 F1 sprint weekend, explained One practice session, two qualifying sessions and two races inside three days, with the car frozen twice along the way. 8 Explained · 7 Sep 2026 The fastest-lap point in F1, explained One extra point sits at the end of every grand prix, and it only pays out if you're inside the top ten when the chequered flag falls. 9 Explained · 7 Sep 2026 The F1 points system, explained Twenty-five points for a win, one for tenth, and seventy-five years of tinkering to get the ladder right. 10 Explained · 7 Sep 2026 F1 suspension, explained: pushrods, torsion bars and ride height It looks like plumbing hidden behind carbon fibre, but F1 suspension is the mechanical system holding the aerodynamic platform together, and in the ground-effect era it decides whether the floor works at all. 11 Explained · 7 Sep 2026 The F1 gearbox, explained Eight gears, two paddles, no clutch pedal: how F1's seamless-shift gearbox works, and why the old six-race rule just disappeared. 12 Explained · 7 Sep 2026 The F1 steering wheel, explained It costs more than a family car, carries no airbag, and a driver can win or lose a race with his thumbs alone.