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What 'classified' means in F1 results, explained
A car can be smoking at the side of the track and still count as a finisher, if it went far enough first.
2
Minimum race distance for points in F1, explained
How far into a Grand Prix the field has to get before a result actually counts, and why a red flag on lap ten can turn a win into six points or nothing at all.
3
F1 race distance, explained
Every grand prix chases the same 305km target, except when a two-hour clock or a red flag gets there first.
4
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.
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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.