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Next race · Round 18

United States Grand Prix

Circuit of the Americas, Austin · Oct 23 – Oct 25

Lights out: Sun, Oct 25, 08:00 PM UTC ·

The beginner's path

Read these in order and you'll follow any race from start to finish.

Step 1

Formula 1 explained: the complete beginner's guide

What Formula 1 is, how a season works, how teams and drivers win, and what to watch for in your first race, all in plain English.

Step 2

How does an F1 race weekend work?

Practice, qualifying, sprints and the Grand Prix: what happens on each day of a Formula 1 weekend, and which sessions are worth watching.

Step 3

How F1 qualifying works: Q1, Q2 and Q3 explained

How Formula 1 qualifying sets the starting grid, how the knockout format works, and why pole position matters so much.

Step 4

How F1 points work

How many points F1 drivers and teams score per race and sprint, how the two championships work, and how ties are broken.

Step 5

F1 2026 rules explained: Boost, Overtake Mode, Active Aero

What changed in Formula 1 for 2026: new 50/50 hybrid engines, moving wings, Boost and Overtake Mode replacing DRS. A plain-English guide.

Step 6

F1 tyres explained: compounds, colours and strategy

Why F1 uses soft, medium and hard tyres, what the coloured stripes mean, the two-compound rule, and how tyre choices shape race strategy.

Step 7

F1 pit stops explained: the undercut and overcut

Why F1 teams make pit stops, how a 2-second tyre change works, and how the undercut and overcut win races.

Step 8

F1 flags explained: what every colour means

Yellow, red, blue, black-and-white: a quick guide to every flag in Formula 1 and what drivers must do when they see one.

Step 9

Safety Car vs Virtual Safety Car explained

Why F1 uses a Safety Car and a Virtual Safety Car, how each works, and why both can completely change a race's strategy.

Step 10

F1 penalties explained: time penalties and grid drops

The 5- and 10-second penalties, drive-throughs, grid penalties, penalty points and track limits: how F1 punishes rule breaks.

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