Strange F1 Rules You Never Knew Existed
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- Formula 1 can be a pretty confusing sport with LOTS of rules... here's some you probably never knew existed.
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Once I saved the f1 sporting regulations to my computer at school, and in a couple boring computing lessons, I learned that you can’t do what Schumacher did at Austria 2002 when he let Barrichello on the top step.
Yeah. Ferrari got fine from that stunt.
Regulations also change between and even during seasons. Confusing, but it does make for funny gotcha's on folks who still apply the letter of the rules from 5 years ago.
@@ville-veikkovahaaho6946 then ferrari should have let barichello win instead of giving him orders.
I low-key expected that the computer would crash.
Didn’t Lewis let seb on the top step in Canada?
When I started watching F1 in 2012, I thought Germany's anthem was the official F1 anthem due to Vettel's dominance. Good ol' times
Terrible times with an unworthy "champion"
Well if you watched it a few years earlier it would've been the same thing because of Schumacher dominance.
@@byanymeansnecessary9329 Wut
@@byanymeansnecessary9329 :)
@@ewutermohlen or the years after because of mercedes
2018 awards will forever be remembered as 'that time Kimi got drunk' 🤣
I would love to see how many gigabytes of stock footage and images these guys have 😆
69 GB
@@KitKitChanIsaac ery noice
@@janukachandrasena5915 I can hear the voice in my head lol.
Knowing Matt probably a whole server of Leclerc Photos and another server full of not a fan boy.pics,. Gotta love having Cloud Storage!
@@KitKitChanIsaac nice
The rule about 12 cars being available was in place at US 2005, that’s *why* they all turned up to the grid and then retired because the cars were deemed “available” by taking the formation lap.
Why did the even the formation lap?...they gave the 3 Teams free points
@@thomass.7836 Not to take the formation lap, would have been a breach of commercial contracts like the concorde agreement..
The 12 Car rule itself is much older than Formula 1 and was introduced in GP racing before WW II, when at some events only one or two teams entered.
At Indy 2005 that rule could not come into play, because more than 12 cars took part in official qualifying.
@@achim.werner
I think the promoters were very nice here, because they could have sued on this saying that the FIA also cheated Indy of a championship race... By cheating their own rules.
I remember some teams begging to be allowed to race even if they have to stop for fresh tyres every 5 laps (at the time you had to finish on 1 set of tyres) and being excluded from getting any points just so the fans can see some racing but the FIA said no.
@@I.am.Sarah.
Yes, they were talking about something like that... However, aside that the FIA didn't want to allow this, I also think it wouldn't have worked very well. F1 engines are made to run within a certain windows, going to the pits 20 times over is a plan for stalling in the pit.
Still better than someone getting injured.
1:40 - It is possible to get special dispensation to break this one; Coulthard's last race at Red Bull (Brazil 2008) springs to mind as he had the Wings for Life special livery but Webber ran the usual livery.
@@kazisamir3411 Not sure 'bout that because what BAR did in 1999 was already illegal. (That's why they had the car with half of each sponsor divided by the horrendous zipper)
@@kazisamir3411 So why was it illegal in 1999 for BAR? Did you watch the video?
If it's a one-off, then the FIA may approve it (Fernando's 2018 final McLaren livery at Abu Dhabi, and the aforementioned Wings for Life livery), but if the intention is to use it for more than a race or two then it's denied (BAR's attempted dual liveries that led to the half/half scheme during the actual season).
Another one: After 2 laps are completed you can award half points and call it a race, even if no actual green flag racing has been run.
Wow that's wierd. I'm sure we'll never find ourselves in that situation...
YES: good one !
Wow when could that happen *Cough Cough* SPA
Yup, it’s called a farce
@@joeogle7729 I wonder how and when that could possibly happen....
There has to be another rule: Should there not be enough wet races, an "Eifel GP" in october will be added to the calendar...
Lol it’s always raining there
Or an Anderstorp in January - with totally free choice of tires including studded!
@@kotsosmanolis879 No, it's not always raining. Sometimes it's hailing or snowing. :D
I remember a 24h race some years ago where the cars couldn't even return to the pits after the race was red flagged because the circuit was covered in hail.
Love how mark Webbers face is there when Matt told mark lol
Am I the only one who thought all of these rules seem normal and sensible? Even if I had to pick just one rule that seems strange out of these, I'd be hard pressed. Maybe the podium color limitation?
The weirdly precise timing between sessions is the strangest to me
@@cole2999 its probably there to make sure everyone has enough time, the driver conferance stuff for example, they need to get well rested and knowing it will be Xh if very very helpful
@@ilivetoflyxD oh true true didn't think of it like that. That way drivers and teams are guaranteed to have x hours okay
The podium carpet is probably to make sure things show well on camera. If someone used neon yellow or something it would look bad. A lot of that is just standardizing details similar to a football pitch or hockey rink. Bit of room for custom bits but largely the same.
Good God these videos get me through the weeks there's no GP
I wonder if the 'no branded drinks' rule came in after Fernando Alonso was seen with a can of Coca-Cola after he won in Bahrain in 2005. The energy drinks - Red Bull, Monster, etc. - probably care about that rule quite a lot.
Remember it's not champagne anymore, it's sparkling wine! And The Toreador Song is iconic now, but until 1997 it was Ode to Joy, which I didn't know until watching the archive races on F1TV.
Why isnt it champagne anymore
@@americanpride9733 Stefano Domenicali: Asked why the sport had decided on the switch, he said: "The answer is very simple: it is the quality of the product and the quality of the company. This is the reason why our relationship has developed."
@@americanpride9733 Because it’s (presumably, given the brand name) Italian, which therefore cannot legally be call champagne because it does not come from the champagne region of France
@@phodge9985 Translated from marketing babble into English: they give us more money!
@@americanpride9733 They sell the rights to be the official champagne sponsor. This year the supplier spot was bought by Ferrari Trento (hence why you see those "FERRARI" logos on the digital screens under every podium, even when Ferrari aren't on the podium). Ferrari Trento are an Italian company, not French. In the European Union you can only call sparkling wine 'Champagne' if it comes from the Champagne region of France, so it's technically an Italian sparkling wine, not a champagne.
1:21 suprisingly relevant nowadays
The only race narain karthikeyan finished higher than 6th
I really hope to see 26 again, many many drivers should be on the grid. But there aren't enough places... Most teams don't like the idea of 3 car teams, new teams have to spend 200million just to participate. Good luck finding new teams. F2 teams should need to have the possibility to intergrate into F1, without spending the full jackpot.
I remember when there was more than 26 cars and some cars were even lucky to qualify for the race.
@@eoinh1 That's true, but tought for a Grand Prix it always had been 26, or at least for a very long time. But more qualifiers were allowed
With the current and future size of the cars I'd think turn 1 will be a bit dangerous lol
@@eoinh1 yeah, the last time that happened was the 1994 Australian Grand Prix when we had 28 cars
@@stuntslikeeveryday Not always. The Monaco Grand Prix didn't allowed for 26 cars to compete.
The 12-car rule was already there in 1981 in the Imola race which was almost canceled in the FISA FOCA fight
Actually I think you mean the 1982 race, where all the British teams bar a few exceptions (Tyrrell for one) withdrew in protest of FISA disqualifying Nelson Piquet & Keke Rosberg from the Brazilian GP on the account of their "water cooled" brakes tactic.
I dont think the rule wouldnt even apply in that US GP because all the cars available (more than 12) went into the formation lap.
@@mustavogaia2655 exactly, all the cars entered the weekend, but why let facts get in the way of making shit up
1:26 that didn't age well
Yup
There are no strange rules in this whole video. These are 100% normal rules that even if you hear for the first time you'll never say like "oh man, that's a strange one".
Well, the cup like trophies that never look like a cup at all is a bit odd. Or…what is odd is that it’s no been followed for decades
Mandatory attendance at the end of season piss up is a bit weird.
I won some club MX championships but couldn't be bothered going to the presentation nights. Why should someone be penalised for that?
@alan mac Those events are organized by the FIA and there are sponsors related reasons why if some big name doesn't attend, the event might get less notoriety and interest from investors and public too.
Imagine an event like that one where there are no athletes. Just a bunch of old mans from FIA. It wouldn't be appealing.
Well if you wanna be super pedantic and super cheeky you could say the Gorila trophy from Paul Ricard holds some liquid in its mouth (4:38) therefore it's a cup.
good one
is a spoon a cup?
1:28 Matt puts himself ahead of George Russel lmao
And tiametmarduk
5:05 It's the prelude from 'Carmen' by Bizet - come on, Matt. You research everything else!
Finally!
It’s called Les Toreadors
I’ve always known it’s as March of the Toreadors from Carmen. The prelude is made up of songs/music in the rest of the opera. This music doesn’t appear till Act 2.
Sooo.. Lewis was not present at the season's awards ceremony today.. If that's actually a rule, what happens next?? 🤔
I believe he got fined
he got fined
@@MohammedAhmed-jg2rw "oh no... anyway"
Very interesting rules about the drinks. In NASCAR, it is customary for drivers sponsored by a drinks brand to consume their sponsor's products in post race interviews and in victory lane should they win. Also applies to event sponsors, so if you win the Coca Cola 600 you will be provided a Coke to drink in victory lane, regardless of whether you are personally sponsored by them.
1:24 so lewis and toto not attending the prizegiving ceremony was illegal
Yes
Top 3 drivers in the championship are mandatory to attend the ceremony.
Lewis and Toto: Im sorry what?
Kimi finding he got 3rd: becomes expert in post race points forfeitures
You guys are uploading vids like crazy. I'm loving it! It's a Saturday though, go lay down and watch a movie now.
now I am currious for more strange rules. when can we expect part 2?
This is like part 20 at this point
Congrats on finishing 3rd Matt! Well deserved!
wait the rule about the prize giving was broken by lewis
1:23 After all, what happened to Hamilton for missing the prize giving ceremony in 2021?
a fine
He was fined for a no-show.
@@josvandervelden8463 man if Kimi knew he could get away with just a fine he would've won many more WDCs
@@Haganu lol
He was fine
The four drivers per team per season rule almost got the team of Spyker into trouble. They started their only season, 2007, with Christijan Albers and Adrian Sutil as drivers. Albers was fired after the British Grand Prix. For the next Grand Prix he was replaced by Markus Winkelhock who made the most of it and led a part of his only ever Grand Prix. Winkelhock was in turn replaced by Sakon Yamamoto for the remainder of the season.
As Yamamoto was the fourth driver and Albers was fired, if Yamamoto and/or Sutil were unable to start, Winkelhock was the only possible substitute. As he was competing in DTM that year and wasn't always available for Spyker, the team ran half a season under threat of having to start the race with either one or none of their cars, which eventually wouldn't happen though.
The champagne spray can begin and the iconic shoey can also begin!!!!!
Last time I was this early it was pre season testing
awesome vid; editing perfect; well done
nice championship order 😂
You did something wrong wtf1: The rule is, that 12 cars must ENTER the event (the Event starts on the friday), not starting the race. So a repeat of Indy 2005 is still possible.
Please make a part 2! Really enjoyed this one.
"There's a rule for almost everything."
Me: "What about delaying or postponing a race for inclement weather?"
There's stuff in the ISC about the Stewards being about to publish a new timetable it's not the rules that are the problem it's next to impossible to put into practice at short notice there are various national officials appointed by the ASN plus marshals, medical and rescue crews that all have full-time jobs to go back to. There are so many marshals at F1 events so they could probably have enough of those for adequate coverage but all the others are in much shorter supply.
1:38 Bwoah, it was the best footage of Kimi, ever.
Having heard of all of them obviously makes me a nerd, doesn't it?
The 12 car rule wasn't introduced after the US GP in 2005. There was a time in the early eighties (I think) where FOTA tried to prevent a race being a championship race by pulling out and leaving only the FISA teams. Might have been late seventies as it feels like the disagreement was over ground effect.
The other part of this is that all the cars were available to race at Indy 2005, they technically chose not to.
And they completed the formation lap then retired, which make them dnf and not DNS or not there for the event🤷🏻♂️
4:10 got a little emotional here 😥 INDIAN GRAND PRIX... it's now like a dream for us Indian fans to again see f1 here 🙏🏾
South African fans get it 👌🏻
Maybe it's cos that track sucked.
@@404TVfr have you ever seen the indian grand prix?
More of these please 😊
I always wonder: after what event did the pit lane speed limit rule was enforced?
After a quick search, it seems pit lane speed limits were introduced In the wake of an incident at the 1994 race at Imola, where four mechanics were injured by a flying loose wheel in pit lane. Entirely unrelated to the two other incidents on that weekend that cost the lives of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger.
@@McPlayer8t seems like imola 1994 influenced a lot of todays changes and rules for actual safety
It was introduced for the 1994 Monaco Grand Prix
@@McPlayer8t interesting. I read somewhere (not trustworthy, tho) that it was because in some track, can't recall what, the pit lane is shorter than the actual pit straight. So some pilot took the shorter path to overtake, but I guess the safety reason makes SO MUCH MORE sense.
@@carlosbarzottowirti1895 Imola would be a fair bet for that too, there used to be a chicane before the main straight and the pit entry kinda cut that a bit.
When you think about it, they're putting these cars into official f1 video games, etc. So the liveries probably have requirements related to this so we can drive the same car in the video game we see on TV, and they have advanced notice so they can prepare.
Can you do a video on how the f1 knows the exact time that a car makes a lap, a sector, the distance between the cars on the grid
All cars fitted with transponders, and probably back-up transponders as well....
1:21 Hamilton doesn’t follow that one
@4:57 "a suitable sound system" and then all hell breaks loose with laughter when matt mentions "and not a bluetooth speaker" now my dining table is cover with coca-cola and my spit!!!! very funny!! thanks for the great gag.
3:15 I'm assuming such an episode would feature the Schumacher/Barichello podium "incident" at the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix when race winner Michael lifted 2nd place Rubens to the top spot. (That was the "Let Michael pass for the championship" race)
They did the same thing in 2001, and if I recall correctly that's when the "Let Michael pass for the championship" call was made
Fun fast about the 4 drivers rule, Alpha Tauri (Toro Rosso at the time) actually hit 4 drivers in the 2017 season, with Gasly, Hartley, Sainz and Kvyat all driving the car during the season
That same rule was also the inspiration behind Andrea Moda trying to murder Perry McCarthy in 1992
Alpha Tauri did it again Tsounda De Vries Riccardo Lawson
I don't think Hamilton accepted the "mandatory invitation" 😂
He payed the fine with a smile😅
2 different liveries for each team would be amazing!
No it wouldn't. Drivers on the same team should look the same; otherwise they aren't really apart of the same team. They may as well be one man teams.
pls I need more of this. its so damm good I love it
i need more of these videos!
Just what I needed after this day to make it a bit better. Formula video + listening to the music I like (Delta Parole, Metallica and other) make me feel the speed and excitement!
would be cool to have a rundown of next years car rules to see what loopholes we can find
this already needs a part 2
More videos about rules please!
Master of ceremonies is such a cool title!
The Champaign spray being part of the schedule is funny to me. It’s basically saying “your spontaneous fun may now commence”.
4:14 damnit lol I was trying to pour a drink and watch at the same time...now there is lemonade on the floor and tears on my cheeks.
Very well done
Strange that Hamilton has not been to the FIA ceremony although being second 🧐
Already knew the 4 driver rule, HRT used this in 2010 having Chandok, senna, yannamoto and klien
Fun fact: the meme of the “surprised guy” you used at the end of the video is Drew Scanlon and had an F1 podcast and used to be a part of video game news website Giant Bomb
Still does (although not at Giant Bomb). Check out Shift F1
Attendance at the Gala is mandatory, you say?
The rules are only confusing because they are different bases on who the driver is and who is winning the driver championship at the time.
please make another video on this topic !
1 set of rules for Monaco and another for the rest 😜😜
Benjamin Daly!!!!!! Congrats mate 😀
Fun fact slash promotion - the guy from The Blinking Guy Meme, used here at 05:08, Drew Scanlon, is a host of an F1 podcast as well, called Shift F1
2005 US Grand Prix would be legal because all cars started the formation lap but retired before start
This could be a series with several episodes!
1:25 ahem " RAMILTON"
Well, now I need to see a comprehensive video about the podium rules.
Great cameo from Vincent Vega!!!
I learned something new today
You should do interesting rules from the 50s-70s
make a longer video about this plzzz :)
reading the title of this video, I didn't expect so many obvious rules
What F1 should do about their passing rules.
1 - The car that is not ahead is deemed to alongside once the front wheel makes it past the rear wheel of the lead car.
The leading car going into a corner must give a car width from the end point of the corner, or is considered at fault. The width applies to both the inside and outside of an apex, meaning once the rear car is ahead of the front cars rear wheel, the rear car also must apply to the same width when driving off the apex out of the corner.
Once the car that is not ahead is in this position, the lead car must not take that width away until safety past the car in back.
2. The car in the rear must be ahead prior to the apex in order for that vehicle to now be able to switch as the lead car.
Same rules as above now apply with apex car widths.
If the car in the rear does not get past prior to the apex, then rule 1 still applies to them and they are the lead car only needs to give a car width.
This way, if you want to make a dive on the inside, you better know you will have to lead as well as be able to be at a slow enough speed as to not push the other off the track.
Same with overtaking vehicles making dangerous maneuvers.
Have all these be penalties and drivers will be much safer.
I am a sucker for protocol, so I have to say the podium segment made me happy and comfortable.
One interesting rule is that F1 drivers have to attend the media events when called. All of them. If they don't go to a single one, they're fined. There's no indication to how much that fine is, but when Ricciardo asked how much was it when he didn't want to do media last season, the response given was only "very high."
0:50 Whatever you did to Glock's face in that picture is genuinely haunting.
I hope they never go to the normal thropies and continue with the unique and interesting looking ones.
This honestly could become a series.
This should become a series. "Weird and whacky f1 rules ep 23"
The one about turning up for the FIA awards ceremony is quite relevant now isn’t it 🙄
FIA: We need a special room with specific water bottles and specifics times for the ceremony.
IMSA: Just drive that racecar up here with your father riding on the side waving a flag like a drunk lottery winner down pit road.
I loove your content
Has anyone noticed that we don't have the cool room cameras anymore? Always enjoyed that after the race especially the Hamilton and rosberg cap throwing moment
I Think cool down rooms are not a thing anymore, we don't see the drivers go anywhere from the parc ferme.
@@theahamedirshath it's unfortunate, it was nice to see the comments of the drivers after the race, as well as the reactions to incidents and passes etc
@@dorducky7679 yeah, there were a lot of cool moments from there (no pun intended)
Seb's torpedo comment
Clash between Fernando and massa
The infamous Rosberg Lewis cap incident
Verstappen given a penalty and being sent out of the room cause he lost the podium position (TWICE!!)
Cool down room was a vibe man. You were right
Now it's just drivers fist bumping eachother 🥲
@@theahamedirshath they weren't allowed to do it because of covid. And for whatever reason they've not brought it back.
@@joeogle7729 Yeah I know that. I chose not to address the pandemic because it wasn't there in the 2019 season too. Correct me if I am wrong.
*Probably not what an F1 board meeting looks like* @ 2:20 😂 I really hope not
4:47" thanks for placing us at the top spot of the podium 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🔥🔥🔥
Congratulations with your 3rd place in the championship Matt! 🥳
I would love to see the livery rule changed. Still very recognisable team livery, but also a livery that you can see instantly which driver you're watching
Yeah I can never tell the difference between two cars of the same team - there should at least be a rule about, say, a driver identifier such that any camera angle can allow you to know who you're watching, unless theres another car between that car and the driver, of course.
Yeah its so weird you need a half decent sound system at tracks for a sport where the slow teams have an 80mil budget
3:07
It's 24 now in 2024 which is quite interesting
The podiums rulee are more clear and precise than racing rules
F1 can be confusing…Aston pit stray at turkey
3:04 WOW! Now 24 on 2023. I am looking forward into that!