I'm a pretty loud critic of the Monaco Grand Prix. What was once among the greatest racing events in the world has devolved into a celebrity-spotting affair with the racing taking a back seat, in ...

The 2025 Monaco Grand Prix was supposed to inject life into one of Formula 1’s most processional races, but a controversial pit-stop rule left drivers and fans more frustrated than thrilled. For the ...

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Formula 1 has the most technologically advanced racing cars in the world, but their tires can't do a whole race distance ...

Perhaps one of the toughest parts of Formula 1 for new fans to understand is how teams use their tyres. Between the different types of tyres that they can use, the impact of wear on them, pit stops, ...

F1 cars need pit stops primarily to change worn-out tires to maintain high speeds, as tires cannot last a full race. While refueling is banned, stops (lasting ~2-3 seconds) are also used to adjust ...