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Formula 1 quiz

How well do you really know Formula 1? These 8 questions start easy and end with a Boss round. There are no multiple choice options: you type what you know, and every answer is checked against the key facts.

60 seconds a question, one 2x boost, and a leaderboard. Playing with friends writes a fresh set of Formula 1 questions for your group.

The questions

1. Warm-up

   Quick garage check: how many wheels does a Formula 1 car have, and how many sit on each side?

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   • The car has four wheels.
   • Two wheels are on each side.
   • The wheels are arranged in pairs at the front and rear.
2. Warm-up

   Drivers need serious head protection at speed: what do they wear, and what part shields their eyes while they drive?

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   • They wear a helmet.
   • The helmet has a visor.
   • The visor shields the driver's eyes.
3. Easy

   During an F1 tyre stop, what happens to the car’s wheels, and what must the driver weigh against the benefit of fresh tyres?

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   • The crew removes the old tyres and fits new ones.
   • The car is stationary during the tyre change, costing time.
   • The driver weighs that lost time against the grip or performance of fresh tyres.
4. Easy

   When track conditions make racing unsafe, what does the safety car do, and how must the drivers follow it?

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   • Leads the cars around the track at a controlled speed
   • Drivers line up behind the safety car
   • Overtaking is generally not allowed while it is deployed
5. Easy

   F1 cars wear wings, but they don’t fly: what do the wings do to the car, and what trade-off do they create on straights?

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   • Wings create downforce, pressing the car onto the track.
   • Downforce improves grip, especially through corners.
   • Wings also create drag, which can reduce straight-line speed.
6. Easy

   At a standard F1 Grand Prix weekend, how does qualifying set the starting grid, and what happens to the slowest drivers as sessions progress?

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   • Drivers’ qualifying lap times determine their grid positions.
   • The fastest driver in the final qualifying session earns pole position.
   • The slowest drivers are eliminated at the end of earlier qualifying sessions.
7. Medium

   Schumacher’s five-title streak had a famous red backdrop: which team did he drive for, and which five seasons made up the run?

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   • Ferrari
   • 2000–2004
8. Boss

   Brawn GP’s 2009 diffuser caused a paddock-sized stir: what design trick created the loophole, and what did the FIA decide?

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   • A double diffuser used openings or channels in the floor to expand the diffuser’s airflow
   • The design increased downforce
   • The FIA ruled the design legal

How scoring works

• Each question has 2 or 3 key facts. Each one earns full, half or no credit, so a wrong answer scores zero.
• Later questions are worth more, fast answers earn a bonus, and great answers in a row build a streak.
• A famous myth or a clear factual error halves the points.

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