Formula 1, explained for rookies

Me: i've been watching F1 my whole life Also me: lets watch f1 explained for rookies :D

"It's the sport for nerds" is such an insightful and accurate way to describe F1!

I'm Italian. For us, F1 is the second most popular sport after football (or soccer, for americans), especially during the years Ferrari does well lol Seeing how much the popularity of F1 has increased outside of Europe in the past years has been crazy. It makes me really happy honestly

I have seen numerous physicists like Neil deGrass Tyson comment on how physicists usually make the discoveries in science then simply leave them on the table. It is then engineers who often find ways to make amazing things with these discoveries. Worth pointing out that new non-moving wind turbine generators were designed using the air foil from F1 cars for the design concept.

I'm an American who's been watching F1 for 40 years... I have to say you've explained F1 magnificently and it reminds me of the many things I say to explain F1 to my American friends.

The joy she has when talking about F1 shows her passion to the sport and makes the video so great to watch

The $140M budget cap, does not include the two drivers salaries, and the top 3 principals of the team. Those 5 individuals can easily be another $140M. Travel costs, marketing, entry and licensing fees, etc., are not incuded. The engines also have their own separate cost budgets since some teams build their own, while others buy them.

I'm european and I've been watching F1 since the last 80s, when I was a kid. I love to see your enthusiasm and passion! Long live F1 (and Charles Leclerc)

I'm on board

It's so endearing watching Americans discover F1

As an american who is just now getting into F1, ive started watching it because i work night shift at a hospital, and on my off days i kept seeing it on tv late at night, slowly ive started to get into it, trying to learn as much as i can. F1 helps me stay awake on my off nights lol. This video was so helpful, thank you!

You have gained a new subscriber. The explanation and passion in your video is aligned with my motivation to follow every race weekend for years. Great explanation, incredible graphics and logical sequence of information that can engage new engineering-technology-motor sport rockies. Congratulations and I want to see other videos from your channel. :trophy-yellow-smiling:

"That's very unfair, but okay" Man that hits right in the feels

For those who don’t know about why they change tires so fast : First we have to talk about the tires there are 5 sets of tires, Soft(S), Medium(M), Hard(H), Intermediate(I) and Wet(W) [They are actually more tires like the Ultra Soft (US), Super Soft (SS)] Intermediate and Wet are for when the track is wet or if it’s raining. Soft is a type of tires you will be seen a lot because of the grip of the tires are the best. Medium are the less grip but more efficient tires and Medium are like the balance of Soft and Hard, using when it is around lap 10-20 of the race. Hard are the most efficient because it can be used for long amount of time. (Soft,Medium and Hard are a type of tires called Slick tires which stuck to the track more than regular tires.) Intermediate are used for light rain on the track commonly seen at the pitstop when it’s about to rain. Wet are for storm or heavy rain (nothing special for wet tires to be honest). Now we can talk about the pitstop. Pitstop are very fast in F1, some may take just 1.98 second, some 14+ second because of changes of front wings. There are 18 crews on 1 stop in a pitstop 1 for wing installer, 1 for front jack, 1 for rear jack, 2 for wing cleaner, 4 for tire installer, 4 for tire remover, 4 for tire changer with an powerful tire gun which spins 3000 rpm, 1 for fire extinguisher man. The tire changer, tire installer and tire remover are the main key to fast pitstop, they are trained to be fast at pitstop like the Oracle RedBull Racing Team which held the world record for the fastest time in a pitstop of 1.82 second in 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix.

As a long-time F1 fan, I was impressed by the accuracy of your explanations, and entertained too. Well done.

The quality of this content is amazing. It is rare to see this quality anywhere. Really great work from a content-creating aspect. I did not cross-reference facts but it also seems accurate from my basic understanding of F1. Keep up the good work and all the best to your channel.

I work in the Aero dept at the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. Your video is pretty cool, it's good to see when someone explains how F1 can help by developing new technologies and improving existing ones. Just wanted to add a small detail. It's not just the car manufacturing that we can improve. During the worst days of covid, we designed and manufactured tens of thousands of breathing aid kits, that can help people who otherwise would need a ventillator (which usually doesn't end up well). We haven't just designed and manufactured the kit, Merc also released the design and made it available for FREE so other companies can also manufacture as many as possible. ;) Great channel, keep up with the good stuff! Ohh, of course I subscribed ;)

Being a crazy F1 fan, I can say I really appreciate how you presented this. Well done.

Like many of the other commentators, I am not an F1 "rookie" but was still very impressed by the quality of your video. I would love to see a "part 2" project focused on the actual driving: the speed, g force, braking points, overtakes, driving lines, grip (tires), proximity of the "space ships" in a wheel-to-wheel battle, oversteer/understeer. With your creativity, knowledge, hard work and passion for F1 it would be an awesome video.

Been a F1 fan since the early 60's. Your take is as informed & entertaining as the other 2 vids of yours I've watched. From rear view mirrors to KERS, contributions to the autos you buy now is mega. Thank racing for the engine management systems & aerodynamics that give us 50 mpg cars. Could go on & on about tires-yada yada. The skill, patience, & bravery of the competitors is thrilling. Where else do you see 4 tires changed in less than 2 secs wheel stop to wheel start? By the way, my wife & I have spent a lot of time in the hot springs pool you did some of your first vid from. Your Mom is a lucky gal. We would live in Ouray if we could afford it. Z