

Blue flags are shown in practice and qualifying when a slower car is hindering a faster car, and in races when slower cars are being lapped by the leading cars. Blue flag: A warning flag shown to slower drivers instructing them to get out of the way of a faster car approaching from behind.A handful of drivers have been shown the black flag in the history of Formula 1 for technical and on-track infringements.


Driving as close as possible to the apex (‘hitting the apex’) ensures the driver is taking the straightest possible line and maintaining the highest speed through a corner.Ī slower car that is often lapped (sometime multiples times) during the race by the leading cars. The innermost point of the driving line taken through a corner. Improve your understanding of the fastest sport on earth by learning the most common words, phrases, acronyms and technical terms used in Formula 1.
