Part 2 — Answer key

Compare your answers after you have finished Part 1.

1. In Formula 1, the official Grand Prix result can change after the chequered flag because stewards may apply time penalties or disqualifications.
   True
2. You see the chequered flag waved as cars cross the line. What does it signal?
   End of the session
3. A Virtual Safety Car physically bunches all the cars up behind a lead car, just like a full Safety Car.
   False
4. During a Safety Car period, overtaking is generally forbidden unless a car is clearly slowed, stopped, or you are instructed to pass.
   True
5. After qualifying, teams talk about being in "parc fermé". What is the main effect?
   Most setup changes are restricted, with only limited exceptions
6. If a driver has an unserved time penalty at the chequered flag, it is ignored because the race is already finished.
   False
7. A driver is given a drive-through penalty. What must they do to serve it?
   Drive through the pit lane without stopping
8. A red flag automatically means the race is over and no restart is possible.
   False
9. On a standard Grand Prix weekend (no sprint format), which session normally determines the starting grid for the race?
   The order cars exit the pit lane before the start
10. Under yellow flag conditions, drivers must slow down and be prepared to change direction or stop, and overtaking is prohibited in the affected zone.
    True
11. Post-race scrutineering finds a car is illegal. What does a disqualification (DSQ) do to that driver’s result?
    Removes them from the classification entirely
12. Under Virtual Safety Car conditions, drivers must respect a required time delta rather than simply driving at one fixed speed.
    True
13. During a Safety Car, what can happen to lapped cars if race control wants to clean up the running order?
    They may be instructed to overtake the Safety Car and unlap themselves
14. After the chequered flag, drivers may overtake freely to regain positions lost on the final lap because the race is over.
    False
15. Driver A takes the chequered flag first, 3.0 seconds ahead of Driver B. Driver A has a 5-second time penalty that was not served during the race. Who is classified as the winner?
    Driver A
16. In qualifying, if a lap time is deleted for track limits, the sector times from that lap can still count toward your best overall lap.
    False
17. A sprint weekend uses the format where a separate qualifying session sets the sprint grid, and the sprint finishing order sets the Grand Prix grid. Which result determines Sunday’s starting order?
    Sprint finishing order
18. Why can a pit stop right after a full Safety Car deployment be especially powerful compared with pitting under green?
    The field bunches up, so the relative time loss is smaller
19. In Formula 1, blue flags are only advisory, and ignoring them cannot lead to a penalty.
    False
20. A driver has a 10-second time penalty. They pit for tyres. When can the mechanics begin working on the car at the stop?
    After the 10-second penalty time has elapsed
21. After qualifying, a team wants to replace a broken front wing. Which situation is most likely to trigger a pit lane start?
    Replacing it with a different aerodynamic specification without permission
22. In modern Formula 1, refuelling is permitted during a red flag stoppage.
    False
23. A race is suspended with a red flag. When the restart order is set, which reference point is typically used to determine positions?
    The order at the last timing line before the suspension took effect
24. A driver receives a 5-place grid penalty for changing a component after qualifying. How is that penalty normally applied?
    They drop 5 places on the starting grid after qualifying is classified
25. A mechanic releases a car into the path of another, forcing the other driver to take avoiding action, but there is no contact. What is the most typical type of sanction?
    5-second time penalty
26. A full Safety Car tends to compress the gaps between cars, unlike a Virtual Safety Car which is designed to keep gaps closer to what they were.
    True
27. Two drivers set exactly the same lap time in Q3. Who is classified ahead for the grid?
    The driver who set the time first
28. A red flag stops the race. Which action is still prohibited in modern F1 even while cars are stationary during the stoppage?
    Refuelling the car
29. A sprint weekend uses the format where Friday qualifying sets the Grand Prix grid, and a separate session sets the sprint grid. Which result determines Sunday’s starting order?
    Friday qualifying result
30. After a Safety Car period ends and green-flag racing resumes, when is DRS normally enabled (unless the race director decides otherwise)?
    After two racing laps
31. If a team makes an unauthorized performance-affecting setup change under parc fermé after qualifying, the car will typically be required to start from the pit lane.
    True
32. On a Safety Car restart, when is overtaking generally permitted again?
    After crossing the Safety Car line
33. A driver is given a stop-and-go penalty. What does serving it require?
    Stopping in the pit lane for the specified time with no work done
34. A driver takes an extra gearbox change and receives a 5-place grid penalty. What does that penalty do?
    Drops them 5 places on the starting grid
35. On the road, the top four finish with these gaps to the leader: A wins, B is +1.2s, C is +7.0s, D is +12.0s. After the race, A gets +10s, B gets +5s, and then B is disqualified in scrutineering. Who is the official winner?
    Driver C
36. On a sprint weekend where Friday qualifying sets Sunday’s grid, a driver causes a collision in the sprint and receives a 3-place grid penalty explicitly for the Grand Prix. When is it applied?
    To the Grand Prix starting grid
37. Two cars are required to start from the pit lane. How is their order in the pit lane line typically determined for joining the race?
    By their qualifying order (or the order they would have started)