What does a yellow flag mean? What about a red flag? And how might planning for a safety car help you win a race? Learn all there is to know about flags in F1, and how they both keep racing safe, but also affect how teams plan their strategies. 

Like most sports, Formula 1 drivers and teams need to follow plenty of rules to keep racing competitive, fair, and, above all, safe. Governed by the FIA, rules when competing in Formula 1 are strictly enforced, and the penalties for breaking them can be severe.

Tyres are an F1 car’s contact point with the racetrack, and as a result, they are one of the most important factors in performance. From the peak performance grip of Qualifying to managing degradation in race-long strategies, tyres shape the outcome of every Grand Prix.