Formula 1 Circuits, Champions and Rules – answers and explanations
Here are the answers to all 15 questions in the Formula 1 Circuits, Champions and Rules quiz, each with a short explanation. From Monaco's barriers to Austin's Turn 1 — test your F1 know-how. Haven't played yet? Take the quiz first and compare your score.
Play the quiz · 15 questions1. The famous uphill corner Eau Rouge is found at which Formula 1 circuit?
Answer: Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
Eau Rouge is the dip and left-right kink at Belgium's Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, named after the reddish iron-rich stream running beneath the track; it leads into the steep uphill Raidillon climb of about 40 metres.
2. Who won the very first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship in 1950?
Answer: Giuseppe Farina
Italy's Giuseppe 'Nino' Farina took the inaugural 1950 World Drivers' Championship for Alfa Romeo, sealing it by winning the final round at Monza ahead of team-mates Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Fagioli.
3. Which constructor has won more Formula 1 constructors' titles than any other?
Answer: Ferrari
Ferrari holds the record with 16 Formula 1 constructors' titles, won between 1961 and 2008, ahead of McLaren and Williams.
4. In Formula 1, what does a red flag shown at the start-finish line mean?
Answer: The session or race is stopped immediately
A red flag means the race or session is suspended immediately: drivers must slow and return to the pit lane, typically after a major crash, debris or dangerous weather. A black flag, by contrast, signals disqualification.
5. Which sidewall colour identifies the soft dry-weather tyre in modern Formula 1?
Answer: Red
Pirelli marks the soft dry compound with a red sidewall band, the medium with yellow and the hard with white, while green denotes intermediates and blue full wets. The labels are relative to the three compounds chosen for each race weekend.
6. Which circuit features the Grand Hotel Hairpin, Formula 1's slowest corner?
Answer: Monaco
Turn 6 of the Circuit de Monaco, the Grand Hotel Hairpin (also known as Loews or Fairmont), is the slowest corner in Formula 1, taken at roughly 45-50 km/h with full steering lock. It is named after the hotel built on the site of Monaco's old railway station.
7. Which driver won five Formula 1 world championships during the 1950s?
Answer: Juan Manuel Fangio
Juan Manuel Fangio took five world titles in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957, a record that stood until Michael Schumacher equalled it in 2002. The Argentine remains the only driver to win championships with four different teams: Alfa Romeo, Mercedes, Ferrari and Maserati.
8. What is a driver being told when shown a blue flag during a race?
Answer: A faster car is lapping you; let it pass
During a race the blue flag is shown to a driver about to be lapped, who must let the faster car by at the earliest opportunity; ignoring three successive blue flags typically brings a penalty. In practice and qualifying it simply warns of faster traffic approaching.
9. Since 2010, how many points does the winner of a Grand Prix score?
Answer: 25
A Grand Prix win has been worth 25 points since 2010, when the scale 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 replaced the old 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 system and extended points to tenth place. The extra point for fastest lap was dropped from 2025.
10. The fast left-hander known as 130R is found at which Grand Prix circuit?
Answer: Suzuka
130R is Suzuka's fast left-hander at the end of the back straight, named for its original 130-metre radius. It was reprofiled into an 85m/340m double apex for 2003 after Allan McNish's heavy crash there in 2002.
11. The corner called Parabolica is a famous feature of which Italian circuit?
Answer: Monza
The Parabolica is the long, increasing-radius final right-hander at Monza's Autodromo Nazionale, leading onto the main straight. It got its name when that section was rebuilt in 1955, and since 2021 it has officially been called Curva Alboreto.
12. Which team is traditionally associated with the colour British Racing Green?
Answer: Lotus
Colin Chapman's Team Lotus cars of the late 1950s and 1960s raced in British Racing Green with a yellow stripe, the colour required of British entrants. Lotus abandoned it in 1968 when the Gold Leaf sponsor livery appeared at the Spanish Grand Prix.
13. A yellow flag waved at a Formula 1 race means drivers must do what?
Answer: Slow down, danger ahead, no overtaking
A waved yellow warns of a hazard on or beside the track: drivers must reduce speed, be ready to change direction and may not overtake until a green flag is shown. Double waved yellows demand a bigger lift and readiness to stop.
14. Which driver holds the record for the most Formula 1 race wins?
Answer: Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton has more Grand Prix victories than any other driver, 106, passing Michael Schumacher's 91 during the 2020 season; his first win came at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix.
15. Grooved dry tyres were used in Formula 1 until they were replaced in 2009 by what?
Answer: Slick tyres
Grooved dry tyres were mandatory from 1998 to 2008 to cut cornering speeds; smooth slicks returned for 2009 alongside reduced downforce, with Bridgestone as sole supplier, to boost mechanical grip and overtaking.