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. Which German driver won seven F1 world titles, five of them with Ferrari?
Answer: Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher won titles with Benetton in 1994 and 1995, then five in a row with Ferrari from 2000 to 2004.
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. Which Dutch driver won four F1 world titles in a row from 2021 to 2024?
Answer: Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen won four straight drivers' championships with Red Bull Racing, in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
11. Which city hosted Formula 1's first ever night race, in 2008?
Answer: Singapore
The Singapore Grand Prix at Marina Bay became Formula 1's first night race in 2008, run on city streets under floodlights.
12. Which circuit is the traditional home of the British Grand Prix?
Answer: Silverstone
Silverstone, a former RAF airfield in Northamptonshire, hosted the first ever Formula 1 World Championship race in 1950 and is the British Grand Prix's home.
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.