Could 24 Hour Formula 1 Races Ever Happen?

So could F1 run a 24-hour race? Imagine if the French GP was at Le Mans, or the US GP at Daytona Road course!
Personally, I love Formula 1 sprint races, but there is also something to be said for a longer, full-day race with several classes and strategy battles that last hours not seconds.
Battling through traffic and racing at tracks like Daytona and Le Mans would also be epic! Imagine if they added an F1 class and kept the current GTs and Prototype cars.
But, would Formula 1 beat the current crop of Sports cars? And what mods would they need to make the chequered flag?
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[@Driver61]

Imagine going to Le Mans and seeing F1 cars with the Hypercars, LMP2s and GTEs! Would you go and see that? *Don't forget to subscribe*

[@deagt3388]

Can't argue with you, after all you are Nigel's son but F1 is way ahead! ;-)

[@markohint444]

Well. 1 very important thing. What about F1 gearbox and the final drive. In Lemans the final drive is very very important. F1 car could have there very big troubles.

[@markmassy]

Not interested in porn. I do think maybe Indy car and f1 in a 6 to 8hr race??

[@livinginthisgalaxy7961]

You just wanna see mazespin get lapped 100 times

[@GeeShocker]

@@deagt3388 *pssst* no he isn't! 🤫😂

[@KayJblue]

A 6 hour F1 race (maybe f2-F3 sharing track) could be really interesting. But they would need dramatic changes to endure 24 hours.

[@ross_boss]

That would be cool in a game like Assetto Corsa or something where you don't have a huge health risk

[@RandomGuy37]

Open wheel cars and massive speed differences are a pretty lethal combination. Cars would probably fly.

[@tobiast471]

The engines wouldn't even last for an complete 24 hour race

[@KitKitChanIsaac]

Mazepin will still somehow get lapped by F3 cars

[@froggothedoggo5997]

I think it would be dangerous with F3 racing at the same time as F1. The closing speeds would cause some pretty nasty accidents.

[@lorenzoabanes6351]

to make a f1 car raceable at le mans you need to detune the engine, new suspension, new cockpit, new aero, new headlights, and ooh… wait now you’ve got an lm hypercar

[@TheJGJR9]

dont forget braking at like 6g for over 2hrs

[@radityaindera3442]

Yeah basically what the "F1" of endurance would look like. So wr know what they look like already.

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@radityaindera3442 hi Raditya.

[@amiacat5321]

@@radityaindera3442 hi raditya

[@xMetal98]

@@radityaindera3442 hi Raditya

[@elliotcrossan6290]

The 2005 Renault would be the most suitable car for this. Tyres designed to last 90 minutes, refuelling, and much better reliability than the faster McLaren of that year.

[@edwardsicily]

And then you go to Daytona and your tires blow up 😂😂

[@elliotcrossan6290]

@@edwardsicily 😂 True. Suitable for Le Mans maybe

[@riccardomartinez3418]

The engine was built to last only two races, so they should change it probably two time in a 24h race

[@845_Mk6]

The engine would last only a few hundred miles so if they changed engine in the pits it wouldn’t work

[@elliotcrossan6290]

@@845_Mk6 Very true

[@jenscee7679]

That’s why each car is designed for the series they are in. F1 is a specific, high performance series, that is made for 1.5 hour average races. Same for the LMP cars, they are designed to race long distance.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Hi jens cee.

[@cuisinierMB]

For sure, indeed... But the question and comparsion ist very interesting! And, if an F1 would pull around 10 seconds per lap, it could be interesting with all the "longer issues, like driver swap etc." at the end of the race...

[@segueoyuri]

look if it's not Sherlock Holmes himself in the flesh lmao I don't think there's ever being a more obvious sentence ever said in the history of motorsport hahahaha the Internet is amazing

[@llplanas]

I'd love see F1 a combination of shorter and longer races in F1, that will be nice!

[@bunstructors8591]

8:25 is when Scott blew his chances of returning to the grid 😂

[@Chuck59ish]

Even with the extra time for the pits stops and parts replacements, a good de-tuned F1 car might last 24-hours, but if they could get caught out on the backside of Le Mans when the rain starts, and it always rains at night at Le Mans, the F1 car would be in trouble.

[@desmondc.2351]

insert tire changes

[@willasrock1]

@Spike S do they? Last year's Spa begs to differ...

[@Chuck59ish]

@Spike S Yes, the backside of Le Mans is the Mulsanne Straight, a public road usually and the oil will leech out to the surface and make worse than a skating rink. Even the usual cars at Le Mans have problems when it first starts raining.

[@Chuckiele]

@Spike S yeah but WEC would keep racing under those conditions.

[@Chuck59ish]

@Spike S Melbourne and Singapore are hot countries compared to Northern France, in Europe the air is polluted and that pollution settles down on the race track too, the air is a lot cleaner in Singapore and Melbourne.

[@luisbalderrama8145]

To the point of physical aspect of it all - If Pirelli were to make a much harder tire to last a stint or two, wouldn't the lateral forces on the driver be reduced due to slower cornering speeds, thus putting less stress on their necks and bodies as a whole? Also I love this idea so much. Logistics be damned lol

[@bgosl]

I don't think the difference in speeds would be too big: today's Pirelli F1 tires are purposely made to degrade faster than they need to, and have a certain pace difference based on their lifespan. Basically FIA made graphs for this, how quickly each compound should degrade, and what the difference between them should be. Which means with today's technology you could make tires that would last a lot longer, without actually sacrificing any (or at least not much) pace and cornering speed. Also, the lateral forces are obviously dependent on turning speeds, but when you're talking one or a few seconds difference per lap, you're still very close to the same cornering speeds: 2 sec reduction over a 2 min lap is a 1/60th difference, so if your max G over a lap was 5G (apparently Turkey has the highest actual G, at 4.7), that would only be reduced to 4.92G - which is still a heavy strain, and basically equal. You might prolong your endurance by a few minutes over a stint, but that's assuming that our body is that exact in dealing with G force. I think it's more likely our bodies act in a "how much time have I been over 3G" type of manner, which would still be practically equal.

[@kilerscn]

@@bgosl They could modify the hans device to provide more support, almost like a brace, so that the strain is less.

[@DethWshBkr]

Which also means the overall lap times will be slower, so his assumption of ~10 seconds a lap faster is incorrect.

[@megimargareth4015]

@@DethWshBkr its not inccorect, just getting less accurate the more you nake F1 enduranceable, lol

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@bgosl hi bgosl.

[@namenamename390]

"imagine if the French GP was at Le Mans" Oh my God. What a thought, F1 on the full circuit de la Sarthe.

[@cheapautomobilityproductio745]

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[@AbrahamArthemius]

Some little corrections: - The hybrid Hypercars are always limited to 670hp even when the hybrid system deployed unlike its LMP1 predecessors. The GR010 for example has a 3.5L V6 producing that exact amount of power, with the hybrid system on the front only works after 120kph. (as per regulation) - Bugatti never been in the talks of entering LMH. The Bugatti Bolide is just another track day car for the rich and not intended for actual racing. I mean that giant W16 engine will be a big problem against the V6 & V8 current cars are using. - The AM Valkyrie was intended to enter LMH, but we all know what happened. AM was in bad financial situation, then Stroll bought the majority stake and focuses on F1 instead. Plus they have been encountering a lot of problems with the road car itself so I'm not sure the race car itself will be great.

[@romiarkan450]

The third reason isn't stopping Glickenhaus, a boutique manufacturer, from trying..

[@AbrahamArthemius]

@@romiarkan450 That just shows you how messed up Aston Martin internally if a small boutique manufacturer can enter Le Mans/WEC with relative competitiveness and yet Aston Martin with the big dollars can't even build one.

[@Skilan506]

And Porsche and Ferrari aren’t developing Hypercars but are building cars for the LMDH (Le Mans Daytona Hybrid) class.

[@AbrahamArthemius]

@@Skilan506 Ferrari is developing LMH, while Porsche, Audi, (or basically every other VW group companies rumoured to enter) are using LMDH. LMH : Toyota, Peugeot, Scuderia Ferrari, SC Glickenhaus, Bykolles LMDH : Acura, Cadillac, Porsche, Audi, Alpine, BMW

[@ReXzz]

@@Skilan506 Wrong wrong and wrong again. Porsche is building an LMDh, yes. But an LMDh is also a Hypercar. LMH & LMDh can both be called Hypercars! Yes, LMH means "Le Mans Hypercar", but that doesn't mean LMDh cars aren't Hypercars. Yes, this is very confusing, yes the ACO screwed up big time with their naming scheme. No, LMDh does not mean "Le Mans Daytona hybrid", the "h" was never defined - the correct name of the class is "Le Mans Daytona h" - stupid, but whatever. The h could mean hybrid, but it could also mean Hypercar. Ferrari however are building an LMH, NOT an LMDh! They were thinking about deciding between the two Hypercar subclasses for a very long time. They preferred that LMDh cars are cheaper, but they desperately wanted to build their own chassis, which is not possible in LMDh, because LMDh cars use LMP2 chassis as a base. Therefore they went with LMH!

[@riccardomartinez3418]

The clutch should be considered too. I remember that some teams this year complained about the sprint races because the parc fermee rules started at friday, and the clutch couldn't resist through all the sessions under parc fermee rules without changing it

[@SimRacingVeteran]

Wouldn’t that be cool if they had one race during a season that was solely for constructors points because you’d have to have three drivers for a 24 hour race. One car per team and you get the reserve driver to partner the other two drivers for the 24 hour race.

[@train_xc]

8 hours in 24 hours for a driver in F1 car is dangerous. A/c my calculations, at least 6 drivers needed

[@reptongeek]

'We'll brush that under the carpet, the FIA are pretty good at that anyway' Ooof! That burned more than Anakin's trip to Mustafa

[@Jon2349]

With the modifications required for an F1 car wouldn't they be more or less similar to an old LMP1 or hypercar in style? 🤔

[@AdamTheMan1993]

They already did that in the 1990s when Group C cars used 3.5L F1 sourced V10 and V8 engines

[@44dam4]

Got to say I really look forward to your Videos. They're hands down the most informative F1 related videos available for us avid fans. Helps being a driver you actually know what you're talking about! Such varied content too. Looking forward to all the new 2022 (F1) car content coming up. Keep up the great work!! 👌

[@sammm2140]

I realy like the humor/personal touches to your video’s man. Still good info, but more fun to watch. Keep it up!

[@Arexion5293]

I honestly wanna see an F1 endurance race where the goal is to simply survive the longest. Technically a 24 Hour race, but no one is expecting any car to last that long. Could be pretty interesting.

[@mclew1234]

They could do a dawn to dusk race with F1,F2 & F3 all on track at the same. Would be an interesting watch & push the limit of how much a set of suspension, brakes etc can manage

[@woutervanverseveld5326]

would be fun but there would need to be a lot of runoff etc. for if brakes/suspension/whatever fails

[@hankrearden5460]

@@woutervanverseveld5326 So Saudi and Monaco are ruled out as options... Austria or Brazil would be mad, short lap tracks with decent runoffs. Probably too brutal. Spa with the fixes they are making? Got to hope for some good weather though. Austin would also be decent for runoff and format of track.

[@sulphurous2656]

@@hankrearden5460 Barcelona?

[@atlantiacallaecia3676]

Short answer: Yes. Turning down the power with an engine mode prioritizing reliability over performance. The rest of the car would need minor changes like harder carbon fiber disks. It should be one race at end of the season to dust the cars in style.

[@Johnnyboi0001]

Really good video, I quite liked the FIA jab at the end, nice touch 👌🏻

[@johngjfkri]

A whole le mans race is enough for a while 2018 f1 season

[@blithen]

This was a really neat video, thanks for explaining this madness!

[@Dotyfree]

Another awesome video as always!

[@Solid5nake]

Just discovered your channel. It’s great. I am really enjoying all of your videos 🏎💨

[@guigui70051]

How is Bugatti entering WEC Hypercar ? The Bolide doesn't fit a race category

[@natedean12]

Their not, they never said they were. He must have got wrong info

[@polaris_onboards]

They’re not

[@NNNedlog]

A very nice video. I really enjoyed watching this

[@advaitkottary]

What an awesome video! I can already see Pirelli start counting the €$£ thinking of the amount of tyre changes 😁 Maybe driver swaps wouldn’t be so much of an issue if they had a standard issue seat, with customised padding integrated into the racing suits and quick release seatbelts! Or maybe a bond style ejector seat 😂 Definitely want to see this format though!

[@fellermotorsports]

Great video! ease do more videos on endurance series!

[@amxt9437]

i m loving this driver61 content more and more

[@bc-guy852]

I think Scott really enjoyed that script!! For SURE he's got to be one of the 60 on the grid if this hopefully happens! Great job on this one!! (and of COURSE I'm subscribed - I did that EONS ago!)

[@lobosalles]

Not only the subject is very interesting, but your humor makes the video even better.

[@tankbg1311]

lol i was wondering this thing last year at the le mans race but no one had an answer on KZbin thankfully you delivered :D

[@JLewisRacing927]

"Apparently they don't need one.." I actually lol'd at this

[@Jayhawker340]

Don’t forget Audl! They rewrote the book on how to win at Le Mans!!

[@nagaser]

If we had a compatible circuit in northern sweden it would be awesome since it never gets dark outside on summers^^

[@Skilan506]

The Arabian tracks all have lighting. So it would work there.

[@jeroenbrans2468]

They did try it in 1991 after the group C era with the Jaguar XJR-14 and Peugeot 905B, which were essentially F1’s in a LeMans outfit.

[@Zanion]

And they killed the golden era of Sportscar Racing with it. It was less Jaguar and Peugeot running F1 stuff in a Le Mans outfit. The FIA just straight up said "hey you guys are now forced to use this much more expensive F1 shit that's also not reliable at all" Sure just run a naturally aspirated 3.5 liter Engine that just so happened to be an F1 engine. Why did Mazda win 1991? Because they didn't have to use that garbage It should say enough when the Wankel Engine wins, not because it's fast but because it was more reliable than the rest. They introduced the rules in 1991 and in 1992 they haven't even had enough cars to justify even running it. The cost of participating was as high as F1 (about 15 million dollar) but for only 1/3rd of the races. After 1991 basically everyone just decided to go to F1 because it was cheaper to run F1 directly than running F1 stuff where it can't do anything. sorry, I just kinda dislike F1 for being favored by the FIA who would go to such lengths and outright kill off something that was close to F1s popularity back then

[@jeffreytsam29]

Love the content

[@nbslt]

Love the jab at FIA and Michael. Didn’t know you were a comedian as well. 😂

[@skaldlouiscyphre2453]

Indy car and F1 added as classes at Daytona pl0x. Although I'd settle for F1 vs. Indy at Pocono.

[@asaikaly2]

Can something like that be simulated on iracing? That would be interesting

[@theodentherenewed4785]

Headlights on an F1 car? I think they'd rather do an endurance race at track with its own lighting system, like Bahrain or Abu Dhabi. You also made a great point about Le Mans track being bumpy, they'd need special suspension to go there longer than the usual 2 hours. It's not only a long race, it's also the track adding to an accelerated suspension wear.

[@thejman3489]

Daytona is really lit up. The IMSA cars don't really need headlights when they run there. Also NASCAR runs night races there.

[@joejoseph1593]

I was just thinking about this question yesterday. Wow, Driver61 is certainly a mind reader

[@phiefgisy6276]

one of my favourite of your videos

[@whitewalker9622]

Would love to see a long race f1

[@rdspam]

Difference between “run a current F1 car at LeMans” and “design a car to race at LeMans under F1 rules”. As long as refueling is available, F1-spec car is easily faster.

[@RTPJu]

Well... multiclass, F1 already is

[@vladimirzakrevski3157]

F for everyone not on podium

[@samfedorka5629]

Probably could ask Pirelli nicely for an enduro-spec tire. They're going to have to make a ton of rule changes anyway, I think this would be an easy ask.

[@Knockthefout]

Next video, can we make an f1 car for the road? Like take example of those v10 cars, ls swap, transmission from porsche 911 or corvette c8r, normal steel brakes and performance road tires, so can i make my dream f2004 or west mclaren replica??? That i can drive around just as fast 🤣🤣

[@a.d.e_official7008]

F1,f2 and f3 same track same time 😍😍😍

[@DigvijayPatil]

No lol

[@mxsthxted]

Bot just copied your comment matw

[@x-90]

There's no evidence that Bugatti would enter hypercar

[@billyyank5807]

2:06 i was taking a sip of my drink and almost spit it out "Peugeot,without a rear wing...apparently they don't need one" ...... then right into the next thing🤣🤣🤣😭

[@S0m0neRand0m]

8:25 thank you for this one, made me go all French with my laugh

[@hardonthegasgtboyz1586]

I love the laugh Atfer the track grading lol.

[@glynemartin]

That short reference to Masi and the FIA sweeping things under the rug tho!!... Epic!!

[@motorsandmeats88]

😂😂😂 nice dig at Masi there at the end, sir

[@ayaseshun4335]

Sneaky lad, maybe we'll get to see the man in action at a Pro-AM Class some day.

[@MayBeSomething]

Now I want to know how NASCAR would do in a 24-hour Daytona Road course race.

[@Wafflefrieslmdh]

Who's gonna tell him

[@MayBeSomething]

@@Wafflefrieslmdh About the 24 hrs at Daytona, or the proposed Cup Series entry for the 24 hrs at Le Mans (Garage # I can't remember what number it was)? I know about both.

[@Tyranastrasza]

@@MayBeSomething It's garage 56, but the car is so modified it can't be a good comparison to the cars in the Cup series.

[@georgenickolas7321]

Max and Lewis to share same car

[@ReXzz]

WRONG! The LMH class (Hypercars in general, meaning LMDh cars as well) maximum allowed power output of 680 PS (670 hp, 500kW). In the case of the Toyota (shown at that moment in the video), the Toyota has a hybrid system that allows for up to 272 PS (200kW) of electric power. However IT IS NOT POSSIBLE to use these electric 200 kW & the 500 kW of the ICE at the same time (which WOULD be 700 kW (952 PS)). When the electric boost is active, the ICE is turned down to only 300 kW, so that the total limit of 500 kW is never exceeded!

[@syrthdr09sybr34]

That was a very good analogy, just finishing a marathon would be a great achievement for Bolt.

[@asyraftojiman6801]

lovinggggggggggg the ideaaaa!!!!!! its gonna be massive motorsport event!! imagine the investment coming in......HUGEEEEEEE!!!!

[@the4fibs832]

Maybe they could integrate a headlight into the camera module at the top of the car by making it larger. There would be an drag hit, but you could make it fairly slippery and not fundamentally change the aerodynamics.

[@zuon_0182]

I dont think the drag would be much of an issue. But a headlight there would likely put tio much light on the dashboard and visor at night which could make it reflex that light and thus make it harder to see. I may be wrong tho

[@megimargareth4015]

I think todays LED or laser would make it possible to strap the main lamp on the nose and the extender on the wings, lol And seamless to the body and wings, dosnt need to be the old round lamp

[@bahauddin8968]

Your a legend 😂

[@tyman1014]

I would love to see an F1 team like Mercedes, Red Bull, or Ferrari attempt to do this in the Garage 56 slot in future. It's probably not ever going to happen, but we can only hope.

[@Chris.Davies]

Betteridge's Law of Headlines assures us the answer is "No". So thanks for saving me from wasting 9 minutes!

[@MrMichaelh]

I think the most difficult or impossible task of getting f1 to compete at the 24 hours, would be drivers. Every team would need 3 drivers for the cars, add up 2 or 3 cars per team, and it makes it an almost impossible task with how much strain is put on the drivers.

[@llama_wehraboo7274]

lmao no

[@nipps223]

Not had a chance to watch yet. But the idea that teams work together with multiple drivers and 1 car. That would be interesting, even just 1 race a year at specific tracks within the f1 season. Personally think f1 would be more interesting with more varied type/style races.

[@markvicferrer]

Nearly spat out my coffee with the flashlight duct taped to the helmet. 🤣

[@pabauza]

Great dig at the FIA there

[@OmDahake]

It would be really intresting to see if that happens

[@Eltantawey1]

Very interesting topic

[@TheLukesterGaming]

An interesting subject indeed, quite a lot of differences between F1 and LMP1/2 for sure, would basically need to overhaul the entire F1 regulations (again) just to have a Le Mans version😂 but would definitely be pretty awesome to see them racing around there, even if it wasn't for a 24 hour race!👍👏

[@Aphixx]

As somebody who works in fatigue risk management, this sounds absolutely frightening and super dangerous even if only considering the human attention, focus, and reaction time requirements of F1. That said, it could still be pretty cool to watch.

[@Aphixx]

If multiple drivers were allowed, it's a different discussion but still probably sketchy.

[@CATNOIR_HELLCAT_RACING]

That tree trunk picture made my day 😂

[@amjan]

It's totally WRONG to say that F1 engineers would destroy the competition. They are not any better than WEC engineers! They are the very same kind of engineers, just working for different employers. Each of the groups works around completely different technical regulations and only that makes one type of cars faster than the other type of cars in a given scenario.

[@divingradish]

who said that F1 engineers would destroy the competition?

[@DjDolHaus86]

@@divingradish He says it right at the end

[@divingradish]

@@DjDolHaus86 He said that F1 engineers will smash the challenge of running F1 cars in 24 hours race. Not destroy the competition.

[@leorasyak7424]

@@DjDolHaus86 no, he said "give the F1 engineers a target and they'll smash through it" He didn't say anything about smashing the competition.

[@Continental_Champ]

@@leorasyak7424 He says they would destroy the competition at the end.

[@dudefromsa]

Hehehe you got me at Masi! 🤣

[@chrismorris1304]

The sinister laugh at 8:28 is pure gold👌🏼

[@fluffyjello]

Open Wheel Endurance sounds like a maybe explorable path for racing tbh.

[@justagirlwhoisangy5393]

That would be the most prestigious race ever in history. F1 in 24 hour race?? That's mad

[@johnnytampocao7671]

That's a very good idea but I don't think an F1 car could match the reliability of a Lemans car. Maybe for 6-12 hours it could last but 24 is doubtful. It needs so many modifications. It is faster but they'll need more stops than the LMP1 car.

[@zoltanposfai3451]

- 8h race - F1 + F2 - Single choice Pirelli "super-hard" tyres - On a fully lit track. (We have some of those even in F1 now.) - DRS always enabled unless it's wet. - Fuelling must be added back indeed. - With similar height pilots (the "team's problem" to assemble a "set"), and with quickly replaceable hard padding. There is a single question: When? :)

[@VestigeV47]

I would love to see this

[@dpause10]

Fascinating proposition. Historically, F1 car designs have always been optimized first and foremost to minimize lap times on road courses with reliability generally being treated as a secondary goal. Having said that, the days of engines blowing up on the warm-up lap or gearboxes breaking into bits and pieces at any given time are also long gone. My best guess though is that you would still have a hard time making a F1 car last for 24 hrs without serious maintenance breaks and how much speed you would lose in the course of re-engineering for that level of endurance is hard to say. 10% perhaps...or maybe 20%?

[@DocWolph]

F1 was designed for the competition it is in. LeMans requires a different sort of animal, the LMP or Hypercar.

[@deancoffey2531]

Maybe F1 could do something simialr to what NASCAR did with garage 56

[@trickz901]

About to spend 4 days at Daytona for the Rolex 24. Never gets old.

[@adsbegon8405]

When you put all the changes needed for an endurance race, it starts to look more and more like an lmp2

[@SweetWitchNerd]

The greatest suspension challenge would be the suspension of disbelief required for this all to happen unfortunately

[@Matty.Hill_87]

The head torch would definitely work 👌😂

[@hebleh5771]

Imagine if its not an f1 race category, but a wec open wheel class, imagine the corporate car manufactorer playground for testing new faster and yet more durable systems!

[@Romulus1001]

3:04 wait is Bugatti joining the WEC? I thought I read that the Bolide was not going to be entered into the hypercar class?

[@froz3ntree40]

Nope, they're not

[@barkyonyx962]

lol they don't

[@Thee_Snow_Wolf]

Correct. This video is just very poorly researched. For example, when they say that F1 cars make more downforce than F1 LeMans cars, that's not correct. LMP1 cars actually made more downforce than their F1 contemporaries (at least they did until 2017).

[@barath4545]

F1 and the AIACR European Championship used to be 3 hrs or 500 miles, back in the 1906-1960 isch. So the modern form of about 60-80 laps is just a shortening of that form.

[@RbNetEngr]

The WEC cars raced at COTA a few years ago, for a six hour race. This was when Porsche and Audi were the top teams. I was highly impressed by the cars. They were about ten seconds per lap slower than the F1 cars racing there for the US Grand Prix.

[@ThisIsBrendon]

The FIA brushing things under the carpet comment 👌🏽

[@tadeuszdolkowski]

Smashing material...

[@gandalf_thegrey]

this would be the weirdest race ever I can remember times when teams binned an entire engine after 2 quali laps and "An engine has to be used in at least 2 races" was a heavily protested "cost cutting measure" :D

[@TedSchoenling]

Savage dig on the FIA.. nice

[@1sleet460]

I think the headlights to go on the mirrors for the F1 car