Why Do F1 Tracks Have Kerbs?

[@WTF1official]

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[@HerkusisntabotYT132]

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[@stopklock9591]

IM NOT A FANBOY IM JUST PASSIONATE

[@fiy9162]

it so weird to see most of videos from this channel got more than a million views but still have less than a million subscribers.

[@sayakchakraborty4206]

The sound of the tyres riding on the kerbs is one of the most beautiful and satisfying sounds in F1.

[@flywithaziz]

F1 car go BZZZZZ

[@chadchadison2591]

Every motorsports

[@ginginho9967]

You can heat the sound of it just thinking about it

[@johnm5092]

Haha kerbs go BRRRRRRRR

[@charlesbair2527]

@@flywithaziz more like brrrrrrrrr

[@tharushsomashekar]

POV : you know the bloody answer but still watching it for literally no particular reason

[@WTF1official]

You're watching it to be entertained... are you not entertained????? :')

[@tharushsomashekar]

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[@lucwijngaard8413]

I'm really entertained as always

[@cpgautam172]

@@WTF1official I have more questions than I entered the video with now!

[@josue24]

Weird use of the phrase point of view

[@lePierre1860]

3:22 having those hitmarker sounds throughout the race would be hilarious

[@kaustavkapur5532]

sounds like minecraft

[@tomaspetro4966]

Imagine 20 F1 cars passing beside you through the corner and all you hear is just hitmarkers

[@HDSpectrums]

@@kaustavkapur5532 bro what

[@erikr968]

Sorry, but the video failed to discuss WHY curbs are used (as the title suggests). The main reason why curbs were used in the first place was to prevent dirt and gravel from being dragged onto the track when drivers cut the track (which they will do, regardles of if a curb is there or not). As track limits are often tarmac these days, they are often not needed for their original purpose and instead function as a (mostly unsuccessful) deterrant from cutting the track.

[@Shiva_Codes]

He has more focus on inserting more memes in the video than caring about the quality of the video

[@Petrol_head44]

Thanks for the comment it gave me more information than the whole video..🤙🏻

[@erikwestrheim804]

Nice time saving comment right here. Thanks.

[@elisha2358]

Your comment is true, but he sort of does mention this 2:33

[@Mercman1010]

How about protecting the edge of the ashpalt from being dug up and damaged as the corners are cut. Just think of how bad that hole one the inside of the follow through got on Top Hear

[@louisbaleston2814]

In the safety aspect, you should’ve mentioned that kerbs also make a distinguishable noise, so drivers know when they are at the edge of the track. It’s a useful auditive guide

[@EruIluuvatar]

especially useful for blind drivers

[@harshlahoti8368]

@@EruIluuvatar So Mazepin?

[@EruIluuvatar]

@@harshlahoti8368 kerbs have no use for Mazespin. He spins before reaching the first one.

[@le-coup-détat]

@@EruIluuvatar Mazespin isn’t THAT bad. Sometimes he manages to get a penalty before blowing his dad’s money on car repairs!

[@Thiago100Zwetsch]

@@EruIluuvatar I've never ever seen a blind driver gets to F1. They really should allow them on a team 😂😂😂😂

[@PiPArtemis]

"Your kerbs cost us $250,000! Remove them!" "Maybe stay on the track instead?"

[@grommile]

Well, yes, if any other team principal had complained about the kerbs at the Red Bull Ring, that might have been the answer. Christian Horner, of course, is team principal for Red Bull Racing :)

[@fintonmainz7845]

Or get a billionsres son to drive...

[@evann5451]

And if they lose control of the car and go off track?

[@davidkasparek1621]

@@evann5451 then you get boring circuits like Paul Ricard, for going off track you should be punished

[@andyowens5494]

@@evann5451 If a driver "looses control" and goes off track, its either because they ran out of talent, or got punted; either way, the kerb damage is unlikely to be the issue (the broken suspension that got them there, or the tyre wall impact is likely more significant). I'd agree with you for sausage kerbs, because an error (even by someone else) can put a driver in danger.

[@_Zekken]

When I did my first track day, I touched a few Kerbs just like I'd always seen racing drivers do and as I'd normally do in racing games. The difference in grip levels for those split seconds was insane, it was like being on ice. I very quickly decided to stay off them for the rest of the day lol.

[@zondor8123]

Newcomers have misguided knowledge about kerbs and apex, they usually get the wrong impression that kerb is apex, this videos helps out a lot

[@kuba3848]

As a Czech person I appreciate the totally not overused joke at 3:24 😄

[@halotadyimpulsovi6529]

same same heree xdd

[@marly8817]

samee:D

[@jesuschrist4185]

@@marly8817 and you too

[@benyahun]

I am from Hungary, and currently im not hungry. I feel your pain Czech bros😂

[@halotadyimpulsovi6529]

@@benyahun oh ok xddd nice

[@NickMissiaen]

The person that makes these animations is doing his job very well. Animation takes a lot of time! Hat of to you sir

[@SenseiFamilyJedi]

Still learning about kerburbs 🤣 Grew up watching racing a bit here and there but....... Just got into f1 this season because of the engineering marvels behind the cars and fell in love with the teams and drivers! Definitely here to stay as a growing fan of the sport!

[@shawshank.66]

meanwhile lord mahaveer: who is apex and why should I hit her

[@bigmike7295]

that my friend, is the most hilarious yt comment I have read in a while, well done!

[@yayayayya4731]

What is an engine and why should i drive to cool it

[@jamescrook2077]

I was just rewatching the Le Mans video

[@louiseugeniojr.3530]

I always wondered why the courses had those curbs to begin with.

[@McPlayer8t]

I always thought the kerbs were there to stop the tyres digging up the grass on the edge of the circuit if a driver ran wide, but that’s just a guess.

[@wotwott2319]

tires touching the grass or gravel if it runs wide is a big no no most of the time because it upsets the balance of the car enough to cause major accidents in the grass' case, and produce clouds of smoke that blocks vision for other drivers in the gravel's case. Originally Kerbs were intended to be strict track limit warning tools as they were built with a very steep angle with the intention to bounce drivers off of the sides of the tracks if they touch it, but it has since been replaced with flatter kerbs as the cliff kerbs back then ironically became one of the major causes of roll over accidents.

[@ZIGAG1999]

"Why do F1 tracks have kerbs?" idk why do MOST tracks have kerbs.

[@n111254789]

As an American I always figured it was a compromise to enforce track limits. Little more effective than painted lines, little less effective than landmines. Just something, somewhere in the middle of those two alternatives.

[@SolidSonicTH]

Which is also what ultimately led to sausage curbs (an increasing demand to set firm track limits), which is a terrible solution to a minor issue.

[@LettersAndPlaces]

Me at 2am: I really need to go to bed. Me at 2:01am: I really need to know why F1 Circuits have Kerbs

[@AUBravo15]

Kerbs vs Curbs is exactly like Tyres vs Tires. Until F1, I’ve never seen it spelled Tyres or Kerbs.

[@brandonhoffman4712]

Yep... Ever since the crown lost to a bunch of angry farmers across the Atlantic, they have had spelling problems! A bonnet goes on your head, boots go on your feet, and gas is a liquid that powers your car. Silly brits!

[@harrison9691]

@@brandonhoffman4712 you speak English so therefore the way it's said in England is correct

[@brandonhoffman4712]

@@harrison9691 you must be the squarest person ive met on the net. The 4th grade called, they want their style back...

[@brandonhoffman4712]

@@harrison9691 P.S. if you do fancy yourself correct then your last name is spelt wrong as it should be grey not gray.

[@sameerdodger]

@@brandonhoffman4712 how tf can 'gas' be a liquid..

[@miau31333]

I love watching ur videos at 2 am beacuse volume at 1 isnt too loud but I can still hear you clearly

[@Christoph5782]

I’ve always just assumed that racetracks have kerbs, but your local neighborhood has curbs

[@PeterJPickles]

Explain Kerby ;)

[@McPlayer8t]

Nope, Americans have curbs, Australians and Brits have kerbs.

[@lexuslfa4739]

@@McPlayer8t pavement?

[@McPlayer8t]

The kerb/curb is the step down from the pavement/footpath/sidewalk to the road.

[@johnrodrigues2018]

Kerb is british for curb. They're both the same thing. We just spell it curb.

[@hectornon3847]

Can you do why f1 cars have steering wheels ?¿

[@WTF1official]

Great idea

[@metro3313]

Quite obvious, without a steering wheel an F1 can't take off or land.

[@mrragge7986]

To steer

[@matth8292]

@@WTF1official can you create a video why do F1 cars use traction control and why traction control have to be switched off.

[@jounaas]

Ask kimi

[@zac1498]

Have you seen Kerb hopping in Supercars? The most sick thing ever

[@TheMovingBricks]

The Editing is Amazing!!

[@veicotw]

1:52 Hi Aiden 🤣

[@enricomalloni6839]

super underrated channel.

[@veicotw]

@@enricomalloni6839 Yeah unfortunately...

[@TheEDFLegacy]

I remember seeing a curb when dropping off a friend at Exhibition Place. Not an F1 track (Indycar, rather), but a neat little piece of the track which you can actually drive your own car over. If I'm not mistaken the track in Montreal is open access outside of the race and is treated as a Park Road during that time. I want to actually drive down it some time.

[@Cal_Reil]

We all know they have them because they go Brrrrr

[@Dral.09]

They also give reference points for braking distances and trajectories. And of corse they are uneven to create sound and vibrations to warning the driver of track limits

[@stkinnord]

re-grass anything outside the ripple strip and see if you've got a track limit issue after that...

[@dillyc8907]

This channel is awesome. Mark my words we'll see this man in the press box at F1 events in the future 👍

[@GirlOnBus]

He’s on the F1TV Pitlane channel already... working his way up the ladder!

[@beefymcskillet5601]

In NASCAR the raised curbs are called “Turtles”

[@michaelpeters794]

Lots of kudos to the post-production team for this video; the animations were helluva funny!

[@SkampyMAN]

3:24 oh I loved that as I´m czech, thank you WTF1

[@elliottbeetz6753]

Wow I’m just somehow finding this channel and it’s amazing. So subscribed

[@nicholassalapoutis2829]

you also have to Remember that most f1 tracks are also used for gt cup racing, Nasscar, Indy, and moto Gp so the kerbs need to be suited for all of the different types of races

[@brandonhoffman4712]

It's not like they could be moved or anything... Also seeing that f1 car perched in a fence doesn't seem to suit F1, which is one of the types of races held at these tracks.

[@glennthompson9133]

Just a thought: kerbs indicate track limit. The technology exists to camera monitor every curb on a circuit. Every time a car exceeds the track limit (kerb) they are given a 2 second penalty. I imagine the drivers would figure out pretty quick where they have to keep the car to avoid losing a race thinking they were fast.

[@zeplyr]

If 0:08 is accurate, your evenings are defenitely hotter than mine

[@lejohnd2430]

They’re both boys

[@thehastywombat]

I'm with you on the bigger kerbs that have more of an impact on making the drivers slow or stay away.

[@shinybaldy]

Cant wait for the early season mid summer break to end.

[@Locormus2]

I know! Who signed off on this?!?

[@Flarecobra]

I will say this about the raised curbs and the "sausage curbs" (Nicknamed "Turtles" here in the 'states), they do work for heavier vehicles like stock cars and endurance racers... but man they are hell on the open-wheeled cars. At least they can be taken out and put back in without any real modification to the track.

[@FEROF1]

Thank you Czech Republic is finally made it to a f1 video! 😃

[@lukipalec6779]

(:

[@jounaas]

Tšekkoslovakia

[@tondys2642]

Konečně slavní xd

[@tamasmarton1792]

Its satisfying to go over some kerbs, plus they sound nice too

[@filip_reznicek]

Hello from Czechia & you are welcome :P

[@yutakahano]

I usually do not subscribe to the channel when they advertise that...but your approach was simply awesome! Soo funny! Ahh..nice content btw. Thanks! Love u too 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kerbster1074]

My last name is KERB-Y so I always find it cool when kerbs are talked about

[@Johann_Gambolputty_of_Ulm]

All nice and dandy about the video, but... I can't now unsee the scene of Matty chilling by the fireplace while Tommy delicately caresses his hair... BEST LAP TIME just got a new meaning for me ^^'

[@kabirbhatia4038]

Love your content

[@WTF1official]

Love you too

[@LautaroQ2812]

Good video! As long as it's safe for the drivers, I would prefer racing kerbs as well.

[@fkez0510]

0:14 *sigh* how could you do that do us? 😂

[@seewod9073]

They are also useful for the driver to feel the limit of the track without having to look at it and being able to look further to the next corner

[@brandonhoffman4712]

Then suddenly, they get smacked by the sausage!

[@AudreyH48]

The huge curbs take away from some exciting racing so I agree getting rid of the sausage curbs is a good idea. I'd rather see a bit of grass or gravel right after the track limit curbs and if a driver were to push to hard, it's up to them to save it. btw, in America at least the overlords of windows 10 have decreed that "curbs" is correct for us, "kerbs" gives me that annoying red misspelled bar under it haha.

[@kaustavkapur5532]

who expected matt to have at least a couple million subscribers by now. He has a really nice channel

[@drchtct]

High and wide kerbs like in Spa are wonderful. Such a nice flow going from one to the next. However, in Singapore and Baku are normal kerbs that are almost like sausage kerbs and they are awful for a nice flow. You touch them, you lose control, flow is gone. Sausage kerbs should only be in run off areas, not directly at apexes

[@brandonhoffman4712]

I just had sausage before watching this. I'm rooting we all keep the sausage in our bellies!

[@edi_145]

kerbs are a pretty good place to put some cameras. the eau rouge video is amazing...

[@jordany7018]

I think “new” tracks stay away from raised kerbs so they can easily switch between 2 and 4 wheel sessions with minimal cost

[@skuddingomcwinters6119]

As an American, KERB is the most hilarious spelling of CURB in the world to me. When I was younger and was just getting into racing and international spelling of English words, the first time I saw “kerb” I literally thought that “kerbs” were some special kind of more refined road border that I could never understand. Turns out it’s just manipulation of the same letters I’m familiar with, in way I am unfamiliar with and completely valid as my own. I don’t understand “kerb” at all, but that’s okay, because as I kid I still had to mow the grass up to the “curb” regardless of whether you want to call in a “lawn” or a “garden”

[@AllisonMarlyn]

Thank you for making this video! Just got into F1 in the past few months and I’ve had a difficult time finding a good answer to this question

[@philreyes6555]

There are many videos similar to this on this channel. You can check them out; They have a lot of the information you would want to know about

[@Iltigo123]

Love the Czech joke... made me LOL hard!! Keep it up

[@jonclark25]

Side note is they can sometimes also be used to pull you into a corner better/help rotation.

[@NeverMetTheGuy]

"Keep them in Czech..." Legend.

[@conqrd1238]

I subbed after u asked me too cause the way you did was just funny as hell, but when put the hitmarkers in when touched the kerbs i activated the bell 😂

[@Sebidkk]

I like the German version of the word. "Randstein" sounds like my favorit German band ;)

[@kshitijkawadiya5739]

Rammstein!

[@waggerps8776]

There is a Rammstein cover band called Randstein in my area

[@The--Ghostspider66]

Keep it pumpin buddy

[@thezone5592]

Legends have it that if you are early enough you get a like from the content creator

[@EW1R]

lol didn't work

[@thezone5592]

@@EW1R 😩

[@EW1R]

@@thezone5592 :(

[@anowysz6]

i think it would be good if at least in some places, there wasn't always an exit kerb to kind of smooth out the transition between the fastest line and being slow in the grass/gravel. if it's just the edge of the pavement and then grass, we'd be able to see the drivers carry speed right up to the last inch of road. it would be like a less exciting version of seeing cars having to go inches from the walls on street tracks

[@selder_7]

Why do F1 tracks have corners? The clicks would all be nascar fans

[@DANLi_]

KERB - UK spelling, and often the spelling used for racing track Kerbs CURB - US spelling, I often hear it referred to the side of a road : )

[@matth8292]

Max when he is looking at the rules for track limits at Turn 4 when it changed for the race: *my time has come to beat Lewis and got to give the position back to Lewis and angry Dutch noises* FIA: The MaFIA Master🅱️lan is successful

[@IAmStillNotMatthew]

Up until a few years ago I've only seen kerbs in F1, lately they renovated the road near where my aunt lives and in the corners placed concrete.. kerbs? I guess we can call them kerbs, since in Hungary they are referred to as "Shaker Stones", since, you know, they make the car shake a bit. DIfference is these are level with the road and the runoff is more of a fall-in-the-ditch. When I first saw them I let the car onto them to see how it feels and sounds.

[@sot1susy-amogus]

For me its"curb"

[@hairohukosu433]

"Curb" as in "Curb your track extensions"

[@willbill6449]

As always, extremely professional video

[@robertandrews9856]

#wesayyestowtf1

[@kuba324x2]

I was trying to find out why do RX cars have Nets on Windows and got info about kerbs instead. Nice video anyway

[@thomastheuring6863]

your videos are so well done and hilarious!

[@DaSixSixOne]

F1 should take a cue from Tennis and use an electronic line judge on specific corners. It would remove any ambiguity and improve the sport.

[@jtmmmm27]

Crazy YT, I was literally playing Grand Turismo 4 on my PS2 about an hour ago and thought this to myself and this gets suggested. I didn’t say anything out loud or have my PS2 hooked up to any internet.

[@ayushpatel2402]

Loved the video yet again. Just wanted to ask wasn't Peroni's crash because of a loose gutter or something not a sausage kerb?

[@koolguy3]

point of clarification...apex kerb =/= entry kerb. Entry kerbs are situated on the outside entry to some corners similar to the location of exit kerbs, and drivers will tend to specifically use them to slow down more quickly, and to unsettle the car for turn in. Apex kerbs are what the video tried to refer to as entry kerbs. See turn 1, Circuit of the Americas for an example of an actual entry kerb.

[@justyeetthechicane656]

Another reason is: imagine a lot of cars cutting the inside of the corner a little bit. If they do that a lot, the grass will be gone and you would have a dip on the inside of the track. To prevent that from happening they put some kerbs there.

[@jonathanolsgaard599]

I like the idea of the washboard kurbs, because it incentivizes the driver to STAY WHERE THEY SHOULD, if the sausage kurb is to be removed.

[@bryanngo759]

great info, learning more about f1 everytime!

[@RabbitHead09]

I agree with you about wanting more raised curbs compared to the flat ones.

[@dwright2104]

I think there should be an electronic way of measuring track limits ie if center of car is over the white line it triggers, and if u do it 3 times u get a 3 second penalty.

[@FallLineJP]

I like the raised kerbs at Monaco. The 3m tall ones.

[@LucasOliveira-tt2ll]

the old Imola kerbs provided great slow motion, they were tall and when the cars went for it they bounced all around

[@frozenburrito9313]

The sound of turn 9 and 10 kurbs of RB ring is the best. BRRRRRR

[@kakarotogoku5847]

I have never watched f1, but for some reason watch your videos 😂 mostly at night, just when I really have to sleep now 😅

[@TheLukesterGaming]

A pretty interesting neat little video about the wonderous Kerbs there indeed, I don't think race tracks would look or be the same without them!👍

[@maxmorris7216]

If I remember correct, its so when someone tries to overtake on the kerbing they have to go off the power or they risk crashing again, into another force india car, and the driver has to expect the limits of the car

[@joaoie]

Coming from Karting, I'm 100% for raised kerbs. For raised kerb you have the risk vs reward. You need to decide if it will save you time, the margin of error before it upsets the car, and how it might affect your tires. Flat kerb needs no decision making. Use it.

[@Phauglin99]

Didn't expect to see a reference to the Czech Republic but there it was, cheers!

[@TheSpacecraftX]

The F3 sausage kerb crash isn't representative because it was improperly installed/damaged. the problem was that it came partially detached from the ground.

[@antsinmyeyesjohnson_5052]

Now there's an obligatory "bollard" or "cone" follow up video required

[@jbj7599]

As a casual, I'd think a rough/bumpy kerb would be better. Can't cut the corner too much and if you do, it'll slow you down a little bit.

[@999huebi]

I would love to see a small gravel or grass patch just outside of the kerbs... it just need to be like 1 meter wide

[@AmirOfficialTexts]

for short to follow the kerbs on corners cause you will go flying in the barrier if they don’t have the apex/curbs

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

Interestingly, 'Kerb' is the correct term for the edge of the road, and Curb means to restrain, like "Curb your enthusiasm". Except for (you guessed it) North America (including Canada), where they use "Curb" for both.

[@driver_18]

Now lets do “Tyre” vs “Tire”

[@lejohnd2430]

That would make me tired

[@matth8292]

@WTF1, can you create a video about why we use traction control and why we switch them off. Mazepin needs to watch this.

[@cahill22]

Idea for future WTF1 video. "Why do F1 cars have wheels? "