As the F1 season begins  here are some things you should know about F1 if you’re a new fan ,  every week  a race is held in a different part of the world during that week  we have  3 days for different activities  on the first day we have two practices that are held the same day but at different times of the day , for the second day  qualifying is the next thing these drivers do , there are 3 qualifications  for the first one they get 18 minutes then for the second round of qualifying they get 15 minutes and then at last 12 minutes for the third and final  round of qualifying , then Saturday is race day  each driver  gets  put into their the track but before the race starts they get what is called a formation lap which this  is used by the drivers to warm up their tires and get into the spots they qualified for  from the day prior of qualification then they  line up and after they line up they wait there until all the lights  flash and on the last one they launch and then they are off ,  it gets hectic  on the first turn because everyone is trying to out lap and get  in  a better position  but all the drivers have to keep their distance   and play it safe or  go for it because if  one driver makes a mistake it can cost them the race and not  only their race but other drivers race  do to their faulty  decision making, then their off   the driver ahead has  lots of    advantages since they are the race leader and they are about to pass someone who is laps behind that person that is getting lapped by the race leader they get a blue light flashed and their communication team  tell them that they are being lapped and need to move out of the race leaders  way, there are also flags that are used in case of an accident when there is a yellow flag  the drivers must slow down and  follow a safety car but when there’s a red flag that means that  there is a big accident and must slow down and go into the pits because the accident is all over the track and is a safety issue  so then the drivers wait in the pits until it’s all cleared out and then the FIA who are responsible to make calls and say if the race should be canceled or continued will let the  managers of the teams know if the race will be continued or stopped these are some of the things that will help you understand F1 racing.