A video explaining all the forces and fatigue the drivers are exposed to while racing would be nice. people tend to believe this is easy but these guys are some of the most resistant athletes out there.

F1 may be a rich man's sport, but driving those cars at those speeds is a near-superhuman feat and is truly commendable.

Tracks also have elevations and depth. That also has to be taken into account.

We used to use F1 tracks as examples in my physics class so it’s cool to see it used it real life 😅

4:44 what a nice driver, surely his race wouldn't be compromised with no fault of his own via bad strategy calls

Faint pass attempts, early throttle application for an impending DRS run, switchbacks… tons of reasons you’d also want to purposefully pursue a mathematically non ideal path, too on top of all this correct info. Great to see this discussed!

As a long time F1 fan, I seriously appreciate the fact that now more than ever, American news and fans are finally tuning in to watch and learn about the spectacle that is Formula 1.

I’m surprised Goatifi’s phenomenal track record wasn’t mentioned.

As F1 buff please keep making these, i love how F1 is getting all this new interest may be I will make a few videos myself.

4:37 isn’t the best example of drivers choosing alternate lines. While side by side, these ideas are thrown out the window, as one driver looks to defend the racing line by fending the other away from it. There are better examples during qualifying, where individual drivers will enter a corner more aggressively than others, while others will focus more on the exit. Verstappen likes a front-heavy car for aggressive turn ins, while his team mate Perez prefers a smoother entry, smoother steering input for a cleaner exit. Great video none the less for beginners!

Watching the W11 Mercedes going at 300kmph around pouhon in spa was when i knew that f1 cars are truly something extraordinary. The sheer downforce on those cars are magnificent.

The '22 Hungarian GP had several excellent camera shots of racing lines and drivers displaying amazing racecraft provided by the helicopter shots.

Everyone: "Formula1" / "F1" Vox: "F-1"

theoritically it's all about taking the shallowest line, kissing the apex & maintaining max mininum cornering speed. but every corner is different & driver style matters massively, Alonso for example loves to turn in sharp & early.

And the sheer amount of G-force they experience on those corners is massive and those drivers have my respect.

One thing that often gets overlooked when talking about the racing line is that, like Brad said, they don’t exist in a vacuum, and it’s not just other corners that effect the line, it’s the straights between them. The most important corner, on any given flying lap, is the last corner before the longest straight. You must maximize your exit speed on that corner, even if it means compromising a section of the track that precedes it, because every bit of speed you have coming into that straight away is going to be magnified by the end of it.

Turn 1 at Baku is about the closest to that 90 degree turn you used as an example, not stowe

Always love to see big channels bringing new people into the sport

good on newbies for wanting to learn and love this breathtaking sport :)

Top tips: Make the track as wide as possible Slow in, fast out Don't talk over yourself doing it live 😅

Love this video! I remember learning to do this in Real Racing 3 lol. I'd always use the apex line then and going over those red & white striped things was really satisfying!

Been watching F1 for over a decade, so really happy to see this video. More F1 and motorsport coverage please Vox!

As a race driver this is one of the best and well explained videos on racing lines I’ve ever seen. All scenarios are explained and it leaves nothing out. I love it

4:41 it is called "not leaving a space" in F1😂 and also all the drivers are following a different line because they are trying to overtake. If you watch a lap where no one is trying to overtake almost all drivers follow a similar line

Amazing animation/graphics. Vox does it again! 👍🏼

Lol talking about turning really fast while the thumbnail shows one of the slowest corners in the calendar.

I basically knew all this and really just wanted to check out the video and it was really well done and entertaining! I'm so glad you guys were able to use actual F1 footage for examples. +1 for using Silverstone.

F1 is actually one of the hardest sports to master . Big respect to all the drivers

Thank you VOX for making this. I'm 1 week old newbie in the world of F1, what a great timing this video was for me

I love how the 3d model car disappears for exactly one frame at 0:37

I would have loved to listen to this more in detail. Thank you for the beautiful visuals!

Great video! I’m loving all the new F1 content across explainer channels. Also anyone can use this steering information for themselves (on a smaller scale) at a Go-Kart track (K1 Speed is fun and accessible in most places). K1 is where my dad taught me all about “taking the fastest line possible by using the Apexes”.

1:09 weird way to say that NASCAR is the exception, though. All other motorsports have "all" corners because that's what a...normal circuit looks like

1:43 nascar drivers can stay all the way on the inside of the track at daytona and talladega because the nature of the size and banking allows them to run full throttle so the shortest way around can be faster. This manifests the most when watching qualifying as they are out there alone whereas in the race, they use the draft to gain speed to attempt to pass and the physical lap distance isnt vital

I've been searching for the perfect video that explains the core fundamentals of motorsports to introduce my friends into sim racing, and you have provided it. Thank you.

more F1 content please! this was a wonderful video

My favorite sport in the world. ❤ I see now lots of them making videos about this great sport.

2:41 "the closest real world example is stowe" Have you not seen Baku?

I love your style, bro, you really knows what are you doing...

Really great video, even as a long time F1 fan its great to see videos like this.

Sainz finally has screen time!

VOX should do a video on WEC or endurance racing in general. Especially the 24 hour races of le Mans or Nurburgring

Very much enjoyed the purpose-built 3d modeling and rendering of these courses, a really nice visualization of what sorts of lines these drivers are taking!

Gerat video! Please make more F1 videos. As a new fan there're so many things to figure out in this sport lol

The concert of “the line” is found from skiing, to walking through NYC. It is the straightest line through a set of obstacles.

"The closest we can get to our theoretical 90° corner is Stowe" Sochi: Am I a joke to you?

As a long time F1 fan... Well done! What a great video!

when high quality channels go to the topic of F1 that greats the best videos for me as an F1 fan!!

0:45 Shows 3 one-off circuits, 1 canceled one, layouts that are just wrong, and Yas Marina twice :'D

5:08 it would have been nice to show Max Verstappen's overtake on Nico Rosberg from Brazil 2016 here. What happened is there was a Safety Car and it was raining. After the restart, Nico took the normal racing line while Max overtook him on the outside because it was drier over there. Turns out Max had been testing the surfaces under the Safety Car and found more grip on the outside. Still one of the best overtakes I have ever seen in my life

Helpful information. Thank you !

The animations are pretty sick man!

It should also be taken into account that the driving style and handling of the car matter a lot when it comes to taking the best line. For example, Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel are known for taking a V line at certain corners. They share 11 world championships in case anyone's wondering (7 and 4)

As an f1 fan I find this genuinely fun to watch

nice to see vox covering f1. looking for more videos in the future!

Incredible video, great work!

It would have been nice to get a bit more in depth about trail braking that happens in racing. For 50% you turn the car still the steering wheel and for 50% with the brake. I think Brad could give a very nice explanation of this in a follow up video :)

Would have loved the continued geometric explanation: the "radius" of your curve matters and finding the 'apex' gives you effectively the largest radius and therefore the flatest line. Why? It's easier to balance a beachball on your finger than a baseball.

All right Vox... well done. Great subject!

The visuals are always great on Vox videos, but really loving the 3D look!

❤️ Glad to be able to help!

Shout out to the guy that made the animations tho 🔥

I learned how to drive playing Gran Turismo 1 & 2. Those tutorials are so informative.

Amazing F1 content keep it up

This explanation is so needlessly convoluted, beginning from the most fundamental concepts, so it can only become messier afterwards. For starters, what is described erroneously as the "ideal racing line" in the 90-degree corner example is what racing people actually refer to as the geometric racing line. This is the line that forms the shallowest turning radious throughout the corner and enables maximum speed at the apex, thus representing the fastest way to go through that particular section, in isolation of many other factors. It rarely is the exact line that brings the fastest lap time though, primarily because by turning in later than the geometric ideal and/or delaying the point where you reach the apex, you can have a shallower exit radious. That is what racers actually call the "ideal racing line" and it is considered as such because a straighter exit allows the driver to be earlier on the throttle, which will bring a speed advantage that will be carried on through the ensuing straight and until the next corner - rather than for the few meters separating the turn-in point from the apex. In short, it is the "slower in, faster out" concept. That is the primary reason why drivers pick their lines by looking at a sequense of corners rather than one in isolation. Even a simple 90-degree corner can warrant a pretty different approach depending on whether it is followed by a large straight, or there's another slow corner immediately after it. In the latter case, maybe the geometric line would also be the ideal one. Also, these principles are pretty universal and not specific to F1. Anyone watching the video title would think you were going to explain downforce.

Brad is so good at explaining this stuff! I love his channel too

0:45 gotta love how in this segment, yas marina is shown twice

Good video. As someone who has done a bit of legal organized competitive driving with the SCCA in the past I got more out of this than I expected. Specifically the entry line to Luffield at Silverstone. I only driven Silverstone in video games, but on Brooklands I always attempt to take a late apex on what is already a decreasing radius corner in order to setup the entry to Luffield. Now I know I don't need to be that commited to that line.

There's also the distinction about early and late apex based on the length of straight after the corner, i.e. if a long straight is after the corner you want to take a late apex - kiss the inside late, so you can get on the throttle earlier and go faster quicker for longer. Also double apex, or V-ing the corner on long corners where you go outside inside outside inside. A lot more could be covered.

Ah yes, Stowe, the best example of a 90° corner in f1. Have they heard of Baku? Or did they want a track example explicitly?

You can tell a lot of work went into the graphics of this video! Would love to see a spinoff channel which goes into more depth on the "making of" Vox videos (the research, graphics, what gets cut out, etc.).

This is the type of analysis I’ve been looking for. Need more of it lol

If you have a 90 degree corner leading onto a long strait it’s sometime better to take a late apex to straighten up the car for a better acceleration onto the strait. This is just one of the things you missed in this VERY simplified video truth is it’s a lot more complex that this video makes it out to be.

The DTS effect is huge, even mainstream media like vox is covering F1 now

Vox: How F1 Racers Turn Really Fast Thumbnail: Shows the Fairmont Hairpin, literally the slowest corner in F1, that could probably be taken faster in a go kart.

Great video! can you show how that kind of animations are made, thats an amazing work.

Today F1 cars generate so much downforce and g-force when turning, the driver's neck have to be able to constantly taking so many forces during the race that there are exercises done to strenghten their neck muscle.

This is basically part of "Racing 101", and if you play racing games (especially with simulation type of handling) you should already know why. Playing many racing games over the years resulting with my instinct just know when and how to make a turn efficiently. It's not a turning calculation or any kind of trick, it's because it just feels right.

Very good explanation i love it 💜🤘

Missed Apex Podcast and Vox Media fan here, delighted to see Brad Philpot on here! Cheers sir

Downforce goes brrrrr

Finally guys, American find out how CORNER IS!!!!!!

As a long time Motorsports fan (and someone who spends hours in sims) I expected this video to get things wrong but it was genuinely well made.

There could not be a better time to get into this sport The technical stuff makes it so interesting. The Chain Bear KZfaq channel is excellent at explaining that kind of thing in very ready to understand terms

Baku in Azerbaijan has 90 degree corners at turns 1, 2 and 3.

Latifi is the best in the sport btw, for the ones that dont watch

I believe this is Vox's second F1 video after Monaco's, as an fan Just keep it going 👏

yay another F1 topics since Monaco, thank you Vox!

Vox dropping a video like no one has heard of a racing line before

F1 racers? LOL come on. Almost no one calls them that. They're drivers or pilots.

Really nice video, thanks Vox!

Very good article. I enjoyed it. I was born in Mexixo, so I have been an F1 fan all my life. Once I saw Ayrton Senna drive once, I was hooked. The cars are beautiful. The spectacle with all the turns and the sound of the engines, is hypnotic. I'm gald to see a rebirth of the sport in the US. I have been able to attend several IndyCar races over the years. I hope to one day in the near future, be able to finally attend a F1 race. Maybe at the Circuit of the Amercas.

"strategy" Ferrari: Let's put hard compound tyres after struggling to properly fire up new mediums on a cold track.

1:04 lol wut? NASCAR is the outlier, not the norm, most motorsport consists of tracks that aren't banked ovals. This is a good explanation of racing lines, but what makes F1 cars fast through corners is more about the aero and ground effects.

I just realised I've been doing this in racing games for years... I only had the actual 'racing line' setting on for a few weeks and then I found racing lines on new maps pretty instinctively! That's actually pretty cool.

Liked the vifeo. I also wanted to ask what do we call the genre of the outro music?

231 Mph is actually the fastest speed ever reached

F-1, really 🤦‍♂️

As a recent fan of F1, I'm a huge fan of this sort of content 😁

On god more analysis type of channels getting into F1 is the best thing to come out of things like DTS and the new focus on media engagement