Formula 1, explained
How a race weekend runs, how points are awarded, and who Haas signed for 2027.
Formula 1 is unusually hard to follow from the outside. The result you see on Sunday is the end of a three-day process, and most of what decides it happens before the race starts: a knockout qualifying session that sets the grid, a tyre choice locked in hours earlier, a car that suits one circuit and not the next. None of that is explained on screen, which is why a new viewer can watch a full weekend and still not know why the fast car finished fourth.
These guides are written to close that gap. They cover each session of a race weekend and how the sport awards its own championship points, in plain English: no lap-time tables, no engineering jargon left undefined.
If you play Grand Prix Picks, the points guide also covers how the game scores a pick, which rewards getting the order right rather than picking winners.
The guides
Câmara confirmed for Haas in 2027
Haas announced a multi-year deal for Rafael Câmara on 14 October 2026. He replaces Esteban Ocon alongside Oliver Bearman in 2027.
Read the guideThe F1 points system explained
How Formula 1 itself awards championship points, and how that differs from the way a prediction game scores you.
Read the guideWhat happens across an F1 race weekend
What happens in each session of a Grand Prix weekend, from Friday practice to the classification after the flag.
Read the guide
Looking for the rules of the game rather than the sport? How to play covers Top 5 scoring, Head-to-Head picks and session deadlines.
Make your Brazilian GP picks
Rank five drivers for each session. Saving them needs a free account.
Make your picksHow scoring works covers the points for each position.