A few notes: 1. The “plank of wood” under the car isn’t actually wood, it’s a plank of resin with titanium blocks (skid blocks) in certain parts of the plank. This is where the sparks come from when they skid across the ground. 2. “KERS” is a bit dated - it’s just ERS now lol, that’s because while there is kinetic energy recovery from braking; MGU-K (motor generator unit - kinetic), there is also energy recovery from the exhaust gasses; MGU-H (motor generator unit - heat). 3. DRS was brought in for 2011 because with the newer cars in 2010 it was basically too difficult to overtake so this was an aid. When the driver behind is within 1 second, they gain access to DRS to try and make the pass, the regulations state that the current DRS gap can be maximum of 85mm, so any larger than this = disqualification. Awesome video Marques! Thanks for bringing our awesome sport to so many more people 😁

DRS was never a feature only used by one team which then spread to others. From the start (2011) it was mandated by the FIA in order to counter the negative effects of dirty air (when following another car) and as such promote more overtaking and therefore more exciting races. It could never have been developed by an individual team anyway because it would've represented a movable part which affected aerodynamics - something that has been banned in F1 since the 1960s.

Marques just did what Drive to Survive seemingly refused to do in the first 3 seasons I've watched. Actually explain the science and the competitive structure behind F1 rather than solely focus on the driver personality drama. Thank you Marques. Loved this video.

I feel sorry for all the new fans who missed out on the drama / excitement / glory of the 2021 season. It's still a talking point 2 years later. Regardless of who you supported, it was one of the most exciting seasons we had in a long while

Welcome to the sport @mkbhd!

The crossover we all need

My man just made a 19 minute ad for Bitdefender, but somehow managed to make it another banger video. Truman Show :D

This is why I tell my friends that f1 is not just a race, there is so much tech and engineering involved it’s insane! It’s a race, data, strategy, engineering, everything. Great video Marques!

As someone who works for an F1 team, This video is only the tip of the iceberg! The science, Technology R&D behind the scenes is none stop. Our build seasons are insanely busy and people spend most of their time at work for months, we do this because of our love and passion for the sports and our team!

Welding the manhole covers down has been common practice for years now, what happened in LV was actually a bit more intense. It didn't just rip up the manhole cover, it ripped the frame it was welded to out of the road itself

Fantastic treat! My only add is while technically KERS is correct Because you can still harness kinetic waste energy, KERS nomenclature as many refer from the 09 era was done away with. instead we opt for the MGU-K/H system to account for the additional waste energy now available to be harnessed and deployed. Deployment of said “KERS” might instead in 2024 really be deployment of energy recovery or the ERS. Energy recovery systems are both the MGU systems: H is for “heat” and K is for “Kinetic”. It uses waste energy to top up energy recovery systems through different methods so a driver can boost performance. KERS and MGUK have in common that it’s mainly fed under brake load. But now you also have the heat recovery to add on top for a total boost of ERS. So not even a correction just layering potentially useful info on top. While the nuance added may sound at first pedantic, it’s actually a testament to the habitual advancement of the sport. No sport can innovate quite as quickly as F1 you’d be right at home falling deeper down the rabbit hole and I hope the bug bites you after seeing it first hand!

Started watching F1 a couple years ago and no one that I told knew about it, I love how this video encapsulates this awesome sport so simply but detailed so I can show people who don't know about the sport and try to get them into it. Another great vid from Marques Brownlee!

The script, the delivery, the footage, the set design... this man is every advertiser's dream.

I’m glad you’re introducing F1 to your audience. One side note - the halo is made of titanium, which has the greatest strength to weight properties.

3:42 !!! Did you guys notice the like button highlights when he says "Like Button" 😱

Great explanation for the beginner. I’ve been watching since the 98 season, it’s incredible to see how popular it’s becoming in the US.

4:07. Also a quick note to new F1 fans: The halo was designed by Mercedes for the FIA and was built using titanium encased within carbon fibre, not iron. It can withstand the weight of a double-decker bus (or the equivalent of around 12000kg).

If you are interested in those crazy technical loopholes and innovations then i recommend looking up Mercedes' dual axis steering from a few years ago. There was a moment when journalists and viewers started to suspect strange things were happening with the Mercedes cars when they noticed the drivers could move the steering wheel forward and backward on the straights, super interesting stuff.

I love the manhole flying-up anecdote. The power of those vehicles is insane and inspiring. If I'd seen this in a movie, I'd be sure it's a special effect.

I love seeing you get excited about something new that is tangentially related to your love of tech! It's one thing to watch you get excited about a computer, tablet, phone, camera, etc - but it's something totally different to see someone whose opinion you respect open up the door to something new for themselves, and ultimately get me excited about it too. Thanks for opening me up to something new!

Quick note about the wood plank under the cars, they used to be made of actual wood called Jabroc, but these days its actually a composite material called Permaglass that's a fibre reinforced composite

LOVE THIS. new techie F1 fans, unite.

Once again, a great video MKBHD! The team did an extra good job with this one. If I was to make a vid of this quality, it'd take me maybe a year or so, but you guys make these videos multiple times a week! Y'all are very talented and I'm glad you're talking about F1 now. +1 like

It’s great to see how MKBHD has expanded his content into other tech platforms over the last several years 🏎️

If you had witnessed the V10 and V8 eras, you’d have your mind totally blown. The seats literally shook when a car passed by. To see a car that small generate that much sound and go that fast was like seeing the pinnacle of engineering wonder.

I'm Brazilian and I've already been able to watch it live at the Sao Paulo circuit in Interlagos... it's impressive how the emotion is greater live, the cars seem much faster and you understand the passion for the sport. I'm glad you enjoyed the sport, F1 is technology combined with skills and emotion taken to the limit in each race.

As a F1 newbie I really enjoyed this. Well done and thank you for going above and beyond with the custom racing animations.

Thank you for this wonderful lesson on Formula One racing! I’ve been watching your video since the beginning, and they keep getting better. This was absolutely amazing and I wish it went on for another 45 minutes! I’m definitely going to start reading more about the sport and watching More races. Thank you again. 🙏👍🏼👍🏼

I used to work in the F1 industry. There're lots of things I want to fill you in on such an exciting sport. What you mentioned is just the surface of the sport when the race takes place. What's less known about is behind the scenes in the factory where all the R&D and manufacturing takes place. 1)Each car uses different components PER RACE, not just settings. So the car may look the same, but the components are always different in detail. So you'd often hear TV commenters say something like "The difusser looks a bit different compared to the last race." And we had to work very hard to get the components out in time for each race. 2)Most teams have their own manufacturing facilities but they would also often need to outsource them to other suppliers because the demand is so vast. Some teams would even pay factories to hold certain machines for them so they don't have to queue up and have whatever they need made as soon as possible. 3)The most frustrating part of engineering and manufacturing side is that there will always be a newer version that comes up halfway through your current one. I had many parts that went through 2-3 changes within 2 weeks. The desingers will always release a newer version of a component if it could make it to the official freight arranged by DHL(normally 3-5 days prior the race weekend). With that said, if components couldn't make it, they will pack it in a suitcase and arrange an employee to carry it on a commercial flight so it could make it to the race within a day. More depth in the components: 4)The design of most components are prenominantly influenced by the aerodynamics. For example, if a control arm of an exposed suspension had two versions. One is lighter in weight, easier to install and heavier and complex to put together on the other, the heavier one gets chosen if it cuts through the air better because it still helps trim off 0.03 of a second per lap. This explains the constant change of component design mentioned in point #3. Because a more aerodynamic design is always found and affect the rest of the components around the car. 5)You think the aerodynamics look impressive on this year's cars? It's child's play compared to previous generation before the cars have transitioned to using 18" wheels instead of 13". This change is like rewriting your established 32bits program to 64bits that you've never worked on. Everyone is currently relearning to engineering around the new set up. Before the change in 2022 the front wing stays plain on the nose and then all guns blazing on the side, in front of the wheels, trying to capture and redirect as much airflow as they can to increase as much downforce.

Now u gotta get a sim rig going! Got into F1 a few years ago now and been loving it. Awesome video!

I follow F1 for about 30 years now. And it is so fun to see new perspectives like marques, DTS and the evolution of the sport and fandom

MKB So glad you are doing so much more on this and loved the Video were we got to experience it up first hand.Thanks so much for sharing. ✌️💯

As someone who's watched F1 for 30 years, I'm impressed by how you've described the basics but also included the tech side of things. I'm sure you'll bring a new audience to the sport that will appreciate the tech side of things rather than those that go to races for the social media likes and don't care about the sport

Gotta love December when MKBHD starts to get creative and pump out as many quality videos as possible to reach his yearly video upload goal

Amazing you just intercepted my two top passions: hi tech and F1! Great video, both as a tutorial for “beginners” and detailed recap for long-time fans

Great to have a new fan amongst the ranks! But one additional thing you could have pointed out is not only the technological advancements for speed, but also safety. The crashes these cars are able to withsand without the formula 1 driver sustaining any injuries is insane. There have been 60G + crashes where drivers just walked it off. These crash structures with advanced crumple zones and honeycomb structures are insane. And there there is the track, the run off areas, crash structures etc.

Marques you should look into the logistics and technology involved every race weekend. Like the real time communications between the factories and the track. Even thou they are thousands of miles away from each other, they work together to make split second decisions.

F1 also remains IMO the easiest sport in the world to get into from scratch. There are 10 teams, 20 drivers, and every race can be watched via F1 TV for like $6 a month. $10 if you want to catch it live. No advertisements or downtime (sans red flags) just pure racing and great commentary. You can go in blind and come out knowing every team, every driver, their vibes and the rules in like 2 to 3 races easy. Also you'll learn the Dutch national anthem by heart before the season is out!

Amazing video Marques! However you forgot to mention the medium tire compounds, inters, and full wets that they also have the option to use. The medium tire compounds are a mix of the soft and hard tire compounds making them a better choice on certain tracks. They can last between 10 to 30 laps. Inters are the next softest tire compound used when it starts to lightly rain. They can be employed in almost any rain conditions until the track dries up and On the other hand full wets are for heavy rain and standing water on the track only as they lose grip rapidly in the absence of heavy rain or standing water.

Saw Marques on the street in Vegas the day before the race. Awesome.

As an American who has been watching the sport since 2010, it is nice to see so many people watching and learning the sport especially in America. Love the video Marques and is a great starting point for new fans of the sport.

5:13 The plank (aka “skid block”) under the F1 cars isn’t made of wood anymore but of fiberglass (with a phenolic resin named Permaglass made by BTR Permali).

Marques thanks for this video. It has totally given me another perspective into the world of formula one. The tech is so amazing, I am now a fan. Glad you got to experience it!!

honestly, this is the first time I watch a video of explanation without skipping it, you explain it really well

Great vid. I know there are comments that Marques should have done a bit more research and dove a bit deeper into the details but, as someone who's watched F1 for years, this is a pretty good jumping point for a potential new fan. Just enough detail to pique curiosity without being an overwhelming science lesson. One could go on for days and completely geek out over all the aspects of F1. This is an approachable intro to get into the sport and slowly learn all the technicalities as a fan. It's true, there were some minor details that weren't completely accurate (and kudos to all who've constructively tried to correct those) but nothing egregious.

Also one big thing I think you could have talked about is the insane amount of data each team can gather and how they have to manage that data from the car to the pit wall and back to their headquarters sometimes halfway around the world.

Super thank you for sharing this video! Newbie F1 fan over here and with the new facts that I learned, will definitely appreciate watching the races for the upcoming 2024 season!

I really want to thank bit defender for sponsoring this video. This video changed my life.

As a seasoned F1 fan, this is the best explanation I have seen. You can properly geek out on multiple elements, whether you like tech innovation, strategy or the drivers drama. So excited for all the new fans coming in from this! F1 is way more than Drive to Survive.

I love how you’re not afraid to explore topics that aren’t expected from tech UKpostsrs. Keep up the original content 🙌🏻

Great Video! Huge F1 fan here. The wife and I traveled to Vegas for the race. And it definitely lived up to the hype!

Again great tech content and the confused girl in the background from minute 10:20, made my day 😄😄😄. Thank you!

As a German I naturally grew up watching races with my dad and being a huge fan of Michael Schumacher. Now I can share this joy with my own son and to me it's really crazy how big F1 has become over the past few years. I'm not really a fan of all the entertainment stuff surrounding the sport nowadays, but it's still cool to see my favorite sport in all the different places. And now even on a UKposts channel I've never thought would be talking about F1. Glad for every new fan.

I'm a long time F1 fan from Europe and I am really happy to see MKBHD talking about Formula 1. It deserves all of the popularity it has gained in the past years since Drive to Survive came out and MKBHD did an excellent introduction to new F1 fans.

Really awesome stuff! I only missed the riders rivalary and drama... there are dynamics in play that make the story of F1 Riders so fascinating to watch and find your riders to root for.

Great video! I recently got into the wormhole of F1 racing! You did a great job explaining!

Great video highlighting the geniuses behind F1! One other thing, the 2020 season was delayed by 4 months due to Covid but the teams utilised their engineers to help with pandemic by designing and manufacturing respiratory equipment.

I am so happy you found the sport! I guess all teams would love to work with you. Would love to see some sort of tech series with interviews with the actual engineers of F1

Another banger video! I got into F1 recently and watching this video made me love it even more. Looking forward to many such interesting F1 videos.

my first f1 race was this years USGP at my home track (COTA) and it was an amazing experience. will definitely be going to '24s race and WEC returning!

Bro putting his life on the line to do a commercial for F1, Ferrari and Bitdefender all at once 🤣🤣

Perhaps the craziest part of all this and something many people don't really believe or understand is just how physically challenging it is to drive an F1 car. These guys are some of the most fit athletes on the planet. The G forces, heat inside the cockpit, heavy steering and brakes, as well as just the focus required makes them lose up to 10 pounds of weight per race. So imagine losing 10 pounds in an hour and a half. These guys pretty much have fighter pilot level of fitness.

The Checkered Flag pattern in the background with the light and shadow play ❣ Subtle details👏👏👏

Another great video! I, too,have been recently inundated with F1 content - and I always even a car and tech lover - so it’s a great fit! I watched another video which was an introduction of F1 2 newbies, and it was very different from this, but very complementary. Watching your video of filled in some of the gaps now I have to convince my husband that we need to go to an F1 event!!!

Never felt MKBHD would say out the sponsor name these many times. 😂

As a long time F1 fan (started watching at 4 years old to support Senna as mandatory by Brazilian law), I liked the innitiative. I find it fun so interesting that new people are getting to F1. Fun thing how even a tech guy provides very basic engineering and general curiosityinfo when he's new to F1 too heheh

Great video. I know it's different from the usual content you make. Hope you make more videos breaking down the car. A whole video on the front to the back to the braking system and just everything in general.

Im going to start tuning in. Lack of knowledge ln the sport kept me away.. thinking it was too hard to learn but u broke it down so easily! So thank u for the hardwork

this is the greatest ad i've ever seen

The guy who didn´t recognize Nico Rosberg some Years ago now explains F1. Great progress ;)

So excited to see a video explaining the engineering basics in F1! Its one of the things that drew me to it when I first got into it. Also love the custom car design, where did you get the model from?

Really appreciate this simple but detailed expanation for amateurs of F1, because sometimes it might just seem a bit confusing and overwhelming for people, u really put it in easy words, congrats on that

I've been an F1 fan for 18 years. This thing is like a drug to me, i haven't miss a single race during that time since i started following. I didn't expect Marques to make a video about F1 but everything is spot on and perfectly explained, like all the content on this channel. Cool to see how passionate you became about it !

I love that Marques is now a fan of F1, I recently joined as a fan when I built my sim to race on two years ago. It's been a blast to watch the races.

Really love this explanation. Hope you do video like this for other interesting topics too. ❤

I've been following this sport for the past 30 years and you did a splendid job in explaining the basics of the sport and the ultra high tech involved. Kudos to you and your team.

I’ve been huge into F1 since Kimi won it all in 2007, and seeing this video makes me SO happy! It really is the most pure marriage of raw talent and skill and engineering. It simply can’t be overstated how good the drivers are, and their engineers are even better.

It's interesting to see how this field is full of constraints, yet engineers still manage to find room for growth.

We started watching races with my father maybe 25 years ago when they started broadcasting in my country. Then there was a gap until maybe 5 years ago i have stumbled upon a race highlights video on UKposts and since then i watch them. Not the same as watching the whole races, but with all happening in life i can spare so much time. I still get the excitement of a race weekend, watch practice recaps, then Qualy on Saturday, race highlights on Sunday, avoiding social media to not get spoiled :D It is a fun tradition now. I would probably watch some full races in Europe (so, not during night) if i could have a cheap and convenient way to stream, but i am ok with what i have now. A glimpse of technological advancement and marvel :)

I started to follow the sport in April after finally finishing Drive to Survive. I wish this video had come out then because I barely knew what was happening. Thankfully now at the end of the season and following a few creators on TikTok, I've learned so many things that I had zero idea even existed at the beginning of the year.

Best F1 ever were the V10 motors. I will never forget the first time I walked into Catalunya Circuit in Spain 2005, the sound, fire and energy you could literally feel coming out of those V10 engines and exhaust's, to this day still gives me chills when I think about it.

It's really cool to see Marques do a video about F1, also because it's from the perspective of someone who's just finding out about all this stuff. I do get the feeling though that he didn't have the video fact checked by anyone that knows F1 well. For example: the plank underneath the cars is not wood anymore, but a type of resin. Also DRS wasn't some clever trick that some teams thought of, it was mandated by the rules from one year to the next to improve overtaking.

The drive to survive series on Netflix is really good. I have a atmos home theather setup and the audio is amazing.

Went to watch the practice day in Singapore back in 2019 and it was incredible to see live. Would love to see a race some day.

If you would be interested to go to another race next season I would highly recommend going to one of the classic European races like Monza or Silverstone. The atmosphere there is just to another level.

At 7:20 the extra front wing that the Arrows team tried to run wasn't removed because it didn't work, but it was removed because the FIA immediately banned for safety concerns before qualifying. Also notable that at the Vegas GP, all of the manholes were already welded down, which is standard at all street courses. But the downforce of the Ferrari made the concrete around the manhole fail, so rather than rewelding the manholes, they reinforced the concrete around all the other manholes

I think this is a best explanation of f1 racing I have ever watched. I was always confused on what was going on with points and stuff.

This video just showcase how good a Marquez is. In the realm of a new subject for this channel as well as for yourself, he managed to balance being informative for an educational content and being entertaining and professional. Thank you for being the earth’s best tech reporter!

That MKBHD F1 model looked sickkk!!! Big props to whoever designed and created that! Makes me want to see an MKBHD livery now in an actual race 😂

What is amazing is that two different teams, with different engines, different chassis, different suspension different wheels, steering wheels, humans - everything except for the plank - often come in with lap speed differences measured in thousandths of seconds in qualifying and hundredths of a second after 150 miles of racing - it is freekin astonishing.

As always informative ... easy and interesting to follow :) Thanks Marques

the vegas sphere looked really cool hugging the track. Brings a near video-game like quality. Would be great to see it animate in reaction to the race.

I've been working for F1 just a couple of years, and I've been following you for some more time, I'm very happy to see this beautifully produced video. You did explain the basics very well. Winter season is always tough with the workload, so watching this video makes it worth it. Edit: Talking about strategy while showing Ferrari is hilarious lol

Hi Marques, Great intro video to F1. You've hit upon one of the main reasons why the sport got its hooks into me early; the engineering challenge. The way that teams of engineers find different solutions to the same problem - how to go faster (and faster) around a race track given the rules. The decisions and compromises they make - i.e. do we make our car really fast on the straights (low drag) and compromise a bit on the corners where downforce (and so drag) is more important? It's fascinating. Couple of notes though. 1. KERS was introduced by the FIA for the 2009 season as an option, in a bid to push the teams towards "greener" technologies. The interesting thing here is that it did not mandate how that recovered energy was to be stored. The rules mandated an amount that can be stored, and a maximum rate of discharge. Not every team used it at first - from memory only 4 or 5 teams did - and the storage technology was a flywheel for some, and batteries for others. The technology was eventually refined enough (storage got lighter) to make it mandatory for all teams if they wanted to compete. 2. DRS was introduced to the rules in 2011 by the FIA to combat the difficulties cars had with overtaking. Specifically, all of the aerodynamic devices worked the air so hard that the air behind the leading car was extremely disturbed, meaning that the car behind did not have the "clean" air needed to maximise its aero, and so could not really catch the car in front. DRS rules (can be used in specific zones on the racetrack, but only if the following car was within 1 second of the leading car) gave chasing cars a boost, to increase the number of overtakes during a race, and improve the spectacle. Other technical development highlights for me through the years: - Just about everything Colin Chapman did at Lotus. Making the engine a stressed part of the chassis. Pioneering front and rear aero. Ground effect. The man was a genius engineer. - The fan car - the Brabham BT46. - The Williams FW14B from 1992 - with all the toys - semi-auto transmission, active suspension, traction control.. - The McLaren F-duct on the MP4-25 from 2010. The car had basically a fluid switch that the drivers could close a system that would result in airflow being redirected to the rear wing to stall it on the straights - reducing drag and improving top speed. - Red Bull Racing's blown diffuser technology - using the ECU to continue to run the engine at high rpm even while the driver was slowing the car for a corner to continue to force airflow through the diffuser to improve downforce. - Brawn GP's double diffuser leading to their amazing championship win There are so many...

Please make more of these style videos. Super interesting to learn about the "hidden" tech and would love to see it in other industries/sports and parts of the world!

I don't think many people realize the logistics and tech behind races and F1 as a whole! Cool vid

I've been watching F1 for 30+ years now, and I'm absolutely loving your enthusiasm and dedication to explain things to newcomers. Great video!

For anyone just starting to look into F1, it's easy to make the mistake of focusing solely on the battle for the front, and the overall winner, which is not always the most interesting areas of competition. There are all sorts of stories, rivalries, and tussles taking place all throughout the 20 drivers. I often found myself rooting for an underdog team that was slowly improving (e.g. for *years* Williams was a guaranteed last-place finisher, but they have been slowly pulling themselves up and often score points). The Netflix series is a great introduction to what's really going on.

Great job videos like this make my day -London

One of the best videos I have seen in a while! Good work Marques!