Racing lines, driver drinks + 'No. 1 drivers' Your Questions Answered by Bernie Collins + Lawrence Barretto

How do F1 drivers find the fastest way around a racetrack? Why do the stars of our sport use special drinks bottles? Do some F1 teams have No 1 and No 2 drivers? Race-winning F1 strategist Bernie Collins and F1 Correspondent and Presenter Lawrence Barretto return to answer your questions in another quickfire special. Plus, why do F1 tracks get grippier, what really goes on in F1 hospitality and how does the bonus point for fastest lap work?

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We might have answered your question on a previous episode:

• LIVE at the US Grand Prix - with F1 Explains listeners + David Coulthard
• The incredible logistics of F1 - with DHL + Alfa Romeo
• How F1 racetracks are designed - with the masterminds behind Miami
• How car liveries are created - with Alfa Romeo + McLaren
• The mental pressure of F1 - with David Coulthard
• Steering wheels - how they're designed + what the buttons do
• DRS - how F1's overtaking aid works and why it matters
• Tyres - an engineer, a driver and a designer explains why they matter
• The 2024 F1 calendar - why it helps make F1 more sustainable
• Wind Tunnels - the top secret tools where cars are created
• Race engineers - the voices on F1 Team Radio, with Zhou Guanyu
• Pit stops - how to do them perfectly
• Simulators with Aston Martin's Stoffel Vandoorne
• Racing in the rain with Mika Hakkinen + Haas race engineer Mark Slade
• Street circuits with Mika Hakkinen + Bernie Collins
• F1 driver fitness with Alexander Rossi + Sebastian Vettel's former trainer
• F1 in the USA - why the US has 3 races in 2023
• F1 Sprint weekends with Haas driver Kevin Magnussen

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