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Formula 1 Timing Screens Explained

By Brad Spurgeon, About.com

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Screens by number: Screen 1

Graphic image screenshot (c) Formula One Management Ltd.

Screen 1 starts showing all the cars in grid order with the words IN PIT in the lap time column.

During the first lap the screen updates the order as the cars cross the first intermediate position of the three timing and speed locations known as: Intermediate 1, Intermediate 2 and the Start/Finish line.

As each car crosses the Start/Finish line its number and driver's name is shown in white. When the leader crosses the Start/Finish line all other names go yellow. When the car leaves the pits, the word OUT is shown in the most recent lap time column, and the duration of the pit stop appears in the last sector column.

Colors

Yellow Standard

Red Exiting and entering the pits. Leaving the pits, it remains in red until the car goes through the first sector.

White The most recent reading available

Green Best for the driver

Magenta Overall best in the session. Individual sector times and speeds, and lap times.

Column descriptions

Position The classification of the car in the session. After the first 10 laps, the position of any driver who has not completed 90% of the distance covered by the leader does not appear.

Fastest lap time Fastest time for the driver in the session, in white

STOP Appears in place of the sector information when a car does not complete that sector, indicating the car has probably stopped on the circuit.

Most recent lap time As the car passes the Start/Finish line, the time for the lap just completed is shown.

A line showing the personal best in each sector for that car is displayed in yellow after the car has been in the pits for 15 seconds.

Lap count The number of laps started by the driver.

Time behind the car in front Difference between the driver and the man above the last time they crossed the Start/Finish line.

Pit stop count Number of pit stops by that driver

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