F1 Explains: Lap Counts, Practice Sessions and Teams' Size
Ahead of the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix, Christian Hewgill puts listener questions to F1TV Lead Presenter Laura Winter and two-time Le Mans podium finisher Alex Brundle on this episode of the F1 Explains podcast.
The pair explain why every Grand Prix runs a different number of laps, why team headcounts vary so widely across the grid, and what drivers and engineers are actually doing during practice sessions.
They also tackle tyre regulations, the perennial debate over whether driver or car matters more, and why putting every driver in identical machinery wouldn't settle the question of who is truly the best.
