Formation Lap

The formation lap in F1F1 is the pinnacle of open wheel,  single seater car racing and arguably the highest level of any motorsport globally...., also known as the warmup lap, is the slow lap drivers take before the start of the Grand PrixA Grand Prix is a motorsport series sanctioned by the FIA and held in various countries for a world title..... 

The pitlane and gridThe grid is a reference to the starting order of the race is typically determined by qualifying, however, with the... open 40 minutes before the race and the teams set the cars up in their grid boxAt the start of the race, the cars form a grid from the pole position on the start line. The.... The start of the race is preceded by the cars doing a low-speed lap of the circuitA circuit is a racetrack for car racing., a formation lap, behind the safety carThe FIA runs the event and is responsible for the safety of the drivers, crew, marshals and spectators. To manage... There's more... to warm their tyresToday's F1 cars are running 18-inch wheels (up from 13 inches in recent years) with the widths unchanged - 305mm... and have one last look at the track before the race starts. 

Once all the cars have returned to the grid and positioned themselves in their grid boxThe term Box comes from the German Boxenstopp, meaning pit stop and is used as a reference to the service... the starting procedure is initiated.