Since Formula One is a constantly-changing subject, its pages need constant updating. The following guidelines should help when updating F1-related articles.
Update
Pole position#Top ten most Formula One pole positions if required, specifically if Leclerc, Alonso or Bottas make their way into the top 10 (in most cases, no manual update will be required as the table uses {{F1stat}} and Hamilton and Verstappen's positions in the table can't change in 2024)
Update the tables in the "Results and standings" section
Update the articles for all participating drivers:
Update the "Career summary" table, if required (most of the time no manual update should be required as the current season values are based on {{F1stat}})
Update the "Complete Formula One results" table
Update the "Records" section (if there is one), if required:
Fernando Alonso#Records held will need updating after every race (Longest time between first and last starts, Furthest distance driven in F1)
If a driver scores points in their first race, increment the number of drivers to have done this in the lead of
Pedro de la Rosa
If Max Verstappen didn't start the race, change the "Active Pursuant" and associated "Streak" columns in the first row of
Iron_man_(sports_streak)#Iron_man_leaderboard to the appropriate driver and number
Update the articles for all participating constructors, as required. Most of the numbers in these articles will auto-update, as they are based on {{F1cstat}}. Specific items which require manual updating are:
the "Most 1–2 finishes", "Most qualifying 1–2s" and "Most laps led" rows of the table in
Scuderia Ferrari#Formula One results; most of the other figures in that table should auto-update
the "as of" statement and number of races in
Team Enstone
the results table in
AMR GP if necessary (in most cases, no manual update will be required - the Points and WCC columns auto-update)
Update the corresponding "XXX Grand Prix results" article, e.g.
McLaren Grand Prix results, if required. Note that most of these articles will auto-update as the current season values are based on {{F1R2024}} and {{F1cstat}}
Update the infobox, if required. In most cases, no manual update will be required, as the table contents are based on {{F1cstat}}
Update the results table, if required. In most cases, no manual update will be required, as the table contents are based on {{F1R2024}} and {{F1cstat}}
Update
Fastest lap, if a driver sets their first fastest lap
Update the "as of" statement and number of WDC races in the third paragraph of
List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems. Increase the number of drivers/constructors who have scored points if a driver/constructor scores their first point(s). Update the number of races for which half points have been awarded if necessary.
Update
List of Formula One circuits - update the "Seasons" and "Races held" columns. If it was the first race at a new circuit, update the number of circuits to host a race and the latest circuit to host a race in the "History" section.
If it's a Red Bull driver, update the number of titles in the lead of
Christian Horner
If the car was designed by Adrian Newey, update
Adrian Newey#Formula One Championships (the table and the lead-in text) and the third paragraph of the article lead
If it's Red Bull, update the number of titles in the lead of
Christian Horner and the number of constructors' titles in the lead of
Dietrich Mateschitz
If the car was designed by Adrian Newey, update
Adrian Newey#Formula One Championships (the table and the lead-in text) and the third paragraph of the article lead
If something unusual happened, e.g. a 1-2 finish for German drivers, no European on the podium, etc, check the race report for the last time this happened and see if there's a statement there that needs to be updated or removed.
At the end of a season
Y = done at the end of the 2023 season; N = not (yet) done at the end of the 2023 season; * = partially done at the end of the 2023 season; = not done at the end of the 2023 season but now doesn't need to be done
Just before the final race of the season:
Y Update the team article infoboxes to include new season details (drivers, chassis, engine, etc.), leaving the old season details in place. NOTE: 2024 season details have not been added into the infoboxes of
Alfa Romeo in Formula One or
Scuderia AlphaTauri because these teams will change name for 2024, so details of their 2024 participation will probably be contained in a different article
Y Update the driver article infoboxes to include new season details (team, car number), leaving the old season details in place.
Y Update the "Formula One drivers from <country>" articles' infoboxes to include new season details (including countries with no drivers for the new season)
(It's recommended to do these updates before the new season fields are unhidden in the templates, so that the correct/correctly formatted information is already in place when the fields are unhidden, thereby avoiding well-intentioned but malformed infobox updates immediately after the completion of the final race of the season)
During the final race of the season, or immediately afterwards:
Y Update {{Formula One teams}} to include information from both the old and new seasons. See
this version as an example.
(It's recommended to do these updates while the final race of the season is in progress, to avoid well-intentioned editors hacking the driver/team infoboxes or the teams template because they don't show their favourite driver's new team the second the race finishes)
Any time after the completion of the final race of the season:
Y Add the new season link to {{Formula One}} (but leave the old season link there too), see
this version of the template as an example.
Y Add new season information to team navboxes (e.g. {{McLaren}}) Old season information should be retained until 1 January.
Y Update the "Last season" fields in the team and driver infoboxes to refer to the just-completed season (including de-populating the fields for teams and drivers who didn't compete in the just-completed season, but competed in the previous one).
Y Update the heading of the old season "cars" template (change "that compete in" to "that competed in").
Y Update old season car articles to say "was driven by" instead of "is being driven by".
Y subst transclusions of {{LatestF1GP}} in old season car infoboxes. Suggest doing the substing by hand rather than using a tool like AutoWikiBrowser, which leaves behind lots of extraneous markup.
Y Update the "Highest season finish" parameter if necessary in the "Formula One drivers from <country>" articles' infobox.
Y subst transclusions of {{F1cstat|seasonposition}} and {{F1cstat|seasonpoints}} in constructor, constructor results and engine supplier results articles (don't forget
AMR GP and
Sauber Motorsport). Suggest doing the substing by hand rather than using a tool like AutoWikiBrowser, which leaves behind lots of extraneous markup. Consider leaving this until when the new season rows are added to the table, so the markup can be copied.
Y subst transclusions of {{F1cstat}} in old season car articles. Suggest doing the substing by hand rather than using a tool like AutoWikiBrowser, which leaves behind lots of extraneous markup. Consider leaving this until the new season car article has been created, so that the formulas for number of races/wins/poles/podiums/fastest laps can be copied from the old season car article into the new season car article (of course, if the substing is done earlier, the calculations can always be retrieved from the old season car article history)
Y Remove old season info from team navboxes and remove the navboxes from articles they no longer link to
Y Remove old season fields from and add next season placeholders to {{Infobox F1 driver}} and {{Infobox F1 team}} (e.g. on 1 January 2024, remove the 2023 fields and add 2025 placeholders (the 2024 fields will already be in the templates))
Y Update {{F1 Drivers Standings}} for the upcoming season (i.e. update the race links and clear out the results matrix)
Y Update {{F1 Constructors Standings}} for the upcoming season (i.e. update the race links and clear out the results matrix.
Y Add new constructors (chassis makes) to {{F1cstat}}. Optionally, subst transclusions of {{F1cstat}} for constructors who have not competed for the past 2 seasons (and who we don't expect to return), then remove then from the template.
Y Update the calculations in {{F1estat}} based on the the engine supply arrangements for the new season. Subst transclusions of {{F1estat}} for engine suppliers who will not be competing in the new season. Then add new engine suppliers and remove old engine suppliers from the template. (Note: Red Bull Powertrains has not been substed/removed from the template)
Y Update the importance of drivers, constructors, circuits and Grands Prix in accordance with the
importance scale for the upcoming season.
Once the driver lineup for the new season has been finalised:
Y Update the "Formula One drivers from <country>" articles. For countries with no drivers the relevant year parameter should read "None".
Y Hardcode the "Last race" infobox field for drivers who won't be returning for the new season. Hardcode the "Last race" infobox field for countries with no returning drivers.
Y Subst transclusions of {{F1stat}} for drivers who have not competed for two complete seasons, or who have announced their retirement from F1 and add drivers who will be competing but are not currently in the template. Once all transclusions for those drivers have been substed, remove those drivers from the template (and template documentation). Articles where transclusion needs to be done is:
Y Add "new season" rows to the team "Formula One results" and "Racing record" tables (don't forget
AMR GP and
Sauber Motorsport)
Y Add "new season" rows to the engine supplier "Formula One results" tables. Note: the 2023 and 2024 rows for Honda RBPT were added to
Honda Grand Prix results
Y Add "new season" rows to the driver "Formula One results" tables
Y Add "new season" rows to the driver "Career summary" tables
Y Subst transclusions of {{F1stat}} in the "old season" row of the driver "Career summary" tables (in theory this can be done any time after the final race of the old season, but it probably makes sense to do it when the "new season" row is added to the table, so that whoever does it can copy the "old season" row to create the "new season" row, before substing the "old season" row)
Numerous F1-related articles contain statements of the form "As of <date> ..." or "To date ..." The end of the season seems like a good time to review these statements and update them if necessary. Note: In mid-June 2021, there was a large purge of "Notes" sections in race report articles. So some of the "as of" statements in the "YYYY <country> Grand Prix" articles listed below may have been deleted.
1953 Formula One season: "Italian
Alberto Ascari won the 1953 World Championship of Drivers, his second and last championship title and the last by an Italian driver, as of 2023[update]."
1965 Monaco Grand Prix: "As of 2023, this is the second and last time a driver has crashed into the harbour..."
1966 Formula One season: "...Brabham became the first and (as of 2023) the only driver to ever win the World Championship in a car carrying his own name ..."
1974 Argentine Grand Prix: "This race was also the 8th and last victory of Hulme's Formula One career, and as of 2023, the last for a New Zealand driver."
1975 Spanish Grand Prix: "It was also the race in which
Lella Lombardi became the first and as of 2024 only woman to score points towards the World Championship..."
1976 Austrian Grand Prix: "As of 2023[update], this remains the last World Championship race that Ferrari did not enter and the last time an American constructor won a F1 race."
1976 Japanese Grand Prix: "As of 2024, this is the longest period between a first and second victory of a driver in the series."
1989 San Marino Grand Prix: "The Grand Prix had a total of 39 entrants, the largest amount in Formula One history. This record was equalled in the following 14 races of the season but, as of 2022, it has not been broken."
1990 San Marino Grand Prix: "As of May 2022 Patrese holds the record for the longest waiting period between two Grand Prix wins, at 6 years, 6 months and 28 days."
1991 Formula One World Championship: "As of 2023[update], it is also the last constructors' title won by a Honda-powered car (although the supplier
Red Bull Powertrains who won the constructors' championship in 2022 used a Honda-based engine design and had Honda technical assistance)"
1992 Brazilian Grand Prix: "As of 2024, this was the last time a woman, Giovanna Amati, took part in the World Championship..."
1993 European Grand Prix: "Senna won from Hill and Prost, having made four pit stops in the wet-dry conditions compared to Prost's seven, which is a record that stands as of 2018."
1993 European Grand Prix: "As of 2018, McLaren currently is still in possession of the famous Sega trophy..."
1993 South African Grand Prix: "This was the 33rd South African Grand Prix and, as of 2024, the most recent Formula 1 race held in the continent of Africa."
1994 Australian Grand Prix: "As of 2024, this was the last Formula One race where the number of participants exceeded the number of places on the starting grid."
1997 European Grand Prix: "As of 2023, this race was the last time that Jerez hosted a Formula One Grand Prix, although it has held many pre-season test days."
1997 German Grand Prix: "It was also the last victory for an Austrian driver as of 2024."
1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix: "Though Villeneuve went on to win the 1997 Drivers' Championship, this turned out to be his 11th and final Formula One victory and, as of February 2024[update], the last for a Canadian driver."
1998 Italian Grand Prix: "As of 2024, this was the last win for tyre manufacturer Goodyear in Formula One."
1999 European Grand Prix: "It was also the last Grand Prix victory for Johnny Herbert, the last podium finish for the Prost Grand Prix team and also last-ever Formula 1 podium finish for the
Peugeot engine as of 2023."
1999 Formula One World Championship: "Wheels also were required to be tethered to the chassis in order to prevent them flying off in a crash, a feature which remains in place as of 2022."
2006 Formula One World Championship: "As of 2023, this is the last Constructors' Championship for Renault, and the last Drivers' Championship for a Spanish Formula One driver."
2008 Formula One World Championship: "As of 2024, this season marks the last World Drivers' Championship for McLaren, although Hamilton later won six more drivers' championships with
Mercedes."
2013 Indian Grand Prix: "This would be the last Formula One race at Buddh International Circuit and the last Indian Grand Prix, as of the
2023 season."
2014 Formula One World Championship: "...defending champion Vettel endured a winless season making the German driver the first defending champion since Jacques Villeneuve in 1998 to have this unwanted distinction and last to date, as of January 2024"
2014 Japanese Grand Prix: "As of 2019, the company has not released any official video footage of the accident."
2016 European Grand Prix: "...twenty-third running of the
European Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship and, as of 2024[update], the last time the title European Grand Prix was used for a Formula One race."
2021 Belgian Grand Prix: "as of 2022[update], this race is the only World Championship Grand Prix where there is no officially recognised fastest lap."
2021 Belgian Grand Prix: "As of 2023[update], it holds the record for being the shortest Formula One World Championship race ever held..."
2021 Belgian Grand Prix: "As of 2022[update], Formula One is exploring how to improve the raceability of cars in wet conditions in an attempt to reduce the need for safety cars and red flags in wet conditions."
Adelaide Street Circuit: "Prost's win saw him become the first, and as of 2018, the only winner of the Australian Grand Prix in both World Championship and Australian domestic formats"
Alain Prost: "As of January 2023, he is the last Frenchman to have won his home Grand Prix."
Alberto Ascari: "He was the team's first World Champion, and the last Italian to win the title as of 2024[update]."
Australian Grand Prix: "Unusual, even for a race of such longevity, as of 2020 the location of the Grand Prix has moved frequently with 23 different venues having been used over its life, a number eclipsing the 16 venues used for the French Grand Prix since its own 1906 start."
Belgian Grand Prix: "This rotation never eventualised and as of June 2020 the Belgian Grand Prix is contracted to be held through 2022."
Brabham: "Amati, the fifth and last (as of January 2023) woman to race in Formula One..."
Brawn BGP 001: "As of 2021, the Brawn BGP 001 is the last
Mercedes-powered
Formula One car to win the title but as an independent team with Mercedes acting as engine supplier only."
British American Racing: "... as of December 2023, the team competes as Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team."
Charles Leclerc: "As of March 2020, he is in a relationship with Monaco-based model, Instagram influencer and architecture student Charlotte Siné."
Damon Hill: "As of 2018 (the full Grand Prix track has not been used since 2000), Hill's lap record of 1:15.381 for the 3.780 km (2.349 mi) long track still stands."
Drag reduction system: "For the 2020 season, the drivers are only able to use the DRS system in the designated overtaking zones."
Eliseo Salazar: "As of 2022, he is the only Chilean to have participated in Formula One World Championship Grands Prix."
F1 Digital+: "As of 2023, all the events are produced and directed by F1 TV, now owned by
Liberty Media."
Ferrari F2004: "The fastest laps at Albert Park Circuit, Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Nürburgring GP-Strecke, Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Autodromo Nazionale Monza and Shanghai International Circuit all remain the current lap records, even though three out of these six tracks were still used in F1 as of 2019."
Ferrari F2007: "As of 2023, this is the last Ferrari F1 car to win the drivers' title."
Ferrari F2008: "As of the
2023 season the F2008 remains the most recent Ferrari Formula 1 car to win the World Constructors' Championship."
Ferrari SF71H: "As of the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the car holds the following official and outright lap records"
Ferrari SF71H: "As of the end of the 2021 championship, the SF71H is Ferrari's most successful car in the hybrid engine era (2014–present), scoring 6 wins (5 by Vettel, 1 by Räikkönen) and 24 podiums, surpassing its predecessor, the SF70H, that had 5 wins and 20 podiums."
Ferrari SF90: "The car holds the following official and outright lap records as of the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix:"
FISA–FOCA war: "the ten teams contesting the Formula One World Championship in
2019 are still covered under its provisions."
Formula One: "As of 2021 the hybrid engine are limited in performance to a maximum of 15,000 rpm..."
Formula One: "As of the 2019 season, there will always be a standing restart."
Formula One: "As of 2019, each team may have no more than two cars available for use at any time"
Formula One: "As of 2019, each driver is limited to 3 power units per season, before incurring grid penalties."
Formula One: "...as of 2022, a driver must complete at least 90% of the race distance in order to receive points."
Formula One: "As of the conclusion of the
2022 Championship[update], a total of 34 separate drivers have won the World Drivers' Championship..."
Formula One drivers from the Netherlands: "which is a still-standing record for the longest gap between successive Grands Prix in Formula One as of September 2019."
Formula One Group: "As of January 2020, the Group is run by
Chase Carey as Chairman and Chief Executive, with
Ross Brawn serving as Managing Director, Motor Sports. Ecclestone serves as Chairman Emeritus."
Formula One Group: "As of October 2020, the senior management of the company are:..."
Formula One racing: "As of 2023, ten teams are entered for the Formula One World Championship, each entering two cars for a total of twenty cars."
Formula One racing: "As of the
2022 season, all drivers are permitted to start the race on the tyre of their choice regardless of their grid position..."
Gilles Villeneuve: "To date, he is the only Canadian to win his home race."
Gilles Villeneuve: "A film based on the biography by Gerald Donaldson was announced in 2005, to be produced by Capri Films Inc, and with Christian Duguay named as the director, but the film has yet to materialise."
Giovanna Amati: "As of 2024, Amati is the last female driver who has attempted to qualify a Formula One car."
Grand Prix motor racing: "Ferrari appeared at the second World Championship race, in Monaco, and has the distinction of being the only manufacturer to compete throughout the entire history of the World Championship, still competing in 2024."
Haas VF-18: "The VF-18 is Haas' most successful car as of March 2024 with 93 points to its name."
Jacques Villeneuve: "As of 2019, no other Canadian has won the Indianapolis 500 or the Formula One Drivers' title."
Jacques Villeneuve: "As of 2024, he is the last non-European driver to win the World Championship."
Jaguar R2: "As of 2022, a Jaguar R2 runs in the
BOSS GP Championship driven by French driver Didier Sirgue."
Jaguar R5: "As of 2022, another Jaguar R5 chassis races in the championship driven by Dutch driver Frits van Eerd."
Jody Scheckter: "Scheckter is the first and, as of 2024, only driver from the continent of Africa to have won a Formula One race or the World Drivers' Championship."
Jolyon Palmer: "As of 2023, Palmer is working with F1 TV as a colour commentator on F1 Live and various shows on F1 TV."
Jordan EJ12: "As of 2023, the EJ12 chassis number 1, driven by Takuma Sato, is in the ownership of a driving experience company called Drift Limits."
Jules Bianchi: "As of 2024, it is also the most recent fatal accident to have occurred in Formula One."
Karun Chandhok: "As of 2021, he works for
Sky Sports as an analyst as well as occasional co-commentator and pit-lane reporter."
Kimi Räikkönen: "As of 2023[update], he is the latest Ferrari driver to have won the World Drivers' Championship."
Kimi Räikkönen: "As of the end of the 2023 Formula One season, Räikkönen's 2007 title triumph remains the most recent World Drivers' Championship win for a Scuderia Ferrari driver."
Lance Stroll: "He achieved his first podium finish, a 3rd place, at the
2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, becoming the
second-youngest driver to finish an F1 race on the podium and the youngest (and latest as of the end of 2022) to do so during his rookie season."
Lewis Hamilton: "Hamilton is the first and, as of 2023, the only black driver to race in the sport."
Lewis Hamilton: "The first and, as of 2021, the only black driver to race in Formula One, Hamilton has been subject to racist abuse throughout his career."
List of Formula One broadcasters: "As of 2019, Formula 1 TV restricts viewing to the country of residence, and requires the user, to have a valid credit card in that same country."
Lola LC90: "the Japanese Grand Prix was the last time (as of 2018) that no European or British driver has finished on the podium for a Formula One Grand Prix."
Lola T97/30: "As of January 2024, the T97/30 is last Lola chassis to compete at a Formula One World Championship Grand Prix weekend."
Lotus 77: "Three chassis were built and, as of 2018, all are still in existence."
Louis Chiron: "As of 2024 he is the only Monegasque driver to have won the Monaco Grand Prix."
Luca Badoer: "As of May 2023, Badoer holds the record for the most Grand Prix starts – 50 – and the most race laps completed – 2364 – without scoring a point."
Ludovico Scarfiotti: "As of the end of the 2023 Formula One season, Scarfiotti is also the last Italian to win [the Italian Grand Prix]."
March 701: "One of the two original Team Tyrrell cars, 701/4, was restored to its original condition and as of October 2017 is on display in the British Motor Museum."
Maria Teresa de Filippis: "Lombardi went on to become the first and as of 2023[update] only female driver to have finished a World Championship Formula One race in a point-scoring position."
Mario Andretti: "...the last American as of 2022 to win any US Grand Prix."
McLaren: "As of June 2018, the Bahrain royal family's Mumtalakat investment company owns 56% of McLaren Group, Mansour Ojjeh (TAG Group) owns 14%, Michael Latifi owns 10% and minor shareholders owning the rest."
McLaren MCL35: "... Sainz finished ninth and set the fastest lap and a new track record in the process, a record which still stands as of the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix."
McLaren MP4-23: "As of 2023[update] the MP4/23 is the last McLaren Formula One car to win the drivers' championship."
McLaren MP4-25: "As of 2024, the McLaren MP4-25 was the last-ever
Formula One car to utilize number No. 1 and No. 2 slots under the 1996–2013 Formula One car numbering systems despite its constructor not being the previous season's world constructor's champion."
McLaren MP4-29: "As of 2020, this car was the last McLaren model that was powered by a Mercedes engine"
Mercedes-Benz in Formula One: "The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, which is based in Brackley, England, and possesses a German licence, is as of 2022 majority owned by the Mercedes-Benz Group with Toto Wolff having a significant shareholding."
Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid: "As of March 2021, the F1 W06 Hybrid holds the following Formula One records:"
Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid: "As of January 2020, the F1 W07 Hybrid holds the following Formula One records:"
Mercedes AMG F1 W09 EQ Power+: "As of the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the car holds the following official and outright lap records:"
Mercedes AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+: "As of the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the F1 W10 EQ Power+ holds the following Formula One records:"
Mercedes MGP W02: "As of 2023, the Mercedes MGP W02 is the only Mercedes F1 car that failed to score a podium finish."
Mercedes W13: "Mercedes' streak of winning at least one race every season was extended to 11 seasons (the third longest in the sport's history as of 2024[update])"
Michael Schumacher: "This made Schumacher the only driver in the history of the sport, as of 2020, to be disqualified from a Driver's World Championship..."
Mika Salo: "...Salo has commentated on several F1 races on
MTV3 and the pay-channel
MTV3 MAX from 2005 till present (2019)."
Mike Beuttler: "As of 2018 he is the only known gay F1 driver..."
Monaco Grand Prix: "As of 2023, he remains the only native of Monaco to have won the event." (where "he" is
Louis Chiron)
Monaco Grand Prix: "As of 2022, two drivers have crashed and ended up in the harbour..."
Monaco Grand Prix: "As of 2023, Graham Hill is the only driver to have won the Triple Crown, by winning all three races."
Pit stop: "In Formula One, mid-race refuelling has been banned since 2010..."
Portal:Formula One/Did you know/9: "...that, as of 2018, the last win by a driver older than 40 years was in the 1994 Australian Grand Prix by Nigel Mansell?"
Red Bull RB11: "The team suffered their first winless season since
2008 and their last as of the end of 2023..."
Red Bull RB6: "As of 2023[update], the Red Bull RB6 remains the last customer-engined Formula One car to win the constructors' title..."
Red Bull RB9: "As of
2022, the Red Bull RB9 was the most recent
Renault-powered Formula One car to win the Constructors' Championship."
Rio Haryanto: "As of 2024, he is the first and only Indonesian F1 driver."
Robert Kubica: "He was the first and so far holds a record as of 2023[update], for being the only Polish racing driver to compete and win a race in
Formula One..."
Romain Grosjean: "He ... is the first – and as of 2018, only – two-time GP2 Asia champion and the only driver to hold both the GP2 Asia series and main GP2 series titles simultaneously"
Rubens Barrichello: "As of 2019, Rubens Barrichello is the only
Formula One driver to have raced in four different tyre brands to date."
Sauber C13: "Higher cockpit sides were later made mandatory for the 1996 season and are still as of 2019."
Sauber Motorsport: "As of June 2020, Sauber runs seven drivers in its junior team."