in brocedes hell

'Loneliness of the long distance runner / Shadows come closer, so I'll go on further'

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what happens in all those meetings a driver does on the weekend?

what's the structure of a race weekend? when's curfew? what does that mean? when do team members get there? what do they do all of the days? where is my driver at any given moment?

what's the shape of the paddock? how is it set up? what's the difference between a europe and a flyaway race for setup? why is monaco terrible to work in?

what's the difference between a race engineer and a performance engineer?

what's the canteen like at the factory? what is the food like at each hospitality on track? when is it served? who gets it?

who gets to go to a podium celebration? how do they know?

travel to the weekend, team logistics around who is where when

when my driver goes to the factory, what are they doing?

Bernie Collins covers these in her book. She breaks down a race from months out and does lots of day-by-day details.

🇭🇺 24.07.2026 | F1 Grand Prix of Hungary: Practice 2