Oscar Piastri on Track. Courtesy of Formula1.com Have you ever turned on a Formula 1 race and wondered how we got from a random Friday session to lights out on Sunday? Formula 1 (F1)  is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel formula cars, featuring 10 teams with 2 drivers each competing in 24+ Grand Prix races worldwide. A few common terms you need to know to fit in are Pit Stop: a 2-3 second stop to change tires, DRS (Drag Reduction System): a rear wing flap that opens...

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Doriane atop her F1 Academy car. Courtesy of Mercedesamgf1.com When the news broke that Doriane Pin had been named a development driver for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team, it was easy to treat it like another feel-good headline. A young and talented driver gets rewarded; progress is being made; that's the end of the story. But this move deserves more attention than that, because it signals something that motorsport has been missing for a long time, a real pathway forward. More Than...