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F1 broadcast 636 radio messages this season. A quarter of them were Mercedes.
We counted every team radio message Formula 1 broadcast in 2026. Kimi Antonelli has been played 85 times, Yuki Tsunoda and Lance Stroll four each, and the gap tracks the championship more closely than it tracks anything else.
Which F1 driver swears the most on team radio? We counted 37,359 messages
One broadcast radio message in 53 contains something the transcript has to censor. Three in four of them come from the driver, and the sweariest session is not the race.
Piastri vs Norris: The Closest Team-Mate Pairing on the Grid
Piastri and Norris are the rarest thing in F1, a genuine like-for-like comparison. We measured their qualifying gap across two seasons, and it is three hundredths of a second.
Norris vs Verstappen: The Title They Settled by Two Points
Norris and Verstappen compared on career numbers and the 2025 championship they decided by two points, plus what team-mate data says about ranking two drivers in different cars.
Hamilton vs Verstappen: The Head to Head, Properly Measured
Hamilton and Verstappen compared on career numbers, the one season they fought for a title, and why team-mate data is the only honest way to rank two drivers who never shared a garage.
F1 Driver Numbers Explained: Every Number on the 2026 Grid
Every F1 driver number on the 2026 grid, why drivers pick their own, what number 1 means, the story behind Hamilton's 44, and the number retired forever for Jules Bianchi.
The F1 Helmet Explained: The Toughest 1.5kg on the Grid
The F1 helmet explained, how a 1.5kg carbon shell withstands a 55-tonne crush and an 800 degree fire, the Zylon strip added after Felipe Massa's injury, and why it is the driver's last line of defence.
F1 Super Licence Points: How a Driver Actually Qualifies
The FIA Super Licence explained, the hardest driving licence in the world, the 40-point system that gets you into F1, the junior ladder, the age rule Verstappen triggered, and the theory test.
How F1 Drivers Train: The Most Brutal Seat in Sport
How F1 drivers train, why sitting in the car is one of the most physically punishing jobs in sport, the neck work, the 50 degree heat, the half-marathon heart rate, and the weight they sweat off every race.
F1 Driver Salaries Explained: Who Earns What, and Why It's Uncapped
F1 driver salaries explained, from Max Verstappen's $70 million to a rookie's $1 million, why the very best earn so much more than the rest, and why none of it counts against the cost cap.
What Is the HANS Device in F1? The Simple Collar That Ended a Killer
The HANS device explained in full, the biomechanics of how a simple carbon collar stops a fatal head injury, the 20-year fight to get drivers to wear it, and how it turned basilar skull fracture from a killer into a rarity.
How Many G's Do F1 Drivers Experience? G-Force Explained
How many g's F1 drivers take under braking and cornering, why 2026 cars brake far less hard, why the neck is the hardest part, and the biggest crash loads ever recorded in the sport.