Five Lambal Lights, which do not look for traffic light, warn the contestants about the beginning of the race.

But why are there five lights that show that the race started and serves the purpose? Wouldn’t it be enough if one had one?

Five red light systems in Formula 1 are designed to ensure that the race starts in a fair and faithful way.

Of course, there are some reasons for this. First of all, let’s not forget that it is to make a faithful start. In an environment with high speed and competition, F1, it is quite valuable that the race starts in a faithful way. The five lights help all drivers to start at the moment and fairly.

The use of five lights instead of a single light allows drivers to see the start lights more easily. In particular, it is easier to notice the lights for drivers behind the grid.

These lights are burning in turn.

Five lights are burning for 1 second. This allows the competitors to start based on the reflexes of the yellow light in the traffic lights.

In addition, with the burning of a single light suddenly, the one burning of more than one light prevents contestants from entering the spiritual tension.

This application has been used since 1996 and has become an iconic starting procedure in F1. Before this system, races were started with green light. However, when this system was less effective for the contestants, the five light system was passed.