Most of Formula 1 Fans don’t think about the painted lines of a racetrack unless their favorite driver is pushing the limits of the track. However, it is a huge effort to ensure that all the lines are placed correctly and that the drainage areas are designed correctly. a week before the Grand Prix. Although the process involves FIA approved paint, old brushes, wire and tape are still used to keep the edges sharp.
Matt Amy engaged Roadgrip, the leading road marking contractor for international motorsports, in preparation for This year’s Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix. “With Spa being seven kilometres in circumference, that’s a pretty big amount of linear metres,” Roadgrip’s Oli Middleton told Amys. “7,000 metres in total. Two lines. There’s 14,000 metres of line before you get to the grid and the pit lane.” That’s 8.7 miles of white lines!
Painting protocols have recently undergone a groundbreaking change with the advent of AI track limit monitoring. As a result, a light blue line needs to be painted just behind the normal track boundary so that the software can distinguish between legal and infraction drivers on the camera feed. However, race organizers may also disagree with officials because they want the track to match their desired aesthetic.
For example, the Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix provides Roadgrip with designs for drainage areas. Spa-Francorchamps The red-yellow striped design blends with the black pavement and is reminiscent of the Belgian tricolor flag.
Uses of Roadgrip Samoline anti-slip paint. While paint minimizes the loss of traction for race cars in the rain, its abrasive nature can make application difficult. Grit can clog airbrushes, and constant maintenance is required to keep the paint flowing. Along with air compressors, contractors use wire and tape to keep lines straight. So next time Lando Norris a warning about track limits, Rest assured that the paint job is more accurate than the McLaren racing track.
