As someone who doesn’t watch or know much about f1, what’s the significance of completing every lap in a season? Don’t all drivers need to finish all laps?
No, if you get lapped by the leader, your race distance is effectively shortened by a lap. You don’t drive for an additional lap to catch up, you just cross the finish line a lap down. Naturally if you crash out you won’t be able to complete every lap either.
Basically completing every lap implies:
a reliable car, especially considering this year’s calendar was longest ever
As someone who doesn’t watch or know much about f1, what’s the significance of completing every lap in a season? Don’t all drivers need to finish all laps?
No, if you get lapped by the leader, your race distance is effectively shortened by a lap. You don’t drive for an additional lap to catch up, you just cross the finish line a lap down. Naturally if you crash out you won’t be able to complete every lap either.
Basically completing every lap implies:
It’s not enforced if you crash out or have a mechanical failure.