Guess the F1 Driver

About Guess the F1 Driver

Guess the F1 Driver is a browser game from Venter Foundry in which the answer each day is one Formula 1 driver. Everyone who plays on the same UTC date is looking for the same driver, and a countdown on the page shows when the next one arrives.

You start by typing a driver's name into the search box and picking from the list. The guess opens a card with five clues: the driver's debut season, Grand Prix starts, podiums, country and whether they were world champion. Each clue is coloured red for no match, yellow for close and green for a match. Debut turns yellow within five years of the answer and country turns yellow for the same continent, while arrows on the numbers tell you whether the target is higher or lower.

You get ten guesses, more than most driver-guessing games give, which leaves room to work through eras and nationalities. A game mode menu changes the pool you are guessing from: Recent drivers who debuted after 2005, Historic drivers from before 2005 with at least ten podiums, Race Winners, World Champions, or All drivers with 30 or more starts.

The game keeps stats and a daily streak in your browser, has a set of achievements to unlock, offers a colour blind mode and lets you share your result. No account is needed. It suits Formula 1 fans who know their grid history and want a quick daily quiz with numbers to reason about.

How to play Guess the F1 Driver

1. Open the game; the date of the puzzle (UTC) and the time to the next one are shown under the logo.
2. Choose a game mode from the menu if you want a narrower pool, such as World Champions or Recent drivers.
3. Type a driver's name in the search box and pick them from the list to make your first guess.
4. Read the card: debut, starts, podiums, country and champion each turn red, yellow or green, and arrows say whether the target's number is higher or lower.
5. Use the clues to narrow the era, nationality and record of the driver, and guess again.
6. Find the driver within ten guesses, then check your stats and share your result.

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Tips

• A yellow debut means the answer started within five years of your guess, so the arrow then tells you which side to search.
• Open with a driver with a middling number of starts and podiums: the arrows on both numbers cut the field in half quickly.
• A yellow country only means the same continent, so a European guess that turns yellow still leaves many nations open.
• If the champion clue is red on a champion, the answer never won a title, which rules out a large group of famous names.

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