This is why F1 waves do two checker flags to end their race.

In Formula 1, Black and white checker flag marks The end of a race and the driver who is first waved is the winner. But what does this mean, as viewed several times in the 2025 F1 season, two checker flags are waved at the conclusion of a grand prix?

This is not a joke, the vigilant audiences of this year’s F1 Race Finnish may have seen that in some Grands Prix, in fact two black and white checkers were waving flags. In SujukaFor example, but Miami and in this too Weekend in BarcelonaTwo checker flags were waved to ring at the end of the race. However, there is only one official flag of them.

“The first flag is always the official checker flag, which is marked with the FIA ​​logo, which indicates the end of the race,” a spokesperson for the governing body of motorsports.

The second flag, waved from the pit wall, is not a regulatory function. It is purely a Formula 1 marketing stunt, which prominently staging for cameras.

For example, in the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, ​​professional footballer Robert Lewandowski was honored to wave it.

The FIA ​​spokesperson said, “The concept is similar to formal kick-off in other sports in other sports, such as guests participate in a symbolic beginning for sports.”

So, what is this second checker flag really?

The Representative of the FIA ​​said, “It has fans’ names, allowing them to be a part of history by purchasing a section of the flag.”

But this is not cheap. F1 sells individual flag panels at authentic various price points. The range is wide: receiving your name Hungarian GP The sound of the flag is € 241.95, while in one place Las Vegas Flag Goes for € 665.95.

It is at least more than that is at least than placing your name on one flag. After the race, fans receive a frame -rich memento that includes a picture of the flag waved in front of the winning car, as well as with the cut out panel of the original flag – which tolerates their name – as well as a certificate of authenticity.

So yes, this is a real checker flag. There is not simply a checker flag that officially ends a formula 1 race.