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The F1 dictionary: Everything you need to know from A to Z

Don't know your ERS from your DRS? Need to know what those engine tokens are all about? Well, help is at hand in the form of our updated-for-2016 jargon-busting F1 dictionary...Enjoy!

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A is for: Abu Dhabi, Alonso, April and...

Fernando Alonso

B is for: Beached, Bernie, Brundle and...

C is for: Calendar, Champagne, Clean air and...

Sebastian Vettel

D is for: Degradation, Dennis, DRS and...

DRS

E is for: Engagingly complex, Engine, ERS and... 

Daniel Ricciardo engine failure: 2015 Hungarian GP practice

F is for: F1, Ferrari, Finland and...

Ferrari

G is for: Gate, Graining, Grid Walk and...

Martin Brundle (GBR) Sky F1 presenter on the grid at Formula One World Championship, Rd1

H is for: Hamilton, Hammertime, Hybrid and...

I is for: Iceman, Imola, Innovation and...

Kimi Raikkonen climbs out of his Ferrari on the grid

J is for: Japan, Jorda, Journeyman and...

Carmen Jorda

K is for: Kaltenborn, Kravitz, Kvyat and...

Ted Kravitz

L is for: Lap, Lights, Lotus and...

F1 start lights

M is for: Maldonado, Marko, Multi-21 and...

Pastor Maldonado

N is for: Newey, Noise, Nurburgring and...

Nurburgring

O is for: Opposite lock, Osella, Overtaking and...

Rosberg overtakes Vettel

P is for: Parc ferme, Podium, Prost and...

Lewis Hamilton Arnold Schwarzenegger

Q is for: Qualifying, Quester and...

The top three after Bahrain qualifying

R is for: Racing line, Retirement, Rosberg and...

Jenson Button

S is for: Sandbagging, Schumacher, Slicks and...

T is for: Tank Slapper, Tifosi, Tokens and...

Podium scene Monza

U is for: Undercut, Unpredictable, Unsafe Release and...

Nico Hulkenberg loses his front wing during the Hungarian GP

V is for: V6, Vettel, Virtual Safety Car and...

Virtual Safety Car board

W is for: W06, Walker, Williams and...

X is for: X factor, X-wings and...

X wings

Y is for: Yas Marina, Yellow Flag and...

Yas Marina circuit

Z is for: More than you might think...

Ricardo Zonta

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