What is a hot lap and out lap?

[jacksmith]

Can somebody please explain

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Out lap is the lap during which the car gets out of the pits. A hot lap is basically a fast lap. It could be more specific such as when it refers to a qualifying lap. The out lap would be the one before that.

 

[damez]

Some other lingo; in-lap, which is basically the lap before or on which they pit I assume. Also penulltimate lap I believe is the second last lap.

 

[jacksmith]

Out lap is the lap during which the car gets out of the pits. A hot lap is basically a fast lap. It could be more specific such as when it refers to a qualifying lap. The out lap would be the one before that.

Thanks but who decides and how can you find out if the driver is going to do a hot lap(qualifying lap).I hear martin brundle saying alonso is on a hot lap and I wonder what is it and how does he know he is on a hot lap.

 

[Cap'n Jack]

Thanks but who decides and how can you find out if the driver is going to do a hot lap(qualifying lap).I hear martin brundle saying alonso is on a hot lap and I wonder what is it and how does he know he is on a hot lap.

One can tell if a driver is on a hot lap by the drivers sector times. Each circuit is split into (usually) 3 sectors. When the driver crosses a sector with a very competitive time, it can be assumed that the driver is on a hot lap. There are occasions, like in qualifying, where the driver has very little time to post a competitive lap, in those cases any fast lap is obviously a hot lap.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Thanks but who decides and how can you find out if the driver is going to do a hot lap(qualifying lap).I hear martin brundle saying alonso is on a hot lap and I wonder what is it and how does he know he is on a hot lap.

There is no exact definition in F1 for a hot lap. The commentator can apply it how they went. If Alonso crossed the line, completing his out-lap, and was going at a decent pace a commentator could say that he is on a hot lap.

 

[Touring Mars]

During qualifying, cars obviously need to come in and out of the pit lane... a lap immediately after exiting the pits is called an 'out lap' and a lap that ends with a car coming into the pits is an 'in lap'. Any other laps are 'full laps' where the car starts and ends the lap by crossing the start/finish line. A 'hot lap' is any full lap attempted at full pace. Optimal qualifying conditions are fresh tyres and only as much fuel as is needed to complete one three-lap set of 'out lap', 'hot lap' and 'in lap', but sometimes drivers will stay out for longer, so long as they have enough fuel to do so.

 

[Roo]

Thanks but who decides and how can you find out if the driver is going to do a hot lap(qualifying lap).I hear martin brundle saying alonso is on a hot lap and I wonder what is it and how does he know he is on a hot lap.

You can also tell if a driver is on an out lap or a hot lap as out laps are not timed, due to the car having exited the pits instead of crossing the start/finish line.

In laps are also timed, but if the driver is more than about 3 seconds off the pace in normal conditions then the chances are it's an in lap.