Template:Infobox F1 driver/doc

Usage


For filling in the updated parameter, use  or.

Examples

 * Example - current driver: Fernando Alonso


 * Example - former driver: Ayrton Senna

First/Last race
The First/Last race fields should contain the first/last races for which the driver was *entered*, even if they didn't actually start the race.

Car number fields
Since 2014, Formula One drivers each select a permanent race number which they carry throughout their career (with the exception that the reigning World Champion has the option to carry the number '1' instead of their permanent number). Drivers whose number won't change between seasons (i.e. most of them) should have the "Car number" field populated and the "YYYY Car number" fields not populated. Drivers whose number will change between seasons (potentially the outgoing and new World Champions) should have the "YYYY Car Number" fields populated and the "Car Number" field not populated.

BF1 fields
The "BF1" fields contain details of the driver's participation in the British Formula One Championship.

Updates
Following the final race of the season, "Team" and "Car number" fields for the following season are added but the existing fields for the just-completed season are retained until the end of the calendar year.

On 1 January, the "Team" and "Car number" fields for the previous season are replaced with hidden placeholders for the season following the new season (e.g. on 1 January 2018, the 2017 fields were replaced with placeholders for 2019). The placeholders are employed to avoid editors "helpfully" renumbering the fields to close up the gaps, only for the fields to have to be renumbered again at the end of the season.

Use as a child template
The template may also be used as a subsection of Infobox racing driver as follows: