A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you like fast cars?
2. What is a race?
3. Do you watch Formula 1?
4. What is a very big engine?
5. Do you like competition?
6. What is a winner?
7. Do you know a famous driver?
8. What is a long track?
9. Do you think F1 is dangerous?
10. What is a helmet?
11. Do the cars make noise?
12. What is a team?
13. Do you like expensive things?
14. What are three F1 colors?
15. Do you think F1 is exciting?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between a normal car and an F1 car?
2. Why are F1 races held in many different countries?
3. What are the good things and bad things about the high speed?
4. How much do the pit crew change the tires in a race?
5. Should F1 focus more on using electric engines?
6. Why is the driver’s job physically hard?
7. Do you think F1 is mainly about the car or the driver?
8. What is the purpose of the safety car?
9. How does technology in F1 affect normal cars?
10. What is the difference between a champion and a rookie?
11. Do you think F1 races are too long?
12. What are the problems when the weather is rainy during a race?
13. When is the best time to start training to be an F1 driver?
14. What are two things that make F1 very expensive?
15. How does the popularity of a sport affect a country’s image?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the rules for politely discussing a controversial race decision?
2. How does the large cost of F1 affect which countries can host a race?
3. Should the government spend money on building F1 tracks?
4. What is the difference between the driver’s skill and the team’s strategy?
5. Do you believe that F1 is doing enough to become environmentally friendly?
6. What are the challenges of managing a global F1 team with many people?
7. How does the constant threat of injury affect the drivers’ mental approach?
8. What is the idea of “aerodynamics”?
9. Is it fair or unfair when some teams have much more money than others?
10. How does the technology of F1 help increase car safety?
11. What are the steps for properly organizing a pit stop?
12. What is the value of F1 in promoting engineering and technology careers?
13. Should F1 be required to share its technology with all car makers?
14. What are the reasons why some people find F1 boring?
15. How does the driver’s personality affect their popularity and sponsorship?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures on F1 drivers to always appear perfect and aggressive?
2. What are the moral problems when F1 races are held in countries with poor human rights records?
3. How does the focus on speed affect the sport’s push for sustainability?
4. Should F1 be legally required to balance its high carbon footprint?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of performing a highly dangerous job at extreme speeds.
6. Who is responsible for promoting safety in the sport?
7. What is your view on the practice of deliberately causing crashes (cheating) for strategic advantage?
8. Evaluate the role of private companies in sponsoring and controlling F1 teams.
9. How does the competitive nature of the sport affect the sharing of new technologies?
10. Discuss the concept of a “cost cap” and its purpose in making the competition fairer.
11. What are the problems with having very different rules for tracks (street circuits vs. permanent tracks)?
12. What are the legal differences between an accidental crash and one caused by negligence?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of F1 is mainly entertainment, not technological development?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that F1 is accessible to people from non-wealthy backgrounds?
15. How does the global reach of F1 affect the local environment and traffic of host cities?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the massive cost of F1 makes it impossible for small countries to compete?
2. What is the right way to think about F1’s moral duty to lead the way in sustainable engineering?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the type of F1 content that becomes globally popular?
4. When should the government consider banning all races that rely heavily on fossil fuels?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about allowing highly dangerous sports for public entertainment?
6. How does the focus on winning affect the long-term health and safety of the drivers?
7. Discuss the impact of hosting a Grand Prix on a developing country’s economy and infrastructure.
8. How should leaders use the popularity of F1 to promote science and engineering education?
9. What is the idea of “sportswashing” (using sport to improve a country’s image) and its relevance to F1?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when children grow up seeing extreme wealth associated with a sport?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide if a design choice was reckless or innovative?
12. How does the search for total speed conflict with the ethical need for environmental protection?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the excitement and drama of the race, not the rules?
14. What are the simple moral rules a fan should follow when a driver is seriously injured?
15. Should the government set a legal minimum for the amount of safety features required in all high-speed racing?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between human skill in driving and the technological superiority of the car?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely eliminate all non-essential travel in F1 (flying cars) to reduce the carbon footprint?
3. How does the concept of “risk” change when safety measures become extremely advanced?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how F1 teams use political lobbying to gain unfair advantage?
5. How do historical views of gladiators and combat affect modern public consumption of dangerous sports?
6. How can communities maintain their public spaces when they are temporarily converted into F1 street circuits?
7. Argue the point that humans should stop all attempts to control the speed of movement and allow natural limits to define sport.
8. What protection should laws give to employees (mechanics, cleaning staff) who work under extreme pressure in F1?
9. How can we stop the problem of F1 becoming a sport only for children from ultra-rich families?
10. What did old thinkers say about competition, excellence, and the value of spectacle that is still important today?
11. What will happen to the need for human drivers if F1 cars become fully automated and driven by AI?
12. How do people use the idea of “technological advancement” to avoid discussing the pollution caused by F1?
13. How does the experience of watching a highly specialized, elite sport improve a person’s understanding of human potential?
14. What is the power of a collective movement to demand that F1 become fully carbon neutral?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, silent, zero-emission F1 car, how would that fundamentally change the experience of the sport?
