Overview

• The FIA and Formula One Management have affixed three-letter surname-based abbreviations to the sides and top of T-bar camera housings on every car at the Belgian Grand Prix.
• Each code matches the first three letters of a driver’s surname and aligns with timing screen identifiers to offer immediate recognition at racing speeds.
• The initiative responds to viewer feedback that deeper cockpits and the Halo structure have made helmet-based identification increasingly difficult.
• It builds on F1’s 2017 driver identification reforms and follows a 2014 Force India trial of digital onboard camera displays that was not adopted.
• Organizers will review legibility and fan feedback from the Spa trial before deciding on broader implementation in future races.