.race-format {
  inline-size: min(var(--site-grid), 100%);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-block: clamp(var(--space-8), 8vw, 8rem);
  padding-inline: var(--space-5);
}

.race-format__panel {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-areas:
    "content"
    "media";
  gap: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-accent) 62%, transparent);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--color-surface);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.race-format__content {
  grid-area: content;
  padding: clamp(var(--space-7), 5vw, 5.5rem);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 12% 8%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-accent) 12%, transparent), transparent 34%),
    var(--color-surface);
}

.race-format__heading {
  max-inline-size: 58rem;
  margin-inline: auto;
  text-align: center;
}

.race-format__eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-4);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-accent) 68%, transparent);
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-accent) 11%, transparent);
  color: var(--color-accent);
  font-size: var(--fs-xs);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.race-format__title {
  margin-block: var(--space-4) 0;
  color: var(--color-text);
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5vw, 5.5rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 0.98;
}

.race-format__intro {
  max-inline-size: 47rem;
  margin: var(--space-4) auto 0;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
  font-size: var(--fs-lead);
  font-weight: 650;
  line-height: var(--lh-body);
}

.race-format__steps {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(var(--space-4), 2.5vw, var(--space-7));
  margin-block-start: clamp(var(--space-8), 6vw, 5.5rem);
  isolation: isolate;
}

.race-format__steps::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  inset-block-start: 50%;
  inset-inline: 7%;
  block-size: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--color-accent) 12%, var(--color-accent) 88%, transparent);
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

.race-format__step {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  min-block-size: 15.5rem;
  padding: 5.35rem var(--space-5) var(--space-5);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-border) 76%, transparent);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-background) 82%, var(--color-surface));
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  text-align: center;
}

.race-format__step::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset-block-start: 43%;
  inset-inline-end: calc(-0.75 * clamp(var(--space-4), 2.5vw, var(--space-7)) + 0.25rem);
  color: var(--color-accent);
  content: "‹";
	transform: scaleX(-1);
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1;
}

.race-format__step:last-child::after {
  content: none;
}

.race-format__number {
  position: absolute;
  inset-block-start: 0;
  inset-inline-start: 50%;
  display: grid;
  inline-size: 4.3rem;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  place-items: center;
  border: 3px solid var(--color-surface);
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  background: var(--color-accent);
  color: var(--color-background);
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-accent) 78%, transparent), 0 12px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.36);
  transform: translate(50%, -0.1rem);
}

.race-format__step-title,
.race-format__step-copy {
  display: block;
}

.race-format__step-title {
  color: var(--color-text);
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2vw, 2rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: var(--lh-tight);
}

.race-format__step-copy {
  margin-block-start: var(--space-3);
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: var(--lh-body);
}

.race-format__media {
  position: relative;
  grid-area: media;
  block-size: clamp(17rem, 28vw, 26rem);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.race-format__media::after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-background) 26%, transparent), color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-background) 82%, transparent));
  content: "";
}

.race-format__image {
  inline-size: 100%;
  block-size: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 44%;
  filter: saturate(1.05) contrast(1.08);
}

.race-format__caption {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  inset-inline: clamp(var(--space-5), 5vw, 6rem);
  inset-block-end: var(--space-6);
  padding-block-start: var(--space-3);
  border-block-start: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-accent) 72%, transparent);
  color: var(--color-text);
  font-size: var(--fs-base);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  text-align: center;
}

@media (max-width: 111.625rem) {
  .race-format {
    inline-size: min(100% - var(--space-6), 76rem);
    padding-inline: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 56.25rem) {
  .race-format__steps {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: var(--space-4);
    max-inline-size: 42rem;
    margin-inline: auto;
  }

  .race-format__steps::before {
    inset-block: 2rem;
    inset-inline-start: 2.15rem;
    inset-inline-end: auto;
    inline-size: 2px;
    block-size: auto;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, var(--color-accent) 8%, var(--color-accent) 92%, transparent);
  }

  .race-format__step {
    min-block-size: 0;
    padding: var(--space-5) 6.4rem var(--space-5) var(--space-5);
    text-align: start;
  }

  .race-format__step::after {
    inset-block-start: auto;
    inset-block-end: calc(-1 * var(--space-4) - 0.4rem);
    inset-inline-start: 1.55rem;
    inset-inline-end: auto;
    content: "⌄";
	  display: none;
  }

  .race-format__number {
	  inset-block-start: 0.25rem;
	  inset-inline-start: -0.75rem;
	  transform: translateY(-50%);
	  position: relative;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 35rem) {
  .race-format {
    inline-size: calc(100% - var(--space-4));
    padding-block: var(--space-8);
  }

  .race-format__content {
    padding: var(--space-5);
  }

  .race-format__title {
    font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 12vw, 3.35rem);
  }

  .race-format__intro {
    font-size: var(--fs-base);
  }

  .race-format__step {
    padding-inline-start: var(--space-4);
    padding-inline-end: 5.45rem;
  }

  .race-format__number {
    inline-size: 3.7rem;
  }

  .race-format__media {
    block-size: 15rem;
  }
}