Week 3: The Best Practices GP

Roy’s Pit Wall Commentary – Week 3

The Grid Check

What a race it was last week… all about accessibility, usability, and inclusion: delivering great candidate experiences that work for everyone.

Grab put on an absolute masterclass this week, storming into P1 with the kind of precision that would make Max Verstappen raise an eyebrow. Not content with taking the win, they also clocked the Fastest Lap. That’s dominance. That’s a team with Silverstone in their sights.

Hot on their heels, Verizon kept their foot planted firmly on the accelerator, climbing the grid to slide gracefully into P2.

Telemetry Breakdown

This week’s Accessibility GP threw a surprise yellow flag across the grid—bunching the leaders together and tightening the field. Over forty teams clocked maximum points on both mobile and desktop. That’s right—a full pack of flawless laps.

The result? A leaderboard traffic jam.

With performance that tight, the Happydance stewards (our own FIA) had to do the unthinkable: amend the rulebook mid-race. Yes, you read that right. A Regulation rewrite. Mid GP!

To break the deadlock, we ranked frontrunners not just by perfection, but by progress, focusing on who made the biggest gains in accessibility over the past week. Those improvements? That’s what earned this week’s podium.

Moment of the Week

But the surprise of the race? Intuitive.

From deep in the standings, 41st in fact, they pulled a Brawn GP 2009 kind of miracle and surged into P3. Where did that come from?! That’s the kind of move that lights up the paddock.

Roy’s Hot Take

We saw some high-octane heroes nail the brief—lightweight code, readable contrast ratios, intuitive nav—and others? Let’s just say they left a few access ramps off the track.

“Here’s the bottom line. A fast site that’s not accessible... isn’t fast for everyone. The real leaders—those teams who took the time to fix their alt text, test with screen readers, and reduce motion where needed—they’re the ones that delivered experiences without compromise.”

Midway Point in the Championship

And at the midway point, we’ve got a real title fight on our hands.

Chime holds the lead in the championship but only just. MACU is right there, in their mirrors.

But here’s where it gets wild: only ONE point separates Pinterest, Regal Rexnord, Luno, and Mimecast. Places 3rd through 6th are four-wide into Turn 1, and anything can happen from here.

This is an all-out brawl for the 2025 Careers Site Champion crown.

Head to the leaderboard for the full standings: 🏁 View the Grid

Next Up: Best Practices GP

If you thought accessibility was technical, just wait ‘til we get into UX finesse and dev discipline. The grid is tightening. The margins are shrinking. And with only two race weeks left, one misstep could send a frontrunner straight into the gravel.