The name comes from its Portuguese listing as a Formula 1 ringtone, toque da Formula 1, where it circulated on soundboards under the shortened Formula Limao label. At eleven seconds the clip is longer than a simple notification ping, so creators treat it as a mini theme rather than a one-hit effect. It is shared mainly for Brazilian and motorsport meme edits, phone alert videos and short racing jokes, where the familiar association with Formula 1 does the work even without any footage of an actual race.