Regulaciones Deportivas de La Fia 2012

2012FORMULAONESPORTINGREGULATIONS
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26 27 TheFIAwillorganisetheFIAFormulaOneWorldChampionship(theChampionship)whichisthe propertyoftheFIAandcomprisestwotitlesofWorldChampion,onefordriversandonefor constructors.ItconsistsoftheFormulaOneGrandPrixraceswhichareincludedintheFormulaOne calendarandinrespectofwhichtheASNsandorganisershavesignedorganisationagreementsasset outinThe2009ConcordeAgreement.Alltheparticipatingparties(FIA,ASNs,organisers,competitors andcircuits)undertaketoapplyaswellasobservetherulesgoverningtheChampionshipandmust holdFIASuperLicenceswhichareissuedtodrivers,competitors,officials,organisersandcircuits.
CONTENTS Page(s) REGULATIONS 2 GENERALUNDERTAKING 2 GENERALCONDITIONS 2 LICENCES 2 CHAMPIONSHIPEVENTS 23 WORLDCHAMPIONSHIP 3 DEADHEAT 34 PROMOTER 4 ORGANISATIONOFEVENTS 4 INSURANCE 4 FIADELEGATES 45 OFFICIALS 5 COMPETITORSAPPLICATIONS 56 PASSES 6 INSTRUCTIONSAND COMMUNICATIONSTOCOMPETITORS 6 INCIDENTS 78 PROTESTSANDAPPEALS 8 SANCTIONS 8 CHANGESOFDRIVER 89 DRIVING 9 CARLIVERY 9 TRACKANDWINDTUNNELTESTING 911 PITENTRY,PITLANEANDPITEXIT 1112 SCRUTINEERING 12 SUPPLYOFTYRESINTHE CHAMPIONSHIPANDTYRELIMITATION DURINGTHEEVENT 1215 WEIGHING 15 GENERALCARREQUIREMENTS 16
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CONTENTS Page(s) SPARECARS,ENGINESANDGEARBOXES 1718 REFUELLING 18 GENERALSAFETY 1920 PRACTICESESSIONS 2021 FREEPRACTICE 21 QUALIFYINGPRACTICE 2122 POSTQUALIFYINGPARCFERME 2224 PRESSCONFERENCES,MEDIA OPPORTUNITIESANDDRIVERS PARADE 2425 36 THEGRID 25 37 MEETINGS 26 38 STARTINGPROCEDURE 2628 39 THERACE 28 40 SAFETYCAR 2830 41 SUSPENDINGARACE 3031 42 RESUMINGARACE 3132 43 FINISH 3233 44 POSTRACEPARCFERME 33 45 CLASSIFICATION 33 46 PODIUMCEREMONYANDPOSTEVENT PRESSCONFERENCE 33 APPENDIX1:INFORMATIONREQUIRED 3435 UNDERARTICLE9.2 APPENDIX2:ENTRYFORM 3638 APPENDIX3:PODIUMCEREMONY 3941 APPENDIX4:ENGINEHOMOLOGATION 42 APPENDIX5:REGULATIONSOFTHEDRIVER CONTRACTRECOGNITIONBOARD 43
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REGULATIONS ThefinaltextoftheseSportingRegulationsshallbetheEnglishversionwhichwillbeused shouldanydisputeariseastotheirinterpretation.Headingsinthisdocumentareforeaseof referenceonlyanddonotformpartoftheseSportingRegulations.TheseSportingRegulations willonlybeamendedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofThe2009ConcordeAgreement. TheseSportingRegulationswerepublishedonthedatewrittenbelowandshallapplyin accordancewiththeprovisionsofThe2009ConcordeAgreement. GENERALUNDERTAKING Alldrivers,competitorsandofficialsparticipatingintheChampionshipundertake,onbehalfof themselves,theiremployees,agentsandsuppliers,toobservealltheprovisionsas supplementedoramendedoftheInternationalSportingCode(theCode),theFormulaOne TechnicalRegulations(theTechnicalRegulations)andthepresentSportingRegulations togetherreferredtoastheRegulations. TheChampionshipandeachofitsEventsisgovernedbytheFIAinaccordancewiththe Regulations.EventmeansanyevententeredintotheFIAFormulaOneChampionshipCalendar foranyyearcommencingatthescheduledtimeforscrutineeringandsportingchecksand includingallpracticeandtheraceitselfandendingatthelaterofthetimeforthelodgingofa protestunderthetermsoftheCodeandthetimewhenatechnicalorsportingcertificationhas beencarriedoutunderthetermsoftheCode. AnyspecialnationalregulationsmustbesubmittedtotheFIAwiththeoriginalapplicationfor inclusionofanEventontheinternationalcalendar.OnlywiththeapprovaloftheFIAcansuch specialregulationscomeintoforceforanEvent. GENERALCONDITIONS Itisthecompetitor'sresponsibilitytoensurethatallpersonsconcernedbyhisentryobserve alltherequirementsoftheRegulations.Ifacompetitorisunabletobepresentinpersonatthe Eventhemustnominatehisrepresentativeinwriting.Thepersonhavingchargeofanentered carduringanypartofanEventisresponsiblejointlyandseverallywiththecompetitorfor ensuringthattherequirementsareobserved. Competitorsmustensurethattheircarscomplywiththeconditionsofeligibilityandsafety throughoutpracticeandtherace. Thepresentationofacarforscrutineeringwillbedeemedanimplicitstatementofconformity. Allpersonsconcernedinanywaywithanenteredcarorpresentinanyothercapacity whatsoeverinthepaddock,pitlane,ortrackmustwearanappropriatepassatalltimes. LICENCES Alldrivers,competitorsandofficialsparticipatingintheChampionshipmustholdaFIASuper Licence.ApplicationsforSuperLicencesmustbemadeannuallytotheFIAthroughthe applicant'sASN. CHAMPIONSHIPEVENTS EventsarereservedforFormulaOnecarsasdefinedintheTechnicalRegulations. EachEventwillhavethestatusofaninternationalrestrictedcompetition. Thedistanceofallraces,fromthestartsignalreferredtoinArticle38.9tothechequeredflag, shallbeequaltotheleastnumberofcompletelapswhichexceedadistanceof305km (Monaco260km).However,shouldtwohourselapsebeforethescheduledracedistanceis completed,theleaderwillbeshownthechequeredflagwhenhecrossesthecontrolline(the Line)attheendofthelapduringwhichthetwohourperiodended.
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However,shouldtheracebesuspended(seeArticle41)thelengthofthesuspensionwillbe addedtothisperioduptoamaximumtotalracetimeoffourhours. ThemaximumnumberofEventsintheChampionshipis20,theminimumis8. ThefinallistofEventsispublishedbytheFIAbefore1Januaryeachyear. AnEventwhichiscancelledwithlessthanthreemonthswrittennoticetotheFIAwillnotbe consideredforinclusioninthefollowingyear'sChampionshipunlesstheFIAjudgesthe cancellationtohavebeenduetoforcemajeure. AnEventmaybecancellediffewerthan12carsareavailableforit. WORLDCHAMPIONSHIP TheFormulaOneWorldChampionshipdriver'stitlewillbeawardedtothedriverwhohas scoredthehighestnumberofpoints,takingintoconsiderationalltheresultsobtainedduring theEventswhichhaveactuallytakenplace. ThetitleofFormulaOneWorldChampionConstructorwillbeawardedtothecompetitor whichhasscoredthehighestnumberofpoints,resultsfrombothcars(seeArticle13.6)being takenintoaccount. Aconstructoristheperson(includinganycorporateorunincorporatedbody)whichdesigns theListedPartssetoutinSchedule3toThe2009ConcordeAgreement.Themakeofanengine orchassisisthenameattributedtoitbyitsconstructor. TheobligationtodesignanduseListedPartsshallnotpreventaconstructorfromoutsourcing thedesignand/ormanufactureofanyListedPartstoathirdpartyinaccordancewiththe provisionsofSchedule3toThe2009ConcordeAgreement.
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Ifthemakeofthechassisisnotthesameasthatoftheengine,thetitlewillbeawardedtothe formerwhichshallalwaysprecedethelatterinthenameofthecar. PointsforbothtitleswillbeawardedateachEventaccordingtothefollowingscale: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th : : : : : : : : : : 25points 18points 15points 12points 10points 8points 6points 4points 2points 1point

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IfaraceissuspendedunderArticle41,andcannotberesumed,nopointswillbeawardedif theleaderhascompletedlessthantwolaps,halfpointswillbeawardediftheleaderhas completedmorethantwolapsbutlessthan75%oftheoriginalracedistanceandfullpoints willbeawardediftheleaderhascompleted75%ormoreoftheoriginalracedistance. Thedriversfinishingfirst,secondandthirdintheChampionshipmustbepresentattheannual FIAPrizeGivingceremony. DEADHEAT Prizesandpointsawardedforallthepositionsofcompetitorswhotie,willbeaddedtogether andsharedequally. Iftwoormoreconstructorsordriversfinishtheseasonwiththesamenumberofpoints,the higherplaceintheChampionship(ineithercase)shallbeawardedto:
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Theholderofthegreatestnumberoffirstplaces. Ifthenumberoffirstplacesisthesame,theholderofthegreatestnumberofsecond places. Ifthenumberofsecondplacesisthesame,theholderofthegreatestnumberofthird placesandsoonuntilawinneremerges. Ifthisprocedurefailstoproducearesult,theFIAwillnominatethewinneraccordingto suchcriteriaasitthinksfit.
PROMOTER AnapplicationtopromoteanEventmustbemadetotheASNofthecountryinwhichthe Eventistotakeplace,whichwillapplytotheFIA.Itmustbeaccompaniedbywrittenevidence thatthepromoterhasmadearrangementstosecuretheparticipationofcompetitors,which arrangementsareconditionalonlyupontheFIAenteringtheEventontheChampionship calendar. ORGANISATIONOFEVENTS AnorganiserisabodynominatedbytheASNandappointedbytheFIA.Upondecidingtogrant anapplicationtoholdanEvent,theFIAwillinvitetherelevantASNtoorganiseitorto nominateanorganiser.IftheASNisnotinapositiontodoso,theFIAmayitselfappointan organiser.TheorganisermustbeacluborbodyacceptabletotheFIAandmustenterintoan organisationagreementassetoutinThe2009ConcordeAgreementwhenitappliesto organisetheEvent. EachorganisershallsupplytheinformationsetoutinAppendix1,partAheretototheFIAno laterthan90daysbeforetheEvent.TheFIA,ifsatisfiedwithsuchinformation,shallcomplete partBandforwardbothpartstoallcompetitorsnolaterthan60daysbeforetheEvent. INSURANCE ThepromoterofanEventmustprocurethatallcompetitors,theirpersonnelanddriversare coveredbythirdpartyinsuranceinaccordancewiththeFIArequirements. NinetydaysbeforetheEvent,thepromotermustsendtheFIAdetailsoftheriskscoveredby theinsurancepolicywhichmustcomplywiththenationallawsinforceaswellastheFIA requirements.Sightofthepolicymustbeavailabletothecompetitorsondemand. Thirdpartyinsurancearrangedbythepromotershallbeinadditionandwithoutprejudiceto anypersonalinsurancepolicyheldbyacompetitororanyotherparticipantintheEvent. DriverstakingpartintheEventarenotthirdpartieswithrespecttooneanother. FIADELEGATES ForeachEventtheFIAwillnominatethefollowingdelegates: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) Safetydelegate. Medicaldelegate. Technicaldelegate. Pressdelegate. ArepresentativeofthePresidentoftheFIA. Anobserver. Asafetycardriver. Amedicalcardriver.
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TheroleoftheFIAdelegatesistohelptheofficialsoftheEventintheirduties,toseewithin theirfieldsofcompetencethatalltheregulationsgoverningtheChampionshiparerespected, tomakeanycommentstheyjudgenecessaryandtodrawupanynecessaryreportsconcerning theEvent. ThetechnicaldelegatenominatedbytheFIAwillberesponsibleforscrutineeringandwillhave fullauthorityoverthenationalscrutineers. OFFICIALS FromamongholdersofanFIASuperLicencethefollowingofficialswillbenominatedbythe FIA: a) b) c) Threestewardsoneofwhomwillbeappointedchairman. Aracedirector. Apermanentstarter.
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FromamongholdersofanFIASuperLicencethefollowingofficialswillbenominatedbythe ASNandtheirnamessenttotheFIAatthesametimeastheapplicationtoorganisetheEvent: a) b) OnestewardfromamongtheASNsnationals. Theclerkofthecourse.

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Theclerkofthecourseshallworkinpermanentconsultationwiththeracedirector.Therace directorshallhaveoverridingauthorityinthefollowingmattersandtheclerkofthecourse maygiveordersinrespectofthemonlywithhisexpressagreement: a) Thecontrolofpracticeandtherace,adherencetothetimetableand,ifhedeemsit necessary,themakingofanyproposaltothestewardstomodifythetimetablein accordancewiththeCodeorSportingRegulations. ThestoppingofanycarinaccordancewiththeCodeorSportingRegulations. ThestoppingofpracticeorsuspensionoftheraceinaccordancewiththeSporting Regulationsifhedeemsitunsafetocontinueandensuringthatthecorrectrestart procedureiscarriedout. Thestartingprocedure. Theuseofthesafetycar.
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Theracedirector,theclerkofthecourseandthetechnicaldelegatemustbepresentatthe Eventfrom10.00onthedayofinitialscrutineeringandthestewardsfrom15.00onthesame day. Theracedirectormustbeinradiocontactwiththeclerkofthecourseandthechairmanofthe stewardsatalltimeswhencarsarepermittedtorunonthetrack.Additionally,theclerkofthe coursemustbeinracecontrolandinradiocontactwithallmarshal'spostsduringthesetimes. COMPETITORSAPPLICATIONS ApplicationstocompeteintheChampionshipmaybesubmittedtotheFIAduringtheperiod 30Juneto15Julyinclusiveoftheyearpriortotheyeartowhichtheapplicationrelatesonan entryformassetoutinAppendix2heretoaccompaniedbyanundertakingtopaytheentry feeof309,000(threehundredandninethousandEuros)(asmaybeamendedinaccordance withThe2009ConcordeAgreement)totheFIAnolaterthan1Novemberoftheyearpriorto theyeartowhichtheapplicationrelates.Applicationsatothertimeswillonlybeconsideredif aplaceisavailableandonpaymentofalateentryfeetobefixedbytheFIA.Entryformswill bemadeavailablebytheFIAwhowillnotifytheapplicantoftheresultoftheapplication withinthirtydaysofitsreceipt.
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SuccessfulapplicantsareautomaticallyenteredinallEventsoftheChampionshipandwillbe theonlycompetitorsatEvents. Applicationsshallinclude: a) ConfirmationthattheapplicanthasreadandunderstoodtheRegulationsandagrees,on itsownbehalfandonbehalfofeveryoneassociatedwithitsparticipationinthe Championship,toobservethem. Thenameoftheteam(whichmustincludethenameofthechassis). Themakeofthecompetingcar. Themakeoftheengine. Thenamesofthedrivers.Adrivermaybenominatedsubsequenttotheapplication uponpaymentofafeefixedbytheFIA. AnundertakingbytheapplicanttoparticipateineveryEventwiththenumberofcars anddriversentered.

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AcompetitormaychangethemakeofengineatanytimeduringtheChampionship.Allpoints scoredwithanengineofdifferentmaketothatwhichwasfirstenteredintheChampionship maycount(andwillbeaggregated)fortheassessmentofacommercialbenefit,howeversuch pointswillnotcounttowards(norbeaggregatedfor)theFIAFormulaOneConstructors Championship.Amajorcarmanufacturermaynotdirectlyorindirectlysupplyenginesfor morethanthreeteamsoftwocarseachwithouttheconsentoftheFIA.Forthepurposesof thisArticle13.3,amajorcarmanufacturerisacompanywhosesharesarequotedona recognisedstockexchangeorthesubsidiaryofsuchacompany. WiththeexceptionofthosewhosecarshavescoredpointsintheChampionshipofthe previousyear,applicantsmustsupplyinformationaboutthesizeoftheircompany,their financialpositionandtheirabilitytomeettheirprescribedobligations. AllapplicationswillbestudiedbytheFIAandacceptedorrejected,subjecttotheprovisionsof The2009ConcordeAgreement.TheFIAwillpublishthelistofcarsanddriversaccepted togetherwiththeirracenumbersonorbefore30Novemberoftheyearpriortotheyearto whichtheapplicationsrelate,havingfirstnotifiedunsuccessfulapplicantsassetoutinArticle 13.1.Outoftimeapplicationswillbeconsideredseparately. Nomorethan26carswillbeadmittedtotheChampionship,twobeingenteredbyeach competitor. IfintheopinionoftheF1Commissionacompetitorfailstooperatehisteaminamanner compatiblewiththestandardsoftheChampionshiporinanywaybringstheChampionship intodisrepute,theFIAmayexcludesuchcompetitorfromtheChampionshipforthwith. PASSES NopassmaybeissuedorusedotherthanwiththeagreementoftheFIA.Apassmaybeused onlybythepersonandforthepurposeforwhichitwasissued. INSTRUCTIONSANDCOMMUNICATIONSTOCOMPETITORS Thestewardsorracedirectormaygiveinstructionstocompetitorsbymeansofspecial circularsinaccordancewiththeCode.Thesecircularswillbedistributedtoallcompetitorswho mustacknowledgereceipt. Allclassificationsandresultsofpracticeandtherace,aswellasalldecisionsissuedbythe officials,willbepostedontheofficialnoticeboard. Anydecisionorcommunicationconcerningaparticularcompetitorshouldbegiventohim withintwentyfiveminutesofsuchdecision,andreceiptmustbeacknowledged.
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INCIDENTS "Incident"meansanyoccurrenceorseriesofoccurrencesinvolvingoneormoredrivers,orany actionbyanydriver,whichisreportedtothestewardsbytheracedirector(ornotedbythe stewardsandsubsequentlyinvestigated)which: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) NecessitatedthesuspensionofaraceunderArticle41. ConstitutedabreachoftheseSportingRegulationsortheCode. Causedafalsestartbyoneormorecars. Causedacollision. Forcedadriveroffthetrack. Illegitimatelypreventedalegitimateovertakingmanoeuvrebyadriver. Illegitimatelyimpededanotherdriverduringovertaking.

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Unlessitwascompletelyclearthatadriverwasinbreachofanyoftheabove,anyincidents involvingmorethanonecarwillnormallybeinvestigatedaftertherace. a) b) Itshallbeatthediscretionofthestewardstodecide,uponareportorarequestbythe racedirector,ifadriverordriversinvolvedinanincidentshallbepenalised. Ifanincidentisunderinvestigationbythestewardsamessageinformingallteamswhich driverordriversareinvolvedwillbedisplayedonthetimingmonitors. Providedthatsuchamessageisdisplayednolaterthanfiveminutesaftertheracehas finishedthedriverordriversconcernedmaynotleavethecircuitwithouttheconsentof thestewards. Adrivethroughpenalty.Thedrivermustenterthepitlaneandrejointheracewithout stopping. Atensecondtimepenalty.Thedrivermustenterthepitlane,stopathispitforatleast tensecondsandthenrejointherace.
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Ifeitherofthetwopenaltiesaboveareimposedduringthelastfivelaps,oraftertheendofa race,Article16.4b)belowwillnotapplyand20secondswillbeaddedtotheelapsedracetime ofthedriverconcernedinthecaseofa)aboveand30secondsinthecaseofb). c) d) e) f) g) Atimepenalty. Areprimand. AdropofanynumberofgridpositionsatthedriversnextEvent. Exclusionfromtheresults. SuspensionfromthedriversnextEvent.

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ShouldthestewardsdecidetoimposeeitherofthepenaltiesunderArticle16.3a)orb),the followingprocedurewillbefollowed: a) Thestewardswillgivewrittennotificationofthepenaltywhichhasbeenimposedtothe competitorconcernedandwillensurethatthisinformationisalsodisplayedonthe timingmonitors.
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Fromthetimethestewardsdecisionisnotifiedonthetimingmonitorstherelevant drivermaycrosstheLineonthetracknomorethantwicebeforeenteringthepitlane and,inthecaseofapenaltyunderArticle16.3b),proceedingtohisgaragewherehe shallremainfortheperiodofthetimepenalty. However,unlessthedriverwasalreadyinthepitentryforthepurposeofservinghis penalty,hemaynotcarryoutthepenaltyafterthesafetycarhasbeendeployed.The numberoftimesthedrivercrossestheLinebehindthesafetycarwillbeaddedtothe maximumnumberoftimeshemaycrosstheLineonthetrack. Whilstacarisstationaryinthepitlaneasaresultofincurringatimepenaltyitmaynot beworkedon.However,iftheenginestopsitmaybestartedafterthetimepenalty periodhaselapsed. Whenthetimepenaltyperiodhaselapsedthedrivermayrejointherace. AnybreachorfailuretocomplywithArticles16.4b)orc)mayresultinthecarbeing excluded.
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PROTESTSANDAPPEALS ProtestsshallbemadeinaccordancewiththeCodeandaccompaniedbyafeeof2000. Appealsmaynotbemadeagainstdecisionconcerningthefollowing: a) b) c) d) e) PenaltiesimposedunderArticles16.3a),b)c)ord),includingthoseimposedduringthe lastfivelapsoraftertheendofarace. AnydropofgridpositionsimposedunderArticle28. AnypenaltyimposedunderArticle31.6. AnydecisiontakenbythestewardsinrelationtoArticle36.1. AnypenaltyimposedunderArticles38.4or42.3.
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SANCTIONS ThestewardsmayinflictthepenaltiesspecificallysetoutintheseSportingRegulationsin additiontoorinsteadofanyotherpenaltiesavailabletothemundertheCode. AnydriverwhoreceivesthreereprimandsinthesameChampionshipseasonwill,uponthe impositionofthethird,begivenatengridplacepenaltyatthatEvent.Ifthethirdreprimandis imposedfollowinganIncidentduringaracethetengridplacepenaltywillbeappliedatthe driversnextEvent. Thetengridplacepenaltywillonlybeimposedifatleasttwoofthereprimandswereimposed foradrivinginfringement. CHANGESOFDRIVER a) Duringaseasoneachteamwillbepermittedtousefourdrivers.Changesmaybemade atanytimebeforethestartofthequalifyingpracticesessionprovidedanychange proposedafter16.00onthedayofscrutineeringreceivestheconsentofthestewards. Additionalchangesforreasonsofforcemajeurewillbeconsideredseparately. AnynewdrivermayscorepointsintheChampionship. InadditiontotheaboveeachteamwillbepermittedtorunadditionaldriversduringP1 andP2provided: i) Thestewardsareinformedwhichcarsanddriverseachteamintendstousein eachsessionbeforetheendofinitialscrutineering,changesafterthistimemay onlybemadewiththeconsentofthestewards.
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Nomorethantwodriversareusedinanyonesession. Theycarrytheracenumberofthenominateddrivertheyreplace. Theyusetheengineandtyreswhichareallocatedtothenominateddriver. TheyareinpossessionofaSuperLicence.
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DRIVING Thedrivermustdrivethecaraloneandunaided. Driversmustusethetrackatalltimes.Fortheavoidanceofdoubtthewhitelinesdefiningthe trackedgesareconsideredtobepartofthetrackbutthekerbsarenot. Adriverwillbejudgedtohaveleftthetrackifnopartofthecarremainsincontactwiththe track. Shouldacarleavethetrackthedrivermayrejoin,however,thismayonlybedonewhenitis safetodosoandwithoutgaininganyadvantage. Adrivermaynotdeliberatelyleavethetrackwithoutjustifiablereason. Morethanonechangeofdirectiontodefendapositionisnotpermitted.Anydrivermoving backtowardstheracingline,havingearlierdefendedhispositionoffline,shouldleaveatleast onecarwidthbetweenhisowncarandtheedgeofthetrackontheapproachtothecorner. Manoeuvresliabletohinderotherdrivers,suchasdeliberatecrowdingofacarbeyondthe edgeofthetrackoranyotherabnormalchangeofdirection,arenotpermitted. Assoonasacariscaughtbyanothercarwhichisabouttolapitduringtheracethedriver mustallowthefasterdriverpastatthefirstavailableopportunity.Ifthedriverwhohasbeen caughtdoesnotallowthefasterdriverpast,wavedblueflagswillbeshowntoindicatethathe mustallowthefollowingdrivertoovertake. CARLIVERY TheprovisionsoftheCoderelatingtonationalcoloursshallnotapplytotheChampionship. Bothcarsenteredbyacompetitormustbepresentedinsubstantiallythesameliveryateach Event,anychangetothisliveryduringaChampionshipseasonmayonlybemadewiththe agreementoftheFormulaOneCommission. Inorderthatthecarsofeachteammaybeeasilydistinguishedfromoneanotherwhilstthey areonthetrack,theonboardcameraslocatedabovetheprinciplerollstructureofthefirstcar mustbepredominantlyfluorescentredandthesecondcarfluorescentyellow.

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Eachcarwillcarrytheracenumberofitsdriver(orhisreplacement)aspublishedbytheFIAat thebeginningoftheseason.Thisnumbermustbeclearlyvisiblefromthefrontofthecar. Thenameortheemblemofthemakeofthecarmustappearonthefrontofthenoseofthe carandineithercasebeatleast25mminitslargestdimension.Thenameofthedrivermust appearontheexternalbodyworkandbeclearlylegible. TRACKANDWINDTUNNELTESTING TracktestingshallbeconsideredanytrackrunningtimenotpartofanEventundertakenbya competitorenteredintheChampionship,usingcarswhichconformsubstantiallywiththe currentFormulaOneTechnicalRegulationsinadditiontothosefromthepreviousor subsequentyear,withtheexceptionofpromotionaleventscarriedoutusingtyresprovided specificallyforthispurposebytheappointedsupplier.
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Tracktestingmayonlybecarriedoutusingcarswhichhavebeensubjectedto,andfulfilledthe requirementsof,thetestsdescribedinArticles16.26,17.23and18.29oftheF1Technical Regulations. Furthermore,anycarusedfortracktestingmustbefittedwiththepanelsdescribedinArticles 15.4.7and15.4.8oftheF1TechnicalRegulations. Nocompetitormaycarryoutmorethan15,000kmoftracktestingduringacalendaryear. Notracktestingmaytakeplace: a) b) c) WhilstaChampionshipEventistakingplace. DuringthemonthofAugustexceptunderc)iv)below. BetweenthestartoftheweekprecedingthefirstEventoftheChampionshipand31 Decemberofthesameyearwiththefollowingexceptions: i) ii) OnethreedaytestcarriedoutonasiteapprovedbytheFIAforFormula1cars. Onethreedayyoungdrivertrainingtest,carriedoutonasiteapprovedbytheFIA forFormula1carseither,betweentheendofthelastEventoftheChampionship and31Decemberofthesameyearor,atanyothertimeduringtheChampionship seasonfollowingtheagreementofallcompetitorsandtheFIA.Nodriverwhohas competedinmorethantwoF1WorldChampionshipracesmaytakepartinthis testandalldriversmustbeinpossessionofanInternationalALicence. FouronedayaerodynamictestscarriedoutonFIAapprovedstraightlineor constantradiussitesbetween1Januaryofthecurrentyearandthestartofthe lastEventoftheChampionship.Anyofthesedaysmaybesubstitutedforfour hoursofwindonfullscalewindtunneltestingtobecarriedoutinasingletwenty fourhourperiod. Ifateamdeclaresthatoneofitscurrentracedriversistobesubstitutedbya driverwhohasnotparticipatedinanF1raceinthetwopreviouscalendaryears, onedayoftracktestingwillbepermittedbetweenthestartoftheweek precedingsecondEventandthelastEventoftheChampionship.Thefollowing mustbeobserved: Anysuchdaymayonlybecarriedoutbythenewdriverandmaynottake placeonacircuithostingaraceinthecurrentChampionshipyear. Anysuchdaymayonlytakeplacewithinaperiod14dayspriortothe substitutionand14daysafterthesubstitutionhastakenplace. Ifateam,havingdeclaredthedriverssubstitutionandperformedthetest, doesnotthenenteranEventwiththenewdriver,theteamwillbe penalisedbyareductionofonedayfromthepreseasontracktestingdays availableinthefollowingyear.
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DuringalltracktestingcarsmustbefittedwiththeFIAECUrequiredbyArticle8.2oftheFIA FormulaOneTechnicalRegulations.However,FIAapprovedsoftwareneednotbeinstalledin theFIAECUwhenaerodynamictestingisbeingcarriedoutinaccordancewith22.4(c)(iii) above. NotracktestingispermittedatsiteswhicharenotcurrentlyapprovedforusebyFormula1 cars.Inordertoensurethatvenuelicenceconditionsarerespectedatalltimesduringtrack testing,competitorsarerequiredtoinformtheFIAoftheirtestscheduleinorderthatan observermaybeappointedifdeemednecessary. DuringallFormulaOnetracktesting:
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Redflagandchequeredflagproceduresmustberespected. Noothertypeofvehicleispermittedonthetrack. Everyreasonableeffortshouldbemadetoensurethattherecommendations concerningemergencyservicesdetailedinArticle16ofAppendixHtotheCodeare followed.
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If,afteranincidentduringtracktesting,theMedicalWarningLightsignalsthatthreshold forceshavebeenexceededthedrivermustpresenthimselfforexaminationinthecircuit medicalcentrewithoutdelay. Withtheexceptionofthefullscaletestingpermittedin22.4(c)(iii)above,nowindtunnel testingmaybecarriedoutusingascalemodelwhichisgreaterthan60%offullsize. Nowindtunneltestingmaybecarriedoutataspeedexceeding50metres/second. PITENTRY,PITLANEANDPITEXIT Thesectionoftrackbetweenthefirstsafetycarlineandthebeginningofthepitlanewillbe designatedthepitentry. Thesectionoftrackbetweentheendofthepitlaneandthesecondsafetycarlinewillbe designatedthepitexit. Thepitlanewillbedividedintotwolanes,thelaneclosesttothepitwallwillbedesignatedthe "fastlane"andmaybenomorethan3.5metreswide,thelaneclosesttothegarageswillbe designatedthe"innerlane". OtherthanwhencarsareattheendofthepitlaneunderArticles38.2and41.5,theinnerlane istheonlyareawhereanyworkcanbecarriedoutonacar.However,noworkmaybecarried outinthefastlaneifitislikelytohinderothercarsattemptingtoleavethepitlane. TheFIAwillallocategaragesandanareainthepitlaneonastrictlyequalbasiswhereeach teammayworkand,withineachofthesedesignatedgarageareas,onepositionwherepit stopsduringbothpracticeandtheracemaybecarriedout. Powereddeviceswhichassistinliftinganypartofacarareforbiddeninthepitlaneduringa race. Unlessacarispushedfromthegridatanytimeduringthestartprocedure,carsmayonlybe drivenfromtheteamsdesignatedgarageareatotheendofthepitlane. Anycar(s)driventotheendofthepitlanepriortothestartorrestartofapracticesession,or anycar(s)requiredtostopatthepitexitduringasafetycarperiod,mustformupinalinein thefastlaneandleaveintheordertheygotthereunlessanothercarisundulydelayed. Anydriverthatisrequiredtostarttheracefromthepitlanemaynotdrivehiscarfromhis teamsdesignatedgarageareauntilthe15minutesignalhasbeengivenandmuststopina lineinthefastlane. Underthesecircumstancesworkinginthefastlanewillbepermittedbutanysuchworkis restrictedto: a) b) c) d) Startingtheengineandanydirectlyassociatedpreparation. Thefittingorremovalofpermittedcoolingandheatingdevices. Changesmadefordrivercomfort. Changingwheels.
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Whencarsarepermittedtoleavethepitlanetheymustdosointheorderthatwas establishedunderArticle38.2unlessanothercarisundulydelayed.Atalltimesdriversmust followthedirectionsofthemarshals.

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Otherthandrying,sweepingoranytyrerubberleftwhencarsleavetheirpitstopposition, competitorsmaynotattempttoenhancethegripofthesurfaceinthepitlaneunlessa problemhasbeenclearlyidentifiedandasolutionagreedtobytheFIAsafetydelegate. Competitorsmustnotpaintlinesonanypartofthepitlane. Otherthanunder23.7abovenoequipmentmaybeleftinthefastlane. Teampersonnelareonlyallowedinthepitlaneimmediatelybeforetheyarerequiredtowork onacarandmustwithdrawassoonastheworkiscomplete. Itistheresponsibilityofthecompetitortoreleasehiscarafterapitstoponlywhenitissafeto doso.Thecompetitormustalsoprovideameansofclearlyestablishing,whenbeingviewed fromthefrontofthecar,whenthatcarwasreleased. Underexceptionalcircumstancestheracedirectormayaskforthepitentrytobeclosedduring theraceforsafetyreasons.Atsuchtimesdriversmayonlyenterthepitlaneinorderfor essentialandentirelyevidentrepairstobecarriedouttothecar. SCRUTINEERING Between10.00and16.00threedaysbeforetherace(fourdaysinMonaco)initialscrutineering ofallcarswilltakeplaceinthegarageassignedtoeachcompetitor. Unlessawaiverisgrantedbythestewards,competitorswhodonotkeeptothesetimelimits willnotbeallowedtotakepartintheEvent. NocarmaytakepartintheEventuntilithasbeenpassedbythescrutineers. Thescrutineersmay: a) b) c) d) ChecktheeligibilityofacarorofacompetitoratanytimeduringanEvent. Requireacartobedismantledbythecompetitortomakesurethattheconditionsof eligibilityorconformityarefullysatisfied. Requireacompetitortopaythereasonableexpenseswhichexerciseofthepowers mentionedinthisArticlemayentail. Requireacompetitortosupplythemwithsuchpartsorsamplesastheymaydeem necessary.
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Anycarwhich,afterbeingpassedbythescrutineers,isdismantledormodifiedinawaywhich mightaffectitssafetyorcallintoquestionitseligibility,orwhichisinvolvedinanaccidentwith similarconsequences,mustberepresentedforscrutineeringapproval. Anysuchrescrutineeringmayonlytakeplacewiththeconsentofthestewards(followinga writtenrequestfromacompetitor)andwillbecarriedoutthenextmorning. Theracedirectorortheclerkofthecoursemayrequirethatanycarinvolvedinanaccidentbe stoppedandchecked. Checksandscrutineeringshallbecarriedoutbydulyappointedofficialswhoshallalsobe responsiblefortheoperationoftheparcfermandwhoaloneareauthorisedtogive instructionstothecompetitors. Thestewardswillpublishthefindingsofthescrutineerseachtimecarsarecheckedduringthe Event.Theseresultswillnotincludeanyspecificfigureexceptwhenacarisfoundtobein breachoftheTechnicalRegulations. SUPPLYOFTYRESINTHECHAMPIONSHIPANDTYRELIMITATIONDURINGTHEEVENT Supplyoftyres:
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AsingletyremanufacturerhasbeenchosenbytheFIAforthe2011,2012and2013seasons followinganinvitationfortenderstosupplytyrestoallthecarsenteredinChampionship Eventsforthedurationoftheseseasons.AsingletyremanufacturerwillbechosenbytheFIA forsubsequentseasonsfollowinganinvitationfortenderstosupplytyrestoallthecars enteredinChampionshipEventsforthedurationofsuchsubsequentseasons. Theappointedtyresuppliermustundertaketoprovide: a) TwospecificationsofdryweathertyreateachEvent,eachofwhichmustbeofone homogenouscompoundandvisiblydistinguishablefromoneanotherwhenacarison thetrack.AtcertainEventsoneadditionalspecificationofdryweathertyremaybe madeavailabletoallteamsforevaluationpurposesfollowingarecommendationtothe FIAfromtheappointedtyresupplier.Teamswillbeinformedaboutsuchanadditional specificationatleastoneweekbeforethestartoftherelevantEvent. OnespecificationofintermediatetyreateachEventwhichmustbeofonehomogenous compound. OnespecificationofwetweathertyreateachEventwhichmustbeofonehomogenous compound. Exceptunderd)below,nodrivermayusemorethanelevensetsofdryweathertyres, sixofprimespecificationandfiveofoptionspecification. Exceptundere)below,nodrivermayusemorethanfoursetsofintermediatetyresand threesetsofwetweathertyres. Asetoftyreswillbedeemedtocomprisetwofrontandtworeartyresallofwhichmust beofthesamespecification. FollowingarecommendationtotheFIAfromtheappointedtyresupplier,oneadditional setofeitherprimeoroptionspecificationtyresmaybemadeavailabletoalldrivers. Teamswillbeinformedaboutsuchanadditionalsetatleastoneweekbeforethestart oftherelevantEvent. IfeitherP1orP2aredeclaredwetoneadditionalsetofintermediatetyreswillbemade availabletoalldrivers.Thissetoftyresmustbereturnedtothetyresupplierbeforethe startofP3. TheoutersidewallofalltyreswhicharetobeusedatanEventmustbemarkedwitha uniqueidentification. Otherthanincasesofforcemajeure(acceptedassuchbythestewardsofthemeeting), alltyresintendedforuseatanEventmustbepresentedtotheFIAtechnicaldelegatefor allocationpriortotheendofinitialscrutineering. AtanytimeduringanEvent,andathisabsolutediscretion,theFIAtechnicaldelegate mayselectalternativedryweathertyrestobeusedbyanyteamordriverfromamong thestockoftyrestheappointedsupplierhaspresentattheEvent. Acompetitorwishingtoreplaceoneunusedtyrebyanotheridenticalunusedonemust presentbothtyrestotheFIAtechnicaldelegate. Theuseoftyreswithoutappropriateidentificationmayresultinagridpositionpenalty orexclusionfromtherace. Theonlypermittedtypeoftyreheatingdevicesareblanketswhichuseresistiveheating elements.Theheatingelementsmayonlyactupontheoutertyresurface.

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Useoftyres: Tyreswillonlybedeemedtohavebeenusedoncethecarstimingtransponderhasshownthat ithasleftthepitlane. a) ElevensetsofdryweathertyreswillbeallocatedbytheFIAtechnicaldelegatetoeach nominateddriversixofprimespecificationandfiveofoptionspecification. Onesetofprimespecificationmustbereturnedtothetyresupplierbeforethestartof P2andonefurthersetofprimespecificationandonesetofoptionspecification beforethestartofP3. IfArticle25.2(d)isinvokedanadditionalsetofeitherprimeoroptionspecification tyreswillbeavailabletoeachnominateddriverforuseduringP1andP2.Thissetof tyresmustbereturnedtothetyresupplierbeforethestartofP3. Ifanadditionaldriverisused(seeArticle19.1(b)hemustusethetyresallocatedtothe nominateddriverhereplaced. Ifanadditionalspecificationofdryweathertyreismadeavailableinaccordancewith Article25.1(a)twosetsofthesetyreswillbeallocatedtoeachdriverforuseduringP1 andP2.AnysuchtyresmustbereturnedtothetyresupplierbeforethestartofP3. Fromtheremainingdryweathertyresonesetofeachspecificationmustbereturnedto thetyresupplierbeforethestartofthequalifyingpracticesession. Priortothestartofthequalifyingpracticesessionintermediateandwetweathertyres mayonlybeusedafterthetrackhasbeendeclaredwetbytheracedirector,following whichintermediate,wetordryweathertyresmaybeusedfortheremainderofthe session. AtthestartoftheraceeachcarwhichtookpartinQ3mustbefittedwiththetyreswith whichthedriversethisgridtime.Thiswillonlybenecessaryifdryweathertyreswere usedtosetthegridtimeandifdryweatherareusedatthestartoftherace. AnysuchtyresdamagedduringQ3willbeinspectedbytheFIAtechnicaldelegatewho willdecide,athisabsolutediscretion,whetheranymaybereplacedand,ifso,which tyrestheyshouldbereplacedwith. ApenaltyunderArticle16.3(b)willbeimposedonanydriverwhosecarisnotfittedwith thetyreswithwhichhesethisgridtime(exceptifdamagedtyreshavebeenreplaced withtheapprovaloftheFIAtechnicaldelegate). Unlesshehasusedintermediateorwetweathertyresduringtherace,eachdrivermust useatleastonesetofeachspecificationofdryweathertyresduringtherace. Iftheraceissuspendedandcannotberestarted,thirtysecondswillbeaddedtothe elapsedtimeofanydriverwhowasunabletousebothspecificationsofdryweather tyreduringtherace.However,anydriverwhocompletestheracewithoutusingboth specificationsofdryweathertyrewillbeexcludedfromtheraceresults. Iftheraceisstartedbehindthesafetycarbecauseofheavyrain(seeArticle40.16),or resumedinaccordancewithArticle42.5(a),theuseofwetweathertyresuntilthesafety carreturnstothepitsiscompulsory. ApenaltyunderArticle16.3(b)willbeimposedonanydriverwhodoesnotusewet weathertyreswhilstthesafetycarisonthetrackatsuchtimes.
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Testingoftyres: a) Tyressuppliedtoanycompetitoratanytimemaynotbeusedonanyrigorvehicle (otherthananF1caronanF1approvedtrack,attheexclusionofanykindofroad simulator),eitherTeamownedorrented,providingmeasurementsofforcesand/or momentsproducedbyarotatingfullsizeF1tyre,otherthanuniquelyverticalforces, tyrerollingresistanceandaerodynamicdrag. TyresmaybeusedonatestrigprovidingforcescontrolandmonitoringbyF1rim manufacturersforthesolepurposeofprooftestingtheirproducts. Duringthequalifyingpracticesessioncarswillbeweighedasfollows: i) ii) iii) iv) v) TheFIAwillinstallweighingequipmentinthefirstpitgarage(theFIAgarage) whichwillbeusedfortheweighingprocedure. CarstakingpartinQ1andQ2willbeselectedatrandomtoundergotheweighing procedure. WhensignalledtodosothedriverwillproceeddirectlytotheFIAgarageandstop hisengine. Thecarwillthenbeweighedwithdriverandtheresultgiventothedriverora teamrepresentativeinwriting. AttheendofthequalifyingsessionallcarswhichtookpartinQ3willbeweighed. Ifadriverwishestoleavehiscarbeforeitisweighedhemustaskthetechnical delegatetoweighhiminorderthatthisweightmaybeaddedtothatofthecar. IfthecarisunabletoreachtheFIAgarageunderitsownpoweritwillbeplaced undertheexclusivecontrolofthemarshalswhowilltakethecartobeweighed. AcarordrivermaynotleavetheFIAgaragewithouttheconsentoftheFIA technicaldelegate.
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WEIGHING a)
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viii) Ifacarstopsonthecircuitandthedriverleavesthecar,hemustgototheFIA garageimmediatelyonhisreturntothepitlaneinorderforhisweighttobe established. b) Aftertheraceeveryclassifiedcarwillbeweighed.Ifadriverwishestoleavehiscar beforeitisweighedhemustaskthetechnicaldelegatetoweighhiminorderthatthis weightmaybeaddedtothatofthecar. TherelevantcarmaybeexcludedshoulditsweightbelessthanthatspecifiedinArticle 4.1oftheTechnicalRegulationswhenweighedundera)orb)above,savewherethe deficiencyinweightresultsfromtheaccidentallossofacomponentofthecar. Nosubstancemaybeaddedto,placedon,orremovedfromacarafterithasbeen selectedforweighingorhasfinishedtheraceorduringtheweighingprocedure.(Except byascrutineerwhenactinginhisofficialcapacity). NooneotherthanscrutineersandofficialsmayenterorremainintheFIAgarage withoutthespecificpermissionoftheFIAtechnicaldelegate.
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Intheeventofanybreachoftheseprovisionsfortheweighingofcarsthestewardsmaydrop thedriversuchnumberofgridpositionsastheyconsiderappropriateorexcludehimfromthe race.
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GENERALCARREQUIREMENTS Electromagneticradiationbetween2.0and2.7GHzisforbiddensavewiththewrittenconsent oftheFIA. Accidentdatarecording: a) EachcarmustbefittedwithanFIAaccidentdatarecorderduringeachEventandduring alltestswhichareattendedbymorethanoneteam.Teamsmustusetheirbest endeavourstoensurethattherecorderisinworkingorderatalltimes.Theonlypurpose oftheseunitsistomonitor,recordorcontroloneormoreofthefollowing: i) ii) iii) iv) b) Datarelevanttoanaccidentorincident. Adecelerationwarninglightonboardthecar. Alaptrigger. Thedriverinputsignalusedtoinitiatethepropulsionofthecaratthestartofa race.
Atanytimefollowinganaccidentorincidentcompetitorsmustmakethedatarecorder availableandaccessibletotheFIA.Arepresentativeoftheteamconcernedmaybe presentwhendatarelevanttoanaccidentorincidentisbeinguploadedfromthe recorder.Acopyofthedatawillbemadeavailabletotheteam. Anyconclusionsastothecauseofanaccident,oranydatarelevanttoanaccident,may onlybepublishedintheformofareportwhichhasbeenagreedbetweentheteam concernedandtheFIA.
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AllcarsmustbefittedwithacarpositioningsystemwhichhasbeenmanufacturedbytheFIA designatedsuppliertoaspecificationdeterminedbytheFIA.Nootherpartswhich,inthe opinionoftheFIAarecapableofperformingasimilarfunction,maybefittedtoanycar. DuringtheentireEvent,noscreen,coverorotherobstructionwhichinanywayobscuresany partofacarwillbeallowedatanytimeinthepaddock,garages,pitlaneorgrid,unlessitis clearanysuchcoversareneededsolelyformechanicalreasons,whichcould,forexample, includeprotectingagainstfire. Inadditiontotheabovethefollowingarespecificallynotpermitted: a) b) c) Engine,gearboxorradiatorcoverswhilstenginesarebeingchangedormovedaround thegarage. Coversoversparewingswhentheyareonastandinthepitlanenotbeingused. Partssuchas(butnotlimitedto)sparefloors,fuelrigsortooltrolleysmaynotbeused asanobstruction. Coverswhichareplacedoverdamagedcarsorcomponents. Atransparenttooltray,nomorethan50mmdeep,placedontopoftherearwing. Warmingorheatretainingcoversfortheengineandgearboxonthegrid. Arearwingcoverdesignedspecificallytoprotectamechanicstartingthecarfromfire. Tyreheatingblankets. Coversoverthetyremanufacturerscodenumbers(nottheFIAbarcodenumbers). Acoveroverthecarintheparcfermovernight. Acoveroverthecarinthepitlaneorgridifitisraining.
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SPARECARS,ENGINESANDGEARBOXES Eachcompetitormayhavenomorethantwocarsavailableforuseatanyonetimeduringan Event.Anypartiallyassembledsurvivalcellwillbedeemedtobeacarinthiscontextifitis fittedwithanengine,anyfrontsuspensionexternaltothesurvivalcell,bodywork,radiators, oiltanksexternaltothesurvivalcellorheatexchangers. Anydriverwhodecidestouseanothercarorwhosecarhasachangeofsurvivalcellfollowing thequalifyingpracticesessionmuststarttheracefromthepitlanefollowingtheprocedures detailedinArticle38.2.Underthesecircumstances: a) b) ThecarconcernedwillnothavetocomplywiththerequirementsofArticle34. Thecarwillbepermittedtocarryoutonereconnaissancelapwhenthepitlaneis openedfortherace.
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Nochangeofcarispermittedafterthestartoftherace. Achangeofcarwillbedeemedtohavetakenplaceonceadriverisseatedinhisnewcarand suchchangemayonlytakeplaceintheteamsdesignatedgaragearea. a) EachdrivermayusenomorethaneightenginesduringaChampionshipseason.Should adriverusemorethaneightengineshewilldroptenplacesonthestartinggridatthe firstEventduringwhicheachadditionalengineisused.Iftwosuchadditionalengines areusedduringasingleEventthedriverconcernedwilldroptenplacesonthestarting gridatthatEventandatthefollowingEvent. Anenginewillbedeemedtohavebeenusedoncethecarstimingtransponderhas shownthatithasleftthepitlane. IfadriverisreplacedatanytimeduringtheChampionshipseasonhisreplacementwill bedeemedtobetheoriginaldriverforthepurposesofassessingengineusage. AfterconsultationwiththerelevantenginesuppliertheFIAwillattachsealstoeach enginepriortoitbeingusedforthefirsttimeatanEventinordertoensurethatno significantmovingpartscanberebuiltorreplaced. Withintwohoursoftheendofthepostraceparcfermexhaustblankingplates(with one10mmdiameterinspectionholepercylinder)andfurthersealswillbeappliedtoall usedenginesinordertoensurethattheseenginescannotberunbetweenEvents. UponrequesttotheFIAtheseadditionalsealswillberemovedafterthestartofinitial scrutineeringatthenextEventatwhichtheenginesarerequired.Allsuchenginesmust remainwithintheteamsdesignatedgarageareawhennotfittedtoacarandmaynot bestartedatanytimeduringanEventotherthanwhenfittedtoacareligibleto participateintheEvent. IfanyoftheFIAsealsaredamagedorremovedfromanengineafterithasbeenusedfor thefirsttimethatenginemaynotbeusedagainunlesstheywereremovedunderFIA supervision. IfanengineischangedinaccordancewithArticle34.1theenginewhichwasreplaced maynotbeusedduringanyfuturequalifyingsessionorracewiththeexceptionofthe lastEventoftheChampionship.
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OnlyengineswhichhavebeenhomologatedbytheFIAinaccordancewithAppendix4maybe usedatanEventduringthe20082012Championshipseasons. ForthepurposesofthisArticleonly,anEventwillbedeemedtocompriseP3,thequalifying practicesessionandtherace.
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EachdrivermayusenomorethanonegearboxforfiveconsecutiveEventsinwhichhis teamcompetes.Shouldadriveruseareplacementgearboxhewilldropfiveplaceson thestartinggridatthatEventandanadditionalfiveplaceseachtimeafurthergearbox isused. Anyreplacementgearboxmustbefittedwiththesamegearratiosthatweredeclared underd)belowandwillonlyberequiredtocompletetheremainderoftheEventin question.Anychangetothegearratiosdeclaredunderd)belowwillincurafurtherfive gridplacepenalty.Ineithercaseanewfiveracesequencemaystartatthefollowing Event. Unlessthedriverfailstofinishtherace(orisunabletostarttheraceforreasonsother thanapenaltyimposedbythestewards)thegearboxfittedtothecarattheendofthe Eventmustremaininitfortheremainderofthefiveracesequence.Anydriverwho failedtofinishtheraceatthefirst,second,thirdorfourthofthefiveEventsforreasons whichthetechnicaldelegateacceptsasbeingbeyondthecontroloftheteamordriver, maystartthefollowingEventwithadifferentgearboxwithoutapenaltybeingincurred. Agearboxwillbedeemedtohavebeenusedoncethecarstimingtransponderhas shownthatithasleftthepitlane. Ifadriverisreplacedafterthefirst,second,thirdorfourthEventofafiveEventperiod, havingfinishedthefirst,second,thirdorfourthEvents,thereplacementdrivermustuse thegearboxwhichtheoriginaldriverhadbeenusing. AfterconsultationwiththerelevantteamtheFIAwillattachsealstoeachgearboxin ordertoensurethatnomovingparts,otherthanthosespecificallypermittedunderd) below,canberebuiltorreplaced. AteachEventsealsmaybebrokenonce,undersupervisionandatanytimepriortothe seconddayofpractice,forthesolepurposeofchanginggearratiosanddogrings (excludingfinaldrivesorreductiongears).CompetitorsmustinformtheFIAtechnical delegatewhichratiostheyintendtofitnolaterthantwohoursaftertheendofP2. However,oneadditionalchangeofratiosanddogringswillbepermittedifagearbox changeisnecessaryonthefirstdayofpracticebeforetheendofP2. Gearratiosanddogrings(excludingfinaldrivesorreductiongears)mayalsobechanged undersupervisionforothersofidenticalspecificationatanytimeduringanEvent providedtheFIAtechnicaldelegateissatisfiedthereisevidentphysicaldamagetothe partsinquestionandthatsuchchangesarenotbeingcarriedoutonasystematicbasis. Otherthanunderd)above,areplacementgearboxwillalsobedeemedtohavebeen usedifanyoftheFIAsealsaredamagedorremovedfromtheoriginalgearboxafterit hasbeenusedforthefirsttime. Refuellingisonlypermittedintheteamsdesignatedgarages. Nocarmayberefuelledafterithasleftthepitlaneforthefirsttimewhilstthepitexitis openfortherace. Fuelmaynotbeaddedtonorremovedfromacarduringarace.
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Nocarmayberefuelled,normayfuelberemovedfromacar,atarategreaterthan0.8litres persecond. Thedrivermayremaininhiscarthroughoutrefuellingbuttheenginemustbestopped. Eachcompetitormustensurethatanassistantequippedwithasuitablefireextinguisherof adequatecapacityisbesidethecarthroughoutallrefuellingoperations.
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GENERALSAFETY OfficialinstructionswillbegiventodriversbymeansofthesignalslaidoutintheCode. Competitorsmustnotuseflagssimilartothese. Driversarestrictlyforbiddentodrivetheircarintheoppositedirectiontotheraceunlessthis isabsolutelynecessaryinordertomovethecarfromadangerousposition. a) b) Duringpracticeandtherace,driversmayuseonlythetrackandmustatalltimes observetheprovisionsoftheCoderelatingtodrivingbehaviouroncircuits. Otherthanbydrivingonthetrack,Competitorsarenotpermittedtoattempttoalter thegripofanypartofthetracksurface.
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Ifacarstopsonthetrackitshallbethedutyofthemarshalstoremoveitasquicklyaspossible sothatitspresencedoesnotconstituteadangerorhinderothercompetitors.Ifany mechanicalassistancereceivedduringtheraceresultsinthecarrejoiningthestewardsmay excludehimfromtherace(otherthanunderArticles30.9(d)or41.3. Adriverwhoabandonsacarmustleaveitinneutralorwiththeclutchdisengaged,withthe KERSshutdownandwiththesteeringwheelinplace. Theorganisermustmakeatleasttwofireextinguishersof5kgcapacityavailabletoeach competitorandensurethattheyworkproperly. SaveasspecificallyauthorisedbytheCodeortheseSportingRegulations,nooneexceptthe drivermaytouchastoppedcarunlessitisinthepaddock,theteamsdesignatedgaragearea, thepitlaneoronthestartinggrid. Atnotimemayacarbereversedinthepitlaneunderitsownpower. Duringtheperiodcommencingfifteenminutespriortoandendingfiveminutesafterevery practicesessionandtheperiodbetweenthecommencementoftheformationlapwhich immediatelyprecedestheraceandthetimewhenthelastcarenterstheparcferm,nooneis allowedonthetrack,thepitentryorthepitexitwiththeexceptionof: a) b) c) d) Marshalsorotherauthorisedpersonnelintheexecutionoftheirduty. Driverswhendrivingoronfoot,havingfirstreceivedpermissiontodosofroma marshal. Teampersonnelwheneitherpushingacarorclearingequipmentfromthegridafterall carsabletodosohaveleftthegridontheformationlap. Teampersonnelwhenassistingmarshalstoremoveacarfromthegridafterthestartof therace.
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Duringarace,theenginemayonlybestartedwiththestarterexceptinthepitlaneorthe teamsdesignatedgarageareawheretheuseofanexternalstartingdeviceisallowed. Driverstakingpartinpracticeandtheracemustalwaysweartheclothes,helmetsandhead andnecksupportsspecifiedintheCode. Aspeedlimitof60km/hwillbeimposedinthepitlaneduringallfreepracticesessions,this willberaisedto100km/hfortheremainderoftheEvent.However,thislimitmaybeamended bythestewardsfollowingarecommendationfromtheFIAF1safetydelegate. Exceptintherace,anydriverwhoexceedsthelimitwillbefined200foreachkm/habovethe limit(thismaybeincreasedinthecaseofasecondoffenceinthesameEvent).Duringtherace, thestewardsmayimposeeitherofthepenaltiesunderArticle16.3a)orb)onanydriverwho exceedsthelimit.
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Atnotimemayacarbedrivenunnecessarilyslowly,erraticallyorinamannerwhichcouldbe deemedpotentiallydangeroustootherdriversoranyotherperson.Thiswillapplywhether anysuchcarisbeingdrivenonthetrack,thepitentryorthepitlane. Inordertoensurethatcarsarenotdrivenunnecessarilyslowlyoninlapsduringandafterthe endofqualifyingorduringreconnaissancelapswhenthepitexitisopenedfortherace,drivers muststaybelowthemaximumtimesetbytheFIAbetweentheSafetyCarlineafterthepitexit andSafetyCarlinebeforethepitentry.Themaximumtimewillbedeterminedbytherace directorateachEventafterthefirstdayofpracticebutmaybeamendedlaterintheEventif deemednecessary.Thetimewillnormallybebasedupon145%ofthebestdryP1orP2time. Ifadriverhasseriousmechanicaldifficultieshemustleavethetrackassoonasitissafetodo so. Thecar'srearlightmustbeilluminatedatalltimeswhenitisrunningonintermediateorwet weathertyres.Itshallbeatthediscretionoftheracedirectortodecideifadrivershouldbe stoppedbecausehisrearlightisnotworking.Shouldacarbestoppedinthiswayitmayrejoin whenthefaulthasbeenremedied. Onlysixteammembersperparticipatingcar(allofwhomshallhavebeenissuedwithand wearingspecialidentification)areallowedinthesignallingareaduringpracticeandtherace. Peopleunder16yearsofagearenotallowedinthepitlane. Animals,exceptthosewhichmayhavebeenexpresslyauthorisedbytheFIAforusebysecurity services,areforbiddenonthetrack,inthepitlane,inthepaddockorinanyspectatorarea. Theracedirector,theclerkofthecourseortheFIAmedicaldelegatecanrequireadriverto haveamedicalexaminationatanytimeduringanEvent. If,afteranincident,theMedicalWarningLightsignalsthatthresholdforceshavebeen exceededthedrivermustpresenthimselfforexaminationinthecircuitmedicalcentrewithout delay. Noteampersonnelwhoareassociatedinanywaywiththeoperationofthecarsarepermitted withintheconfinesofthecircuitduringthefollowingperiods: a) b) c) OnesixhourperiodwhichcommencesninehoursbeforethescheduledstarttimeofP1. WiththeexceptionofMonaco,asecondperiodwhichbeginstenandahalfhoursafter thescheduledendofP2andendsthreehoursbeforethescheduledstarttimeofP3. InMonacothesecondperiodwillbeginthirtytwoandahalfhoursafterthescheduled endofP2andendsthreehoursbeforethescheduledstarttimeofP3.
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However,eachteamwillbepermittedfourindividualexceptionstotheaboveduringa Championshipseason. Fortheavoidanceofdoubt,personnelwhosedutiesaresolelyconnectedwithcatering,media ormarketingareexemptfromtheaboverequirements. PRACTICESESSIONS SavewheretheseSportingRegulationsrequireotherwise,pitlaneandtrackdisciplineand safetymeasureswillbethesameforallpracticesessionsasfortherace. Nodrivermaystartintheracewithouttakingpartinatleastonepracticesession.
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Duringallpracticestherewillbeagreenandaredlightattheendofthepitlane.Carsmay onlyleavethepitlanewhenthegreenlightison.Additionally,ablueflagand/oraflashing bluelightwillbeshowninthepitexittowarndriversleavingthepitlaneifcarsare approachingonthetrack. UnlesswrittenpermissionhasbeengivenbytheFIAtodootherwise,thecircuitmayonlybe usedforpurposesotherthantheEventafterthelastpracticesessiononeachdayofpractice andonthedayoftheracenolessthanonehourbeforetheendofthepitlaneisopenedto allowcarstocoverareconnaissancelap. Theintervalbetweenthefirstandsecondfreepracticesessions,inadditiontotheinterval betweenthethirdfreepracticesessionandthequalifyingpracticesession,mayneverbeless thantwohours. IntheeventofadrivinginfringementduringanypracticesessiontheStewardsmaydropthe driversuchnumberofgridpositionsastheyconsiderappropriate.Unlessitiscompletelyclear thatadrivercommittedadrivinginfringementanysuchincidentwillnormallybeinvestigated aftertherelevantsession. Whereappropriate,regardwillalsobegiventotheprovisionsofArticle18.1. Anydrivertakingpartinanypracticesessionwho,intheopinionofthestewards,stops unnecessarilyonthecircuitorunnecessarilyimpedesanotherdrivershallbesubjecttothe penaltiesreferredtoinArticle31.6. Shoulditbecomenecessarytostopanypracticesessionbecausethecircuitisblockedbyan accidentorbecauseweatherorotherconditionsmakeitdangeroustocontinue,theclerkof thecoursewillorderredflagstobeshownatallmarshalpostsandtheabortlightstobe shownattheLine. Whenthesignalisgiventostop,allcarsshallimmediatelyreducespeedandproceedslowly backtothepitlane,andallcarsabandonedonthetrackwillberemovedtoasafeplace. AttheendofeachpracticesessionnodrivermaycrosstheLinemorethanonce. Theclerkofthecoursemayinterruptpracticeasoftenandforaslongashethinksnecessaryto clearthetrackortoallowtherecoveryofacar.However,onlyduringqualifyingpracticewill thesessionbeextendedasaresult. Shouldoneormoresessionsbethusinterrupted,noprotestcanbeacceptedastothepossible effectsoftheinterruptiononthequalificationofdriversadmittedtostart. FREEPRACTICE Freepracticesessionswilltakeplace: a) b) Thedayafterinitialscrutineeringfrom10.00to11.30(P1)andfrom14.00to15.30(P2). Thedaybeforetheracefrom11.00to12.00(P3).
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QUALIFYINGPRACTICE Thequalifyingpracticesessionwilltakeplaceonthedaybeforetheracefrom14.00to15.00. Thesessionwillberunasfollows: a) From14.00to14.20(Q1)allcarswillbepermittedonthetrackandattheendofthis periodtheslowesteightcarswillbeprohibitedfromtakinganyfurtherpartinthe session. Laptimesachievedbytheeighteenremainingcarswillthenbedeleted. From14.27to14.42(Q2)theeighteenremainingcarswillbepermittedonthetrackand attheendofthisperiodtheslowesteightcarswillbeprohibitedfromtakinganyfurther partinthesession.
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Laptimesachievedbythetenremainingcarswillthenbedeleted. From14.50to15.00(Q3)thetenremainingcarswillbepermittedonthetrack.
TheaboveprocedureisbaseduponaChampionshipentryof26cars.If24carsareentered sevenwillbeexcludedafterQ1andQ2andif22carsareenteredonlysixcarswillbeexcluded afterQ1andQ2. Anydriverwhosecarstopsonthecircuitduringthequalifyingsessionwillnotbepermittedto takeanyfurtherpartinthesession.Anycarwhichstopsonthecircuitduringthequalifying session,andwhichisreturnedtothepitsbeforetheendofthesession,willbeheldinparc fermuntiltheendofthesession. Attheendofqualifyingpracticethetimesachievedbyeachdriverwillbeofficiallypublished. POSTQUALIFYINGPARCFERM Eachcarwillbedeemedtobeinparcfermfromthetimeatwhichitleavesthepitlanefor thefirsttimeduringqualifyingpracticeuntilthestartoftherace.Anycarwhichfailstoleave thepitlaneduringqualifyingpracticewillbedeemedtobeinparcfermattheendofQ1. Betweenthesetimes,otherthanwhencarsarereturnedtotheparcfermovernight,the followingworkmaybecarriedout: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m) Enginesmaybestarted. Fuelmaybeaddedorremovedandafuelbreatherfitted. Wheels,wheelfastenersandtyresmayberemoved,changedorrebalancedandtyre pressureschecked. Sparkplugsmayberemovedinordertocarryoutaninternalengineinspectionand cylindercompressionchecks. Permittedheatingorcoolingdevicesmaybefitted. Ajumpbatterymaybeconnectedandonboardelectricalunitsmaybefreelyaccessed viaaphysicalconnectiontothecar. Chargingand/ordischargingoftheKERSenergystoragedevices. RemovaloftheKERSenergystoragedeviceswhich,oncemarkedbytheFIAtechnical delegate,mayberetainedovernightbytheteam. Themainelectricalbatteryandradiobatteriesmaybechanged. Thebrakesystemmaybebled. Engineoilmaybedrained. Compressedgasesmaybedrainedoradded. Fluidswithaspecificgravitylessthan1.1maybedrainedand/orreplenished,however, fluidsusedforreplenishmentmustconformtothesamespecificationastheoriginal fluid. Theaerodynamicsetupofthefrontwingmaybeadjustedusingtheexistingparts.No partsmaybeadded,removedorreplaced. IftheFIAtechnicaldelegateissatisfiedthatchangesinclimaticconditionsnecessitate alterationstothespecificationofacar,changesmaybemadetotheairductsaround thefrontandrearbrakesandradiatorducts.Thesechangesmaybemadeatanytime afterthemessageCHANGEINCLIMATICCONDITIONSisshownonthetiming monitors,fromthispointthechoiceofairductsaroundthefrontandrearbrakesand radiatorductsisfreeandpitottubesmaybecoveredoruncovered,subjectalwaysto compliancewiththerelevantTechnicalRegulations.
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Bodywork(excludingradiators)mayberemovedand/orcleaned. Cosmeticchangesmaybemadetothebodyworkandtapemaybeadded. Anypartofthecarmaybecleaned. Onboardcameras,marshallingsystemcomponents,timingtranspondersandany associatedequipmentmayberemoved,refittedorchecked. AnyworkrequiredbytheFIAtechnicaldelegate. Changestoimprovethedriver'scomfort.Inthiscontextanythingotherthanthe adjustmentofmirrors,seatbeltsandpedalsmayonlybecarriedoutwiththespecific permissionoftheFIAtechnicaldelegate. Theadditionorremovalofpadding(orsimilarmaterial)isalsopermittedbutmayonly becarriedoutundersupervisionand,ifrequiredbytheFIAtechnicaldelegate,mustbe removedbeforethepostraceweighingprocedure. Drinkingfluidforthedrivermaybeaddedatanytime,however,thecapacityofthe containerforanysuchfluidmustnotexceed1.5litres. Repairofgenuineaccidentdamage. Anypartswhichareremovedfromthecarinordertocarryoutanyworkspecifically permittedabove,oranypartsremovedtocarryoutessentialsafetychecks,mustremain closetoitand,atalltimes,bevisibletothescrutineerassignedtotherelevantcar. Furthermore,anypartsremovedfromthecarinordertocarryoutanysuchworkmust berefittedbeforethecarleavesthepitlane.
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AnyworknotlistedabovemayonlybeundertakenwiththeapprovaloftheFIAtechnical delegatefollowingawrittenrequestfromtheteamconcerned.Itmustbeclearthatany replacementpartateamwishestofitissimilarinmass,inertiaandfunctiontotheoriginal. AnypartsremovedwillberetainedbytheFIA. However,ifateamwishestochangeapartduringthequalifyingsessionand/oronthegrid beforethestartoftherace,thismaybedonewithoutfirstseekingthepermissionofthe technicaldelegate,provideditisreasonablefortherelevantteamtobelievepermissionwould begiveniftherewastimetoaskandthebrokenordamagedpartremainsinfullviewofthe scrutineerassignedtothecaratalltimes. Attheendofthequalifyingpracticeatleastsixcarswillbechosenatrandomtoundergo furtherchecks,onceinformedtheircarhasbeenselectedtheteamconcernedmusttakethe cartotheparcfermimmediately. Withinthreeandahalfhoursoftheendofthequalifyingpracticesessionallcarsusedduring thesession(orwhichwereintendedforusebutfailedtoleavethepitlane)mustbecovered andreadyforFIAsealstobeappliedinordertoensurethattheyremainsecureuntilthe followingday.Formarketingpurposesthisdeadlinemaybeextendedforonecarfromeach competitorforamaximumoftwohoursbypriorarrangementwiththeFIAtechnicaldelegate. However,noworkofanykindmaybecarriedoutonthecaranylaterthanthreeandahalf hoursaftertheendofthequalifyingpracticesession. Whilstcarsarecoveredovernighttheymaybefittedwithdevicestokeepthemwarm. Fivehoursbeforethestartoftheformationlapthesealsandcoversmayberemovedbutthe carswillremainunderparcfermconditionsuntilthestartoftherace. Ifacompetitormodifiesanypartonthecarormakeschangestothesetupofthesuspension whilstthecarisbeingheldunderparcfermconditionstherelevantdrivermuststarttherace fromthepitlaneandfollowtheprocedureslaidoutinArticle38.2.
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Inorderthatthescrutineersmaybecompletelysatisfiedthatnoalterationshavebeenmade tothesuspensionsystemsoraerodynamicconfigurationofthecar(withtheexceptionofthe frontwing)whilstinpostqualifyingparcferm,itmustbeclearfromphysicalinspectionthat changescannotbemadewithouttheuseoftools. Onescrutineerwillbeallocatedtoeachcarforthepurposeofensuringthatnounauthorised workiscarriedoutwhilstcarsarebeingheldunderparcfermconditions. AlistofpartsreplacedwiththespecificagreementoftheFIAtechnicaldelegatewhilstcarsare beingheldunderparcfermconditionswillbepublishedanddistributedtoallteamspriorto therace. PRESSCONFERENCES,MEDIAOPPORTUNITESANDDRIVERSPARADE Daybeforefirstpractice: TheFIApressdelegatewillchooseamaximumoffivedriverswhomustattendapress conferenceinthemediacentreforaperiodofonehourat15.00onthedaybeforefirst practice. AtEventstakingplaceinNorthorSouthAmericathispressconferencewilltakeplaceat11.00. Thesedrivers'teamswillbenotifiednolessthan48hoursbeforetheconference.Inaddition,a maximumoftwoteampersonalitiesmaybechosenbytheFIApressdelegatetoattendthis pressconference.
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Firstdayofpractice: Onthefirstdayofpractice,aminimumofthreeandamaximumofsixdriversand/orteam personalities,(otherthanthosewhoattendedthepressconferenceonthepreviousdayand subjecttotheconsentoftheteamprincipal)willbechosenbyballotorrotabytheFIApress delegateduringtheEventandmustmakethemselvesavailabletothemediaforapress conferenceinthemediacentreforaperiodofonehourat16.00.
Onadaysuitabletothepromotersschedulealldriversmustbeavailableforautograph signing.Thetime,placeandprocedurewillbecommunicatedtotheteamsbytheFIAafter agreementwiththepromoterandtheCommercialRightsHolder. DriversmustbeavailableatallreasonabletimesduringanEventtotalktothemediaas requiredbytheFIApressdelegate.
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SecondDayofPractice: AlldriverseliminatedinQ1orQ2mustmakethemselvesavailableformediainterviews immediatelyaftertheendofeachsession.Inaddition,alldriverswhoparticipatedinQ3,and whoarenotrequiredtotakepartinthepostqualifyingpressconference,mustmake themselvesavailableformediainterviewsimmediatelyafterQ3. Immediatelyafterthequalifyingpracticesessionthefirstthreedriversinthesessionwillbe requiredtomakethemselvesavailablefortelevisioninterviewsintheunilateralroomandthen attendapressconferenceinthemediacentreforamaximumperiodof30minutes. Raceday: Oneandahalfhoursbeforetheracealldriversmustattendadriversparade.Competitorswill begivendetailsoftheparadebytheFIApressdelegate.
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Duringtheraceeveryteammustmakeatleastoneseniorspokespersonavailablefor interviewsbyofficiallyaccreditedTVcrews. THEGRID DuringQ1,anydriverwhosebestqualifyinglapexceeds107%ofthefastesttimesetduring thatsession,orwhofailstosetatime,willnotbeallowedtotakepartintherace.Under exceptionalcircumstanceshowever,whichmayincludesettingasuitablelaptimeinafree practicesession,thestewardsmaypermitthecartostarttherace. Shouldtherebemorethanonedriveracceptedinthismanner,thegridorderwillbe determinedbythestewards.
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Thegridwillbedrawnupasfollows: i) ii) iii) ThelasteightpositionswillbeoccupiedbythecarseliminatedduringQ1,the fastestin19thposition. ThenexteightpositionswillbeoccupiedbythecarseliminatedduringQ2,the fastestin11thposition. ThetoptenpositionswillbeoccupiedbythecarswhichtookpartinQ3,the fastestfromthepositiononthegridwhichwasthepolepositionintheprevious yearor,onanewcircuit,hasbeendesignatedassuchbytheFIAsafetydelegate.
IftwoormoredriverssetidenticaltimesduringQ1,Q2orQ3prioritywillbegiventotheone whosetitfirst. Iflessthan26carsareenteredintheChampionshipappropriateamendmentswillbemadeto theaboveinaccordancewithArticle33.1. b) IfmorethanonedriverfailstosetatimeduringQ1,Q2orQ3theywillbearrangedin thefollowingorder: i) ii) iii) c) Anydriverwhoattemptedtosetaqualifyingtimebystartingaflyinglap. Anydriverwhofailedtostartaflyinglap. Anydriverwhofailedtoleavethepitsduringtheperiod.
Oncethegridhasbeenestablishedinaccordancewitha)andb)above,gridposition penaltieswillbeappliedtothedriversinquestionintheordertheoffenceswere committed.IfmorethanonedriverincursapenaltyunderArticle28.4(a)orArticle 28.6(a)preferencewillbegiventothedriverwhoseteamfirstinformedthetechnical delegatethatanengineorgearboxchangewillbecarriedout. AnydriverwhoincursapenaltyunderArticle28.4(a)orArticle28.6(a)willtake precedenceoveranydriverwhosequalifyingtimeshavebeendeletedforanyreason.

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Ifmorethanonedriverfallsintoasinglecategoryinb)ord)abovetheywillbearrangedon thegridinnumericalorder. Thestartinggridwillbepublishednolessthanfourhoursbeforethestartoftheformationlap. Anycompetitorwhosecar(s)is(are)unabletostartforanyreasonwhatsoever(orwhohas goodreasontobelievethattheircar(s)willnotbereadytostart)mustinformthestewards accordinglyattheearliestopportunityand,inanyevent,nolaterthanonehourandfifteen minutesbeforethestartoftheformationlap.Ifoneormorecarsarewithdrawnthegridwill beclosedupaccordingly.Thefinalstartinggridwillbepublishedonehourbeforethestartof theformationlap. Thegridwillbeinastaggered1x1formationandtherowsonthegridwillbeseparatedby16 metres.
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MEETINGS Meetings,chairedbytheracedirector,willtakeplaceat16.00onthedaybeforefirstpractice and17.00onthefirstdayofpractice.Thefirstmustbeattendedbyallteammanagersandthe secondbyalldrivers. Shouldtheracedirectorconsideranothermeetingnecessaryitwilltakeplacethreehours beforetherace.Competitorswillbeinformednolaterthanthreehoursaftertheendofthe qualifyingpracticesession.Alldriversandteammanagersmustattend. STARTINGPROCEDURE 30minutesbeforethestartoftheformationlapthepitexitwillbeopenedandcarswillbe permittedtoleavethepitlanetocoverareconnaissancelap.Attheendofthislaptheywill stoponthegridinstartingorderwiththeirenginesstopped. Shouldtheywishtocovermorethanonereconnaissancelap,thismustbedonebydriving downthepitlaneatgreatlyreducedspeedbetweeneachofthelaps. Anycarwhichdoesnotcompleteareconnaissancelapandreachthegridunderitsownpower willnotbepermittedtostarttheracefromthegrid.
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17minutesbeforethestartoftheformationlap,awarningsignalwillbegivenindicatingthat theendofthepitlanewillbeclosedintwominutes. 15minutesbeforethestartoftheformationlaptheendofthepitlanewillbeclosedanda secondwarningsignalwillbegiven.Anycarwhichisstillinthepitlanecanstartfromtheend ofthepitlaneprovideditgotthereunderitsownpower.Ifmorethanonecarisaffectedthey mustlineupintheorderinwhichtheyqualified.However,anycarreachingtheendofthepit laneafterthefiveminutesignalmuststartbehindanycaralreadyatthepitexit. Allsuchcarsmaythenjointheraceoncethewholefieldhaspassedtheendofthepitlanefor thefirsttimeafterthestart. Theapproachofthestartwillbeannouncedbysignalsshowntenminutes,fiveminutes,three minutes,oneminuteandfifteensecondsbeforethestartoftheformationlap,eachofwhich willbeaccompaniedbyanaudiblewarning. Whenthetenminutesignalisshown,everybodyexceptdrivers,officialsandteamtechnical staffmustleavethegrid. Whenthethreeminutesignalisshownallcarsonthegridmusthavetheirwheelsfitted,after thissignalwheelsmayonlyberemovedinthepitlane,oronthegridduringaracesuspension. ApenaltyunderArticle16.3(b)willbeimposedonanydriverwhosecardidnothaveallits wheelsfullyfittedatthethreeminutesignal. Whentheoneminutesignalisshown,enginesshouldbestartedandallteampersonnelmust leavethegridbythetimethe15secondsignalisgiventakingallequipmentwiththem.Ifany driverneedsassistanceafterthe15secondsignalhemustraisehisarmand,whenthe remainderofthecarsabletodosohaveleftthegrid,marshalswillbeinstructedtopushthe carintothepitlane.Inthiscase,marshalswithyellowflagswillstandbesideanycar(orcars) concernedtowarndriversbehind. Whenthegreenlightsareilluminated,thecarswillbegintheformationlapwiththepole positiondriverleading. Whenleavingthegridalldriversmustrespectthepitlanespeedlimituntiltheypasspole position.
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Marshalswillbeinstructedtopushanycar(orcars)whichremainonthegridintothepitlane bythefastestrouteimmediatelyaftercarsabletodosohaveleftthegrid.Anydriverbeing pushedfromthegridmaynotattempttostartthecarandmustfollowtheinstructionsofthe marshals. Duringtheformationlappracticestartsareforbiddenandtheformationmustbekeptastight aspossible. Overtakingduringtheformationlapisonlypermittedifacarisdelayedandcarsbehindcannot avoidpassingitwithoutundulydelayingtheremainderofthefield.Inthiscase,driversmay onlyovertaketoreestablishtheoriginalstartingorder.Anydriverdelayedinthisway,and whoisunabletoreestablishtheoriginalstartingorderbeforehereachesthefirstsafetycar line,mustenterthepitlaneandstartfromtheendofthepitlaneasspecifiedinArticle38.2. Whenthecarscomebacktothegridattheendoftheformationlap,theywillstopontheir respectivegridpositions,keepingtheirenginesrunning. Therewillbeastandingstart,thesignalbeinggivenbymeansoflightsactivatedbythe permanentstarter. Onceallthecarshavecometoahaltthefivesecondlightwillappearfollowedbythefour, three,twoandonesecondlights.Atanytimeaftertheonesecondlightappears,theracewill bestartedbyextinguishingallredlights. UnlessspecificallyauthorisedbytheFIAsafetydelegate,duringthestartofaracethepitwall mustbekeptfreeofallpersonswiththeexceptionoftwopeoplefromeachteam,officialsand firemarshals. If,afterreturningtothestartinggridattheendoftheformationlapaproblemarises,the followingproceduresshallapply: a) Ifacardevelopsaproblemthatcouldendangerthestartthedrivermustimmediately raisehishandsabovehisheadandthemarshalresponsibleforthatrowmust immediatelywaveayellowflag.Iftheracedirectordecidesthestartshouldbedelayed thegreenlightswillbeilluminatedtwosecondsaftertheabortlightsareswitchedon,a boardsayingEXTRAFORMATIONLAPwillbedisplayedandallcarsabletodosomust completeafurtherformationlapwhilstthecarwhichdevelopedtheproblemismoved intothepitlane. Whenleavingthegridtocompletetheextraformationlapalldriversmustrespectthe pitlanespeedlimituntiltheypasspoleposition. Theteammaythenattempttorectifytheproblemand,ifsuccessful,thecarmaythen startfromtheendofthepitlane.Shouldtherebemorethanonecarinvolvedtheir startingorderwillbedeterminedbytheorderinwhichtheyreachedtheendofthepit lane. Everytimethishappenstheracewillbeshortenedbyonelap. Ifanyotherproblemarises,andiftheracedirectordecidesthestartshouldbedelayed, thefollowingproceduresshallapply: i) Iftheracehasnotbeenstarted,theabortlightswillbeswitchedon,aboard sayingDELAYEDSTARTwillbedisplayed,allengineswillbestoppedandthe newformationlapwillstartfiveminuteslaterwiththeracedistancereducedby onelap.Thenextsignalwillbethethreeminutesignal. Tyrechangingonthegridisnotpermittedduringsuchadelay. Everytimethishappenstheracewillbeshortenedbyonelap.
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Iftheracehasbeenstartedthemarshalsalongsidethegridwillwavetheiryellow flagstoinformthedriversthatacarisstationaryonthegrid. If,afterthestart,acarisimmobilisedonthestartinggrid,itshallbethedutyof themarshalstopushitintothepitlanebythefastestroute.Anydriverbeing pushedfromthegridmaynotattempttostartthecar. Oncethecarisinthepitlanehismechanicsmayattempttostartit,ifsuccessful thedrivermayrejointherace.Thedriverandmechanicsmustfollowthe instructionsofthetrackmarshalsatalltimesduringsuchaprocedure.
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ShouldArticle38.11apply,theracewillneverthelesscountfortheChampionshipnomatter howoftentheprocedureisrepeated,orhowmuchtheraceisshortenedasaresult. EitherofthepenaltiesunderArticles16.3a)orb)willbeimposedforafalsestartjudgedusing anFIAsuppliedtransponderwhichmustbefittedtothecarasspecified. Onlyinthefollowingcaseswillanyvariationinthestartprocedurebeallowed: a) Ifitstartstorainafterthefiveminutesignalbutbeforetheraceisstartedand,inthe opinionoftheracedirectorteamsshouldbegiventheopportunitytochangetyres,the abortlightswillbeshownontheLineandthestartingprocedurewillbeginagainatthe tenminutepoint. Ifthestartoftheraceisimminentand,intheopinionoftheracedirector,thevolumeof wateronthetrackissuchthatitcannotbenegotiatedsafelyevenonwetweathertyres, theabortlightswillbeshownontheLineandinformationconcerningthelikelydelay willbedisplayedonthetimingmonitors.Oncethestarttimeisknownatleastten minuteswarningwillbegiven. Iftheraceisstartedbehindthesafetycar,Article40.16willapply.
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Thestewardsmayuseanyvideoorelectronicmeanstoassisttheminreachingadecision.The stewardsmayoverrulejudgesoffact.AbreachoftheprovisionsoftheCodeortheseSporting Regulationsrelatingtothestartingprocedure,mayresultintheexclusionofthecaranddriver concernedfromtheEvent. THERACE Duringtherace,driversleavingthepitlanemayonlydosowhenthelightattheendofthepit laneisgreenandontheirownresponsibility.Amarshalwithablueflagand/oraflashingblue light,willalsowarnthedriverifcarsareapproachingonthetrack. SAFETYCAR TheFIAsafetycarwillbedrivenbyanFIAappointeddriverandwillcarryanFIAobserver capableofrecognisingallthecompetingcarswhoisinpermanentradiocontactwithrace control. Thirtyminutesbeforethestartoftheformationlapthesafetycarwilltakeuppositionatthe frontofthegridandremainthereuntilthefiveminutesignalisgiven.Atthispoint(except underArticle40.16below)itwillcoverawholelapofthecircuitandtakeupposition. Thesafetycarmaybebroughtintooperationtoneutralisearaceupontheorderoftheclerk ofthecourse. Itwillbeusedonlyifcompetitorsorofficialsareinimmediatephysicaldangerbutthe circumstancesarenotsuchastonecessitatesuspendingtherace. Whentheorderisgiventodeploythesafetycarthemessage"SAFETYCARDEPLOYED"willbe displayedonthetimingmonitorsandallmarshal'spostswilldisplaywavedyellowflagsand "SC"boardsforthedurationoftheintervention. Nocarmaybedrivenunnecessarilyslowly,erraticallyorinamannerwhichcouldbedeemed potentiallydangeroustootherdriversoranyotherpersonatanytimewhilstthesafetycaris
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Thesafetycarwilljointhetrackwithitsorangelightsilluminatedandwilldosoregardlessof wheretheraceleaderis. Allcompetingcarsmustreducespeedandformupinlinebehindthesafetycarnomorethan tencarlengthsapart.Inordertoensurethatdriversreducespeedsufficiently,fromthetimeat whichtheSAFETYCARDEPLOYEDmessageisshownonthetimingmonitorsuntilthetime thateachcarcrossesthefirstsafetycarlineforthesecondtime,driversmuststayabovethe minimumtimesetbytheFIAECU. Withtheexceptionsofthecaseslistedundera)toh)below,nodrivermayovertakeanother caronthetrack,includingthesafetycar,untilhepassesthefirstsafetycarlineforthefirst timewhenthesafetycarisreturningtothepits.However,ifthesafetycarisstilldeployedat thebeginningofthelastlap,orisdeployedduringthelastlap,Article40.15willapply. Theexceptionsare: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) Ifadriverissignalledtodosofromthesafetycar. Under40.13or40.16below. Whenenteringthepitsadrivermaypassanothercarremainingonthetrack,including thesafetycar,afterhehasreachedthefirstsafetycarline. Whenleavingthepitsadrivermayovertake,orbeovertakenby,anothercaronthe trackbeforehereachesthesecondsafetycarline. Whenthesafetycarisreturningtothepitsitmaybeovertakenbycarsonthetrack onceithasreachedthefirstsafetycarline. Whilstinthepitentry,pitlaneorpitexitadrivermayovertakeanothercarwhichisalso inoneofthesethreeareas. Anycarstoppinginitsdesignatedgarageareawhilstthesafetycarisusingthepitlane (see40.11below)maybeovertaken. Ifanycarslowswithanobviousproblem.
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Whenorderedtodosobytheclerkofthecoursetheobserverinthecarwilluseagreenlight tosignaltoanycarsbetweenitandtheraceleaderthattheyshouldpass.Thesecarswill continueatreducedspeedandwithoutovertakinguntiltheyreachthelineofcarsbehindthe safetycar. Thesafetycarshallbeusedatleastuntiltheleaderisbehinditandallremainingcarsarelined upbehindhim. Oncebehindthesafetycar,theraceleadermustkeepwithintencarlengthsofit(except underArticle40.13below). Undercertaincircumstancestheclerkofthecoursemayaskthesafetycartousethepitlane. Inthesecases,andprovideditsorangelightsremainilluminated,allcarsmustfollowitintothe pitlanewithoutovertaking.Anycarenteringthepitlaneunderthesecircumstancesmaystop atitsdesignatedgaragearea. Otherthanwhenthesafetycarhasbeenaskedtousethepitlane,nocarmayenterthepits whilstthesafetycarisdeployedunlessitisforthepurposeofchangingtyres. Iftheclerkofthecourseconsidersitsafetodoso,andthemessage"LAPPEDCARSMAYNOW OVERTAKE"isshownonthetimingmonitors,anycarsthathavebeenlappedbytheleaderwill berequiredtopassthecarsontheleadlapandthesafetycar.Thiswillonlyapplytocarsthat werelappedatthetimetheycrossedtheLineattheendofthelapduringwhichtheycrossed thefirstSafetyCarlineforthesecondtimeafterthesafetycarwasdeployed.
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Havingovertakenthecarsontheleadlapandthesafetycarthesecarsshouldthenproceed aroundthetrackatanappropriatespeed,withoutovertaking,andtakeuppositionattheback ofthelineofcarsbehindthesafetycar.Whilsttheyareovertaking,andinordertoensurethis maybecarriedoutsafely,thecarsontheleadlapmustalwaysstayontheracinglineunless deviatingfromitisunavoidable. Iftheclerkofthecourseconsiderstrackconditionsareunsuitableforovertakingthemessage "OVERTAKINGWILLNOTBEPERMITTED"willbeshownonthetimingmonitors. Whentheclerkofthecoursedecidesitissafetocallinthesafetycarthemessage"SAFETY CARINTHISLAP"willbedisplayedonthetimingmonitorsandthecar'sorangelightswillbe extinguishedThiswillbethesignaltotheteamsanddriversthatitwillbeenteringthepitlane attheendofthatlap. Atthispointthefirstcarinlinebehindthesafetycarmaydictatethepaceand,ifnecessary, fallmorethantencarlengthsbehindit. Inordertoavoidthelikelihoodofaccidentsbeforethesafetycarreturnstothepits,fromthe pointatwhichthelightsonthecarareturnedoutdriversmustproceedatapacewhich involvesnoerraticaccelerationorbrakingnoranyothermanoeuvrewhichislikelytoendanger otherdriversorimpedetherestart. AsthesafetycarisapproachingthepitentrytheyellowflagsandSCboardswillbewithdrawn and,otherthanonthelastlapoftherace,replacedbywavedgreenflagswithgreenlightsat theLine.ThesewillbedisplayeduntilthelastcarcrossestheLine. Eachlapcompletedwhilethesafetycarisdeployedwillbecountedasaracelap. Ifthesafetycarisstilldeployedatthebeginningofthelastlap,orisdeployedduringthelast lap,itwillenterthepitlaneattheendofthelapandthecarswilltakethechequeredflagas normalwithoutovertaking. Undercertaincircumstancestheracemaybestartedbehindthesafetycarorresumedin accordancewithArticle42.5(a).Ineithercase,atthetenminutesignalitsorangelightswillbe illuminated,thisbeingthesignaltothedriversthattheracewillbestarted(orresumed) behindthesafetycar.Atthesametimeamessageconfirmingthiswillbedisplayedonthe timingmonitors. Whenthegreenlightsareilluminatedthesafetycarwillleavethegridandalldriversmust followingridorder,nomorethantencarlengthsapart,andmustrespectthepitlanespeed limituntiltheypasspoleposition.Duringaracestarttherewillbenoformationlapandrace willstartwhenthegreenlightsareilluminated. Overtakingisonlypermittedif: a) b) Acarisdelayedwhenleavingthegridandcarsbehindcannotavoidpassingitwithout undulydelayingtheremainderofthefield,or Thereismorethanonecarstartingfromthepitlaneandoneofthemisundulydelayed.
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Ineithercasedriversmayonlyovertaketoreestablishtheoriginalstartingorderortheorder thecarsatthepitexitwereinwhentheracewasstarted. Anydriverdelayedineitherway,andwhoisunabletoreestablishtheoriginalstartingorder beforehereachesthefirstsafetycarline,mustenterthepitlaneandmayonlyjointherace oncethewholefieldhaspassedtheendofthepitlane. SUSPENDINGARACE Shoulditbecomenecessarytosuspendtheracebecausethecircuitisblockedbyanaccident orbecauseweatherorotherconditionsmakeitdangeroustocontinue,theclerkofthecourse willorderredflagstobeshownatallmarshalpostsandtheabortlightstobeshownatthe Line.
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Whenthesignalisgivenovertakingisforbidden,thepitexitwillbeclosedandallcarsmust proceedslowlytothestartinggrid.Thefirstcartoarriveonthegridshouldoccupypole positionandothersshouldfilltheremaininggridpositionsintheordertheyarrive. Iftheraceissuspendedduringasafetycarintervention,andthesafetycarisdirectedintothe pitlane,carsshouldstopinalinebehindthesafetycarinthefastlaneofthepits. Anycarsunabletoreturntothegridasaresultofthetrackbeingblockedwillbebroughtback whenthetrackisclearedandwillbearrangedintheordertheyoccupiedbeforetheracewas suspended. Additionally,anycarsinthepitlaneorpitentryatthetimetheracewassuspendedwillbe pushedontothegridandarrangedintheordertheyoccupiedbeforetheracewassuspended. Iftheracehasbeensuspendedinthepitlane(seeArticle41.2)anysuchcarswillagainbe arrangedintheordertheyoccupiedbeforetheracewassuspended. Inallcasestheorderwillbetakenatthelastpointatwhichitwaspossibletodeterminethe positionofallcars.Allsuchcarswillthenbepermittedtoresumetherace. TheSafetyCarwillthenbedriventothefrontofthegrid. Whilsttheraceissuspended: a) Neithertheracenorthetimekeepingsystemwillstop,however,inaccordancewith Article5.3thelengthoftheracesuspensionwillbeaddedtothemaximumtwohour period. Carsmaybeworkedononcetheyhavestoppedonthegridorenteredthepitsbutany suchworkmustnotimpedetheresumptionoftherace. Onlyteammembersandofficialswillbepermittedonthegrid.
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41.4

41.5
b) c)
Carsmaynotenterthepitlanewhentheraceissuspended.ApenaltyunderArticle16.3(a)will beimposedonanydriverwhoentersthepitlaneorwhosecarispushedfromthegridtothe pitlaneaftertheracehasbeensuspended.Anycarwhichwasinthepitentryorpitlaneatthe timetheracewassuspendedwillnotincurapenalty.However,iftheracehasbeensuspended inthepitlane(seeArticle41.2)apenaltywillonlybeimposedonanydriverwhosecaris movedfromthefastlanetoanyotherpartofthepitlane. Allcarsinthepitlanewillbepermittedtoleavethepitsoncetheracehasbeenresumedand, subjecttotheabove,anycarintendingtoresumetheracefromthepitexitmaydosointhe ordertheygotthereundertheirownpower,unlessanothercarwasundulydelayed. Atalltimesdriversmustfollowthedirectionsofthemarshals. RESUMINGARACE Thedelaywillbekeptasshortaspossibleandassoonasaresumptiontimeisknownteams willbeinformedviathetimingmonitors,inallcasesatleasttenminuteswarningwillbegiven. Signalswillbeshowntenminutes,fiveminutes,threeminutes,oneminuteandfifteen secondsbeforetheresumptionandeachofthesewillbeaccompaniedbyanaudiblewarning. Whenthethreeminutesignalisshownallcarsonthegridmusthavetheirwheelsfitted,after thissignalwheelsmayonlyberemovedinthepitlane,oronthegridduringafurtherrace suspension.Iftheracehasbeensuspendedinthepitlane(seeArticle41.2)allcarsinthefast lanemusthavetheirwheelsfittedatthethreeminutesignal. ApenaltyunderArticle16.3(b)willbeimposedonanydriverwhosecardidnothaveallits wheelsfullyfittedatthethreeminutesignal.
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Atthetwominutepointanycarsbetweenthesafetycarandtheleader,inadditiontoanycars thathadbeenlappedbytheleaderatthetimetheracewassuspended,willbewavedoffto completeafurtherlap,withoutovertaking,andjointhelineofcarsbehindthesafetycar. Whentheoneminutesignalisshown,enginesshouldbestartedandallteampersonnelmust leavethegridbythetimethe15secondsignalisgiventakingallequipmentwiththem.Ifany driverneedsassistanceafterthe15secondsignalhemustraisehisarmand,whenthe remainderofthecarsabletodosohaveleftthegrid,marshalswillbeinstructedtopushthe carintothepitlane.Inthiscase,marshalswithyellowflagswillstandbesideanycar(orcars) concernedtowarndriversbehind. Theracewillberesumedbehindthesafetycarwhenthegreenlightsareilluminated.The safetycarwillenterthepitsafteronelapunless: a) b) c) d) Theraceisbeingresumedinwetconditionsandtheracedirectordeemsmorethanone lapnecessary,inwhichcaseseeArticles25.4(g)and40.16. Allcarsarenotyetinalinebehindthesafetycar. Teampersonnelarestillclearingthegrid. Afurtherincidentoccursnecessitatinganotherintervention.
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42.5
Whenthegreenlightsareilluminatedthesafetycarwillleavethegridandalldriversmust follow,nomorethantencarlengthsapart,andmustrespectthepitlanespeedlimituntilthey passpoleposition.Soonafterthelastcarinlinebehindthesafetycarpassestheendofthepit lane(includinganycarswhichwerewavedoffunder42.3above)thepitexitlightwillbe turnedgreen,anycarinthepitlanemaythenenterthetrackandjointhelineofcarsbehind thesafetycar. Overtakingisonlypermittedif: a) b) Acarisdelayedwhenleavingthegridandcarsbehindcannotavoidpassingitwithout undulydelayingtheremainderofthefield,or Thereismorethanonecarstartingfromthepitlaneandoneofthemisundulydelayed.
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Ineithercasedriversmayonlyovertaketoreestablishtheorderbeforetheracewas suspendedortheorderthecarsatthepitexitwereinwhentheracewasresumed. Anydriverdelayedineitherway,andwhoisunabletoreestablishtheoriginalstartingorder beforehereachesthefirstsafetycarline,mustenterthepitlaneandmayonlyrejointherace oncethewholefieldhaspassedtheendofthepitlane. EitherofthepenaltiesunderArticle16.3a)orb)willbeimposedonanydriverwho,inthe opinionofthestewards,unnecessarilyovertookanothercarduringthelap. DuringthislapArticles40.13,40.14,40.15and40.16willapply. Iftheracecannotberesumedtheresultswillbetakenattheendofthepenultimatelap beforethelapduringwhichthesignaltosuspendtheracewasgiven. FINISH TheendofracesignalwillbegivenattheLineassoonastheleadingcarhascoveredthefull racedistanceinaccordancewithArticle5.3. Shouldforanyreasontheendofracesignalbegivenbeforetheleadingcarcompletesthe schedulednumberoflaps,ortheprescribedtimehasbeencompleted,theracewillbe deemedtohavefinishedwhentheleadingcarlastcrossedtheLinebeforethesignalwas given. Shouldtheendofracesignalbedelayedforanyreason,theracewillbedeemedtohave finishedwhenitshouldhavefinished.
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Afterreceivingtheendofracesignalallcarsmustproceedonthecircuitdirectlytothepost raceparcfermwithoutanyunnecessarydelay,withoutreceivinganyobjectwhatsoeverand withoutanyassistance(exceptthatofthemarshalsifnecessary). Anyclassifiedcarwhichcannotreachthepostraceparcfermunderitsownpowerwillbe placedundertheexclusivecontrolofthemarshalswhowilltakethecartotheparcferm. POSTRACEPARCFERME Onlythoseofficialschargedwithsupervisionmayenterthepostraceparcferm.No interventionofanykindisallowedthereunlessauthorisedbysuchofficials. Whentheparcfermisinuse,parcfermregulationswillapplyintheareabetweentheLine andtheparcfermentrance. Theparcfermshallbesecuredsuchthatnounauthorisedpersonscangainaccesstoit. CLASSIFICATION Thecarplacedfirstwillbetheonehavingcoveredthescheduleddistanceintheshortesttime, or,whereappropriate,passedtheLineintheleadattheendoftwohours(ormoreiftherace issuspended,seeArticle5.3).Allcarswillbeclassifiedtakingintoaccountthenumberof completelapstheyhavecovered,andforthosewhichhavecompletedthesamenumberof laps,theorderinwhichtheycrossedtheLine. Carshavingcoveredlessthan90%ofthenumberoflapscoveredbythewinner(rounded downtothenearestwholenumberoflaps),willnotbeclassified. Theofficialclassificationwillbepublishedaftertherace.Itwillbetheonlyvalidresultsubject toanyamendmentswhichmaybemadeundertheCodeandtheseSportingRegulations. PODIUMCEREMONYANDPOSTEVENTPRESSCONFERENCE Thedriversfinishingtheracein1st,2ndand3rdpositionsandarepresentativeofthewinning constructormustattendtheprizegivingceremonyonthepodiumandabidebythepodium proceduresetoutinAppendix3(exceptMonaco);andimmediatelythereaftermake themselvesavailableforaperiodofonehourand30minutesforthepurposeoftelevision unilateralinterviewsandthepressconferenceinthemediacentre.
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APPENDIX1 INFORMATIONREQUIREDUNDERARTICLE9.2 PARTA. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. NAMEANDADDRESSOFTHENATIONALSPORTINGAUTHORITY(ASN). NAMEANDADDRESSOFTHEORGANISER. DATEANDPLACEOFTHEEVENT. STARTTIMEOFTHERACE(ASAGREEDWITHTHEPERMANENTBUREAUOFTHEFIAFORMULAONE COMMISSION). ADDRESSANDTELEPHONE,FAXANDTELEXNUMBERSTOWHICHENQUIRIESCANBEADDRESSED. DETAILSOFTHECIRCUIT,WHICHMUSTINCLUDE:
LOCATIONANDHOWTOGAINACCESS. LENGTHOFONELAP. NUMBEROFLAPSFORRACE. DIRECTION(CLOCKWISEORANTICLOCKWISE). LOCATIONOFENDOFTHEPITLANEINRELATIONTOLINE.
PRECISELOCATIONATTHECIRCUITOF:
STEWARDS'OFFICE. RACEDIRECTOR'SOFFICE.
FIAOFFICE. PARCFERM.
DRIVERS'ANDCOMPETITORS'BRIEFING. OFFICIALNOTICEBOARD. WINNER'SPRESSCONFERENCE.
LISTOFANYTROPHIESANDSPECIALAWARDS. THENAMESOFTHEFOLLOWINGOFFICIALSOFTHEEVENTAPPOINTEDBYTHEASN:
STEWARDSOFTHEMEETING. CLERKOFTHECOURSE. SECRETARYOFTHEMEETING. CHIEFNATIONALSCRUTINEER. CHIEFNATIONALMEDICALOFFICER.
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PARTB. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. FIASTEWARDSOFTHEMEETING. RACEDIRECTOR. SAFETYDELEGATE. PERMANENTSTARTER. MEDICALDELEGATE. TECHNICALDELEGATE. PRESSDELEGATE. STEWARD'SADVISER. AND,IFAPPROPRIATE. AREPRESENTATIVEOFTHEPRESIDENTOFTHEFIA. ANOBSERVER. ASAFETYCARDRIVER. AMEDICALCARDRIVER.
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APPENDIX2 FEDERATIONINTERNATIONALEDEL'AUTOMOBILE ENTRYFORMFORTHEFIAFORMULAONEWORLDCHAMPIONSHIP THEAPPLICANT FullCompanyName CountryofIncorporation RegistrationNumber DateofIncorporation CountryofResidence RegisteredOffice Tel Fax
TradingAddress
Email
Directors
TeamPrincipal
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TeamManager Title Title Title CONSTRUCTOR'SDETAILSOFENTRY NationalCompetitorLicence IssuedBy Number TeamName
AuthorisedRepresentativeswithsolepowertobindthecompany
(Whichmustincludethenameofthechassis) Weherebyapplytoenterthe[]FIAFormulaOneWorldChampionshipandweundertaketo participateineachandeveryEvent: i) ii) WiththemakeofthecarreferredtobelowwhichwenominateforthepurposeofArticle6.2 oftheSportingRegulations NameoftheChassis MakeoftheEngine
WiththedriversreferredtobelowwhichwenominateforthepurposeofArticles13.2e)& 19.1oftheSportingRegulations Driverofthefirstcar[or*] LicenceNumber LicenceNumber (tickonlyifapplicable) []* Wewishtonominatethenameofthedriverofthefirstcarsubsequenttothis application.ForthispurposeweexpresslyagreetobeboundbytheprovisionsofArticle 13.2(e)oftheSportingRegulations. []* Wewishtonominatethenameofthedriverofthesecondcarsubsequenttothis application.ForthispurposeweexpresslyagreetobeboundbytheprovisionsofArticle 13.2(e)oftheSportingRegulations. Driverofthesecondcar[or*] IssuedBy IssuedBy
WeconfirmthatwehavereadandunderstandtheprovisionsoftheInternationalSportingCode,the FormulaOneTechnicalRegulationsandtheFormulaOneSportingRegulations.Weagreetobe boundbythem(assupplementedoramended)andfurtherweagreeonourownbehalfandon behalfofeveryoneassociatedwithourparticipationintheFIAFormulaOneWorldChampionshipto observethem.
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WedeclarethatwehaveexaminedthisEntryFormandthattheinformationgivenistrue,correct andcompleteandweundertaketopaytheentryfeeof309,000(threehundredandninethousand Euros)(asmaybeamendedinaccordancewithThe2009ConcordeAgreement)totheFIAnolater than1Novemberoftheyearpriortotheyeartowhichthisapplicationrelates.Weunderstandand agreethatanychangesmustbenotifiedtotheFIAinwritingwithin7daysofsuchchangetoallow reappraisaloftheentryinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofThe2009ConcordeAgreement. SIGNEDBY Date TOBECOMPLETEDBYTHEFIA SuperLicenceNumberDrivern1 SuperlicenceNumberDrivern2 DateofAcceptance (SIGNATURE) (PRINTNAMEOFTHEPERSONSIGNING) Beingapersondulyauthorisedtosignforandonbehalfof (PRINTFULLNAMEOFAPPLICANT)
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APPENDIX3 PODIUMCEREMONY 1. 2. 3. MASTEROFCEREMONIES AmasterofceremonieswillbeappointedbytheFIAtoconductandtakeresponsibilityforthe entirepodiumceremony. PODIUM a) b) c) a) ROSTRUMANDDAIS ThedimensionsofthedaismustfollowthosefoundintheFIAgraphicdesignmanual. Thedistancebetweentheedgeofthewinner'sdaisandtheretainingbarrierofthe podiumshouldbeaminimumof120cmtoprovideawalkway. Theplacewhereeachpersonpresentingatrophyshouldstandmustbemarkedonthe floorofthepodium. Trophiesmustbelaidoutonasingletableononesideofthepodium.Thechampagne mustbeonthedais. FLAGS OlympicGamesstyle"flatflags"shouldbeused.Theremustbeaminimumspaceof 50cmbehindthepodiumstructurefortheflagmen. FLOOR Thepodiumandstepsshouldbecoveredingreenordarkbluecarpet. Thenationalanthemofthewinningdriverandwinningteamwillbeplayed.The NationalitiesoftheteamsanddriverswillbenotifiedtotheorganiserbytheFIAand willaccordwithArticle112oftheCode. Asuitablesoundsystemshouldbeinstalledtoensurethatnationalanthems,(initiated bythemasterofceremonies)areclearlyheardwithanaudiolinktotheTVbroadcast. Whenthechampagneshowerbegins,musicshouldbeplayed.Thisshouldnotstart untilthepresentershaveleftthepodium. Acommentaryofthepodiumceremonyshouldbebroadcasttothegeneralpublicfrom theplatformerectedfortheTVcameras.
ANTHEMS
4.
b) c) d)
TROPHIES Only4trophieswillbepresentedduringthepodiumceremony: a) b) c) d) Winningdriver. Arepresentativeofthewinningconstructor. Seconddriver. Thirddriver.
Thetrophies,whichmustbeintheformoftraditionalcups,willbeprovidedbytheASNand mustshow: a) TheFIAFormula1WorldChampionshipofficiallogo.

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b) c) a) b)
Theofficialnameoftheevent. Thedriver'sposition. Winner'sandconstructor'strophiesnolessthan50cmandnomorethan65cmhigh. Secondandthirddrivers'trophiesnolessthan35cmandnomorethan45cmhigh.
Theheightofthetrophiesshallbe:
Themaximumweightpertrophymustnotexceed5kg.Trophiesmustbeofadesignthatis capableofbeinghandledandtransportedwithoutdamage. SCENARIO(Seeattacheddesigns) a) b) c) d) Onlythreepersonsshouldbeonthepodiumtopresentthetrophies.Inexceptional circumstances,themasterofceremoniesmayincreasethistofour. Nopolice,bodyguardsorpersonsnotauthorisedbythemasterofceremoniesare allowedonthepodium. ThemasterofceremonieswillinformtheTVandpublicaddresscommentatorofthe namesofthepersonspresentingthetrophies. Themasterofceremoniesmustbeonthesideofthepodiumwherethetrophiesare located.Thepersonspresentingthetrophieswillbeontheotherside.Themasterof ceremonieswillhandthetrophiestothosepresentingthem.
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TELEVISION TheidealpositionfortheTVcameraisimmediatelyoppositethepodiumandatthesame height.UndernocircumstancesmusttherebeaTVcameramanonthepodium. PARCFERME Theparcfermmustbepositionedascloseaspossibletothepodium,preferablyimmediately below,withdirectaccess. AssoonasallthecarshavecrossedtheLine,acoursecarmustgoroundthetracktocollect anydriverwhohasfinishedinthefirstthreebutisstrandedonthecircuit. Thedriversmustnotbedelayedintheparcferm.Oneperson,nominatedbythemasterof ceremoniesandinradiocontactwithhim,willberesponsibleformovingthedriversfromthe parcfermtothepodiumwithoutdelay.Onlypersonsauthorisedbythemasterofceremonies maymakecontactwiththedriversbeforetheendoftheTVunilateralinterviews. UNILATERALROOM Theunilateralroommustbeadjacenttothepodium.Themasterofceremonieswillseethat thedriversproceedthereimmediatelyafterthepodiumceremony.Theroomshouldbe suitablyventilated(orairconditionedifthetemperatureisabove25C). PRESSROOM ImmediatelyaftertheTVinterviews,driversmustgotothepressroomforinterviews. WATER+TOWELS 3bottlesofwatermustbeputintheparcferm(noidentification). 3bottlesofwatermustbeputintheunilateralroom(noidentification). 3towelsmustbeavailableintheunilateralroom. Nootherdrinksarepermittedintheparcfermorunilateralroom.
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PODIUMPROTOCOL(exceptforMonaco) Thewinningdriver'sawardwillbepresentedbytheheadofstateortheprimeministerofthe hostcountryortheFIAPresident.Ifsuchapersonisnotavailable,acomparablepersonwithin thehostcountry,oradignitaryofinternationalstatusshouldbeinvited.Shouldneitherof thesebeavailable,thePresidentoftheASNwillbeinvitedtopresentthewinner'strophy. Theconstructor'sawardmustbepresentedbytheofficialrepresentativeofthenamingrights sponsoroftheEvent.Intheabsenceofanamingrightssponsor,themasterofceremonieswill selectasuitableperson. Thesecondandthirddrivers'awardsmustbepresentedbythePresidentoftheASN,unless localcircumstancesrequireanadditionaldignitarytobepresent.Inthiscase,thelatterwill presentthesecondawardandtheASNpresidentthethird.ShouldtheASNpresidentbe unavailableorpresentingthewinningdriver'strophy,themasterofceremonieswillselecta suitablereplacement. Aninvitationwillbeissuedtoeachpersonattendingthepodiumceremony,withclear instructionsastotheproceduretofollow.
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ENGINEHOMOLOGATION
1.
Ahomologatedengineisanengineidenticalineveryrespecttoeither: (a) AnenginedeliveredtotheFIAnolaterthan31March2008*. Otherthanthespecificexceptionsbelow,anysuchenginemustincludealltheparts describedinArticle5.4.4oftheF1TechnicalRegulationsandbeidenticaltoonewhich completedtworaceEventsduringthe2007Championshipseason. Theexceptionsare: i) Thehomologatedpartsoftheintakesystemuptoandincludingtheairfilter,fuel railandinjectors,ignitioncoils,enginemountedsensorsandwiring,alternator, coolantpumpsandoilpumpsneednotbeidenticaltothepartsusedduringthe 2007Championshipseason. Threedifferentdesignsofintaketrumpetmaybehomologatednolaterthan1 March2009andusedfreelyduringthehomologationperiod. Partssolelyassociatedwithengineinstallationindifferenttypesofcarandwhich havenoperformancebenefit,whichmaybechangedfromtimetotimeduringthe homologationperiodwiththeconsentoftheFIA.
ii) iii)
Oncehomologatedinaccordancewiththeabove,andsubjectto(c)below,nochanges maybemadetothedesignorconstructionofthehomologatedpartsforthedurationof thehomologationperiodlaidoutinArticle28.5oftheF1SportingRegulations. *Oratthefirstopportunityintheeventthatacompetitorhasnoengineavailablewhich hascompletedtworaceEventsinthe2008Championshipseason. (b) AnenginedeliveredtotheFIAonorpriorto1March2009,suchenginebeingidentical toonedeliveredunder(a)abovebutwhichhasbeenmodifiedforthesolepurposeof mountingaKineticEnergyRecoverySystem.Anysuchchangeswillbepermittedat eitherthefrontorrearoftheenginebutmust: i) ii) iii) Haveaminimalimpactonthehomologatedengine. Innowayenhancetheperformanceofthehomologatedengine. Notreducetheweightofthehomologatedengineoranyofitscomponentparts.
Ifacompetitorintendstomodifythehomologatedengineinthiswayhemustprovide precisedetailsoftheplannedchangestotheFIAonorbefore15December2008.Once detailshavebeenprovidedinthiswaynofurtherchangeswillbepermitted. (c) AnenginedeliveredtotheFIAafter31March2008,ormodifiedandredeliveredtothe FIAafter31March2008,whichtheFIAissatisfied,initsabsolutediscretionandafterfull consultationwithallothersuppliersofenginesfortheChampionship,couldfairlyand equitablybeallowedtocompetewithotherhomologatedengines.
2.
AllsuchenginesshouldbedeliveredinsuchaconditionthatthesealsrequiredunderArticle 28.4canbefitted.EngineswillbeheldbytheFIAthroughoutthehomologationperiod. Thesupplierofahomologatedengineand/ortheteamusingthehomologatedenginemust takeand/orfacilitatesuchstepsastheFIAmayatanytimeandinitsabsolutediscretion determineinordertosatisfytheFIAthatanengineusedatanEventisindeedidenticaltothe correspondingenginedeliveredtoandheldbytheFIA. TheFIA,inconsultationwiththeTWGandtheenginesuppliers,willfromtimetotimeissue indicativeinformationastothetestsandinspectionprocedurestobeapplied.
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APPENDIX5 REGULATIONSOFTHEDRIVERCONTRACTRECOGNITIONBOARD ("ReservedfortheexclusiveuseofcompetitorsenteredintheFIAFormulaOneWorld Championship")
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3.2 3.3 3.4

5.4 5.5 5.6

FromamongholdersofanFIASuperLicencethefollowingofficialswillbenominatedbythe ASNandtheirnamessenttotheFIAatthesametimeastheapplicationtoorganisetheEvent: a) b) OnestewardfromamongtheASNsnationals. Theclerkofthecourse.

ShouldthestewardsdecidetoimposeeitherofthepenaltiesunderArticle16.3a)orb),the followingprocedurewillbefollowed: a) Thestewardswillgivewrittennotificationofthepenaltywhichhasbeenimposedtothe competitorconcernedandwillensurethatthisinformationisalsodisplayedonthe timingmonitors.

ii) iii) iv) v)

Nomorethantwodriversareusedinanyonesession. Theycarrytheracenumberofthenominateddrivertheyreplace. Theyusetheengineandtyreswhichareallocatedtothenominateddriver. TheyareinpossessionofaSuperLicence.

Ifoneoftheteamsnominateddriversisunabletodriveatsomestageaftertheendof initialscrutineering,andthestewardsconsenttoachangeofdriver,thereplacement drivermustusetheengine,gearboxandtyreswhichwereallocatedtotheoriginaldriver (seeArticles25.4,28.4and28.6).

Redflagandchequeredflagproceduresmustberespected. Noothertypeofvehicleispermittedonthetrack. Everyreasonableeffortshouldbemadetoensurethattherecommendations concerningemergencyservicesdetailedinArticle16ofAppendixHtotheCodeare followed.

Whencarsarepermittedtoleavethepitlanetheymustdosointheorderthatwas establishedunderArticle38.2unlessanothercarisundulydelayed.Atalltimesdriversmust followthedirectionsofthemarshals.

23.9 23.10 23.11 23.12

Intheeventofanybreachoftheseprovisionsfortheweighingofcarsthestewardsmaydrop thedriversuchnumberofgridpositionsastheyconsiderappropriateorexcludehimfromthe race.

OnlyengineswhichhavebeenhomologatedbytheFIAinaccordancewithAppendix4maybe usedatanEventduringthe20082012Championshipseasons. ForthepurposesofthisArticleonly,anEventwillbedeemedtocompriseP3,thequalifying practicesessionandtherace.

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Anydriverretiringbeforetheendoftheracemustmakehimselfavailableformediainterviews afterhisreturntothepaddock. Alldriverswhofinishtheraceoutsidethetopthreemustmakethemselvesavailable immediatelyaftertheendoftheraceformediainterviews.

38.12 38.13 38.14

TeamManager Title Title Title CONSTRUCTOR'SDETAILSOFENTRY NationalCompetitorLicence IssuedBy Number TeamName

(Whichmustincludethenameofthechassis) Weherebyapplytoenterthe[]FIAFormulaOneWorldChampionshipandweundertaketo participateineachandeveryEvent: i) ii) WiththemakeofthecarreferredtobelowwhichwenominateforthepurposeofArticle6.2 oftheSportingRegulations NameoftheChassis MakeoftheEngine

TROPHIES Only4trophieswillbepresentedduringthepodiumceremony: a) b) c) d) Winningdriver. Arepresentativeofthewinningconstructor. Seconddriver. Thirddriver.

Thetrophies,whichmustbeintheformoftraditionalcups,willbeprovidedbytheASNand mustshow: a) TheFIAFormula1WorldChampionshipofficiallogo.

Theofficialnameoftheevent. Thedriver'sposition. Winner'sandconstructor'strophiesnolessthan50cmandnomorethan65cmhigh. Secondandthirddrivers'trophiesnolessthan35cmandnomorethan45cmhigh.

APPENDIX5 REGULATIONSOFTHEDRIVERCONTRACTRECOGNITIONBOARD ("ReservedfortheexclusiveuseofcompetitorsenteredintheFIAFormulaOneWorld Championship")

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