All drivers are required to slow down immediately and proceed to the pit lane (or the place foreseen by the regulations of the Event), and must be prepared to stop if necessary. Additionally, each post should be equipped with a board with the letters ‘SC’ written on it in black, 40cm high on a white background measuring at least 60 cm x 80 cm, for use when a Safety Car is deployed.Ĭ) a 15-litre container and two 4-litre containers filled with calcium carbonate, or other oil absorbing matter having a similar weight.Į) 3 portable fire extinguishers, each having an extinguishing capability at least equivalent to a portable (10 kg) BCF extinguisher plus complementary equipment as specified in 8.3.Ĥ.1.2 Flag signals to be used at observation posts:Ī) Red flag: This should be shown waved only on instruction from the Clerk of the Course when it becomes necessary to stop a practice session or the race. Certain posts may, at the request of the Clerk of the Course, also be equipped with a black flag and a black/orange flag. A radio transceiver can be used, or added for emergencies, but should not be used as the sole means of communication.Ģ yellow 1 yellow and red striped 1 blue 1 white 1 green 1 red.Īny supplementary or relay posts must also be equipped with a similar set of flags. Please be aware that these rules seem to be subjected to changes via the supplementary regulations for the event, if in doubt ASK! Good Luck!Ī) a telephone set (of the field type if it has to be used in the open) with a constant loop connection to race control.

There may be some benefit in printing them off if you are not certain that you will receive a full briefing on FIA rules at the beginning of the day. I have included them in their exact form with no comment purely as a point of reference for those of you who are going to flag at an international event. Below is a selection of extracts from Appendix H of the FIA sporting regulations covering flags and the safety car.

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