These flags communicate with only one driver at a time and are of 5 types −īlack Flag − It is shown to impose penalty when a driver has broken some rules and instruct the driver to get back to the pit.īlack Flag with Orange Circle − It also indicates that a car is being asked to return to the cockpit due to technical problems like fuel leak, water leak or oil leak, that might interfere with the proceedings of the race.
F1 RACING 2017 RULE CHANGES DRIVERS
White Flag − It is displayed at the end of free practice sessions (Friday & Saturday) on the last corner and pit straight, indicating to the drivers that other drivers are engaged in practice on pit straight. Red & Yellow Striped Flag − It indicates that the conditions of the track have been modified by car debris, spilled oil or sand and could cause problems like loss of control and reduced grip. Red Flag − It is an indication of danger, especially bad weather conditions and signals the drivers to stop or return to the pit immediately, depending on the situation. Yellow Flag − It is an indication of caution to the drivers to go slow due to some accident or hazard on the track or due to rain. Green Flag − It is used to indicate the start of a race or the restart of a race stopped due to a temporary delay. Three categories of flags are used in F1 racing. Similar to motor sports and other racing competitions, racing flags are used in Formula One to send out various messages and signals to the drivers like the race start or finish, lap indication, bad weather indication, etc. However, refueling during races will be permitted again from the 2017 season.
As a result, every car must ensure a loaded tank before the race begins. Refueling during races was allowed earlier, but from 2010 this has been abolished. If the allocated time of 2 hours is exceeded, the race is considered to be finished at the end of the ongoing lap.
The duration of the race cannot be more than 2 hours. The number of laps in a race is obtained by dividing 305 by the length of a lap, which differs from track to track. The length of the race must be 305 km (260 km in case of Monaco GP) and is defined as "the smallest number of complete laps that exceeds 305 kilometers". A constructor's trophy is also presented to the winner's team. The drivers who finish at first, second and third positions at the end of the race stand on a podium and are awarded trophies. If the start is interrupted due to any circumstances, the 5 red lights illuminate again but are not extinguished, instead orange lights are lit up and the race is restarted. After all 5 columns are illuminated, they stay in that way for a few seconds and then all of them are extinguished at once and the race begins. Once all the cars have taken their positions on the grid, the race begins with the starting lights − 10 red lights in 5 pairs of columns.Įach column lights one after the other, at an interval of 1 second from left to right direction. After the pit lane closes, the drivers must take their places on the grid in their qualifying order.
Pit lanes are tracks away from the grid and are parallel to the start/finish line.ĭuring this time, the drivers are free to take any number of warm-up drives, without actually going on the grid. A Formula One race starts with a warm-up lap, called the formation lap and the pit lanes are opened of this purpose 30 minutes before the actual race begins.
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