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1994 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SPORTING REGULATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------ FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE L'AUTOMOBILE The FIA will organise the FIA Formula One World Championship (the Championship) which is the property of the FIA and comprises two titles of World Champion, one for drivers and one for constructors. It consists of the Formula One Grand Prix races which are included in the Formula One calendar and in respect of which ASNs and organisers have signed the organisation agreement provided for in the 1992 Concorde Agreement (Events). All the participating parties (FIA, ASNs, organisers, competitors and circuits) undertake to apply as well as observe the rules governing the Championship and must hold FIA Super Licences which are issued to drivers, competitors, officials, organisers and circuits. GENERAL UNDERTAKING 1. All drivers, competitors and officials participating in the Championship undertake, on behalf of themselves, their employees and agents, to observe all the provisions as supplemented or amended of the International Sporting Code (the Code), the 1992 Concorde Agreement (the Agreement), the Formula One Technical Regulations (the Technical Regulations) and the present Sporting Regulations. 2. The Championship is governed by the Agreement and its schedules. 3. Any special national regulations must be submitted to the FIA with the original application for inclusion of an Event on the international calendar. Only with the approval of the FIA can such special regulations come into force for an Event. The FIA will ensure that all applicant competitors are informed of such special regulations before entries close under Article 38. GENERAL CONDITIONS 4. It is the competitor's responsibility to ensure that all persons concerned by his entry observe all the requirements of the Agreement, the Code, the Technical Regulations and the Sporting Regulations. If a competitor is unable to be present in person at the Event he must nominate his representative in writing. The person having charge of an entered car during any part of an Event is responsible jointly and severally with the competitor for ensuring that the requirements are observed. 5. Competitors must ensure that their cars comply with the conditions of eligibility and safety throughout practice and the race. 6. The presentation of a car for scrutineering will be deemed an implicit statement of conformity. 7. All persons concerned in any way with an entered car or present in any other capacity whatsoever in the paddock, pits, pit lane or track must wear an appropriate pass at all times. SUPER LICENCES 8. All drivers, competitors and officials participating in the Championship must hold a FIA Super Licence. Applications for Super Licences must be made to the FIA through the applicant's ASN. The driver's name will remain on the list for Super Licences for one year. DRIVERS' AND COMPETITORS' LICENCES 9. All drivers and competitors must hold current and valid FIA Super Licences as well as licences and, where applicable, authorisations issued by their ASN(s). A driver must also be in possession of a current medical certificate of aptitude and an international accident control card. CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS 10. Events are reserved for Formula One cars as defined in the Technical Regulations. 11. Each Event will have the status of an international restricted competition. 12. The distance of all races (from green light to chequered flag,excluding the formation lap referred to in Article 118) shall be equal to the least number of complete laps which exceed a distance of 305 km. save only that should two hours elapse before the scheduled race distance is completed, the leader will be shown the chequered flag when he crosses the start/finish line (the Line) at the end of the lap during which such period of two hours shall end. NUMBER OF EVENTS 13. The maximum number of Events in the Championship is 16, the minimum is 8. 14. The final list of Events is published by the FIA before 1 January each year. 15. An Event which is cancelled with less than three months written notice to the FIA will not be considered for inclusion in the following year's Championship unless the FIA judges the cancellation to have been due to force majeure. 16. An Event may be cancelled if fewer than 12 cars are available for it. 17. The Formula One World Championship driver's title will be awarded to the driver who has scored the highest number of points, taking into consideration all the results during the Events which have actually taken place. 18. Points will not be awarded for the Championship unless the driver has driven the same car throughout the race in the Event in question. 19. The title of Formula One World Championship Champion for Constructors will be awarded to the make which has scored the highest number of points, taking into account all the results obtained by a maximum of 2 cars per make. 20. The constructor of an engine or rolling chassis is the person (including any corporate or unincorporated body) which owns the intellectual property rights to such engine or chassis. The make of an engine or chassis is the name attributed to it by its constructor. If the make of the chassis is not the same as that of the engine, the title will be awarded to the former which shall always precede the latter in the name of the car. 21. Points for both titles will be awarded at each Event according to the following scale: 1st : 10 points. 2nd : 6 points. 3rd : 4 points. 4th : 3 points. 5th : 2 points. 6th : 1 point. 22. If a race is stopped under Articles 143 and 144, and cannot be restarted, no points will be awarded in case A, half points will be awarded in case B and full points will be awarded in case C. 23. The Drivers finishing first, second and third in the Championship must be present at the annual FIA Prize Giving ceremony. Any such driver who is absent will be liable to a maximum fine of US$50,000.00. All competitors shall use their best endeavours to ensure that their drivers attend as aforesaid. DEAD HEAT 24. Prizes and points awarded for all the positions of competitors who tie, will be added together and shared equally. 25. If two or more constructors or drivers finish the season with the same number of points, the higher place in the Championship (in either case) shall be awarded to: a) the holder of the greatest number of first places, b) if the number of first places is the same, the holder of the greatest number of second places, c) if the number of second places is the same, the holder of the greatest number of third places and so on until a winner emerges. d) if this procedure fails to produce a result, the FIA will nominate the winner according to such criteria as it thinks fit. PROMOTER 26. An application to promote an Event must be made to the ASN of the country in which the Event is to take place, which will apply to the FIA. It must be accompanied by written evidence that the promoter has made arrangements within the terms of the Agreement to secure the participation of competitors, which arrangements are conditional only upon the FIA entering the Event on the Championship calendar. 27. An organiser is a body appointed and/or approved in accordance with the Agreement with the powers and responsibilities set out therein. Upon deciding to grant an application to hold an Event, the FIA will invite the relevant ASN to organise it or to nominate an organiser. If the ASN is not in a position to do so, the FIA may itself appoint an organiser. The organiser must be a club or body acceptable to the FIA and must enter into the organisation agreement set out in schedule 6 of the Agreement when it applies to organise the Event. 28. Each organiser shall supply the information set out in appendix I, part A hereto to the FIA no later than 90 days before the Event. The FIA, if satisfied with such information, shall complete part B and forward both parts to all competitors no later than 60 days before the Event. FIA DELEGATES 29. For each Event the FIA will nominate the following delegates: - Stewards' adviser. - Safety delegate and permanent starter. - Medical delegate. - Technical delegate responsible for scrutineering. - Press delegate. and may nominate: - a representative of the President of the FIA - an Observer 30. The role of the FIA delegates is to help the officials of the Event in their duties, to see within their fields of competence that all the regulations governing the Championship are respected, to make any comments they judge necessary and to draw up the various reports required by the FIA concerning the Event. 31. The technical delegate nominated by the FIA will be responsible for scrutineering and will have full authority over the national scrutineers. PASSES 32. No pass may be issued except in accordance with the Agreement. A pass may only be used by the person and for the purpose for which it was issued. OFFICIALS 33. The following officials will be nominated by the FIA: - Two stewards from among holders of the FIA Super Licence of nationality different to that of the organiser. - A race director. 34. The following officials will be nominated by the ASN from among holders of a FIA Super Licence, and their names sent to the FIA at the same time as the application to organise the Event: - One steward from among the ASN's nationals. - The clerk of the course. 35. The clerk of the course shall work in permanent consultation with the race director. The race director shall have overriding authority in the following matters and the clerk of the course may give orders in respect of them only with his express agreement: a) the control of practice and the race, adherence to the timetable and, if he deems it necessary, the making of any proposal to the stewards to modify the timetable in accordance with the Code or Sporting Regulations, b) the stopping of any car in accordance with the Code or Sporting Regulations, c) the stopping of practice or the race in accordance with the Sporting Regulations if he deems it unsafe to continue and ensuring that the correct restart procedure is carried out, d) the starting procedure, e) the use of the safety car. 36. The race director, the clerk of the course, the technical delegate and the national steward must be present at the Event from 10h00 on the date of scrutineering, the two FIA stewards from 12h00 on the same day. 37. The race director and the clerk of the course must be in the central control point and in radio contact with all marshals' posts throughout all practice sessions and from the showing of the five minute board before the start of the race until the last car crosses the Line. The stewards and other officials must be in contact with the clerk of the course at all times. COMPETITORS 38. Applications to compete in the Championship may be submitted to the FIA at any time during the previous year, but never later than 7 days after the last race of the previous season, on an entry form as set out in appendix II hereto accompanied by the entry fee provided for in the Agreement. Entry forms will be made available by FIA who will notify the applicant of the result of the application with 60 days of its receipt by FIA. Successful applicants are automatically entered in all Events of the Championship and will be the only competitors at all Events. 39. Applications shall include: a) confirmation that the applicant has read and understood the Agreement (including its schedules), the Code, the Technical Regulations and the Sporting Regulations, on its own behalf and on behalf of everyone associated with its participation in the Championship, to observe them, b) the name of the team (which must include the name of the chassis), c) the make of the competing car(s), d) the make of the engine(s), e) the name(s) of the driver(s). A driver may be nominated subsequent to the application upon payment of a fee fixed by the FIA, f) an undertaking by the applicant to participate in every Event with the number of cars and drivers entered. 40. A competitor may change the make and/or type of engine at any time during the Championship. All points scored with an engine of different make to that which was first entered in the Championship will count (and will be aggregated) for the assessment of Benefits and for determining team positions for pre-qualifying purposes, however such points will not count towards (nor be aggregated for) the FIA Formula One Constructors Championship. 41. With the exception of those whose cars have scored points in the Championship of the previous year, applicants must supply information about the size of their company, their financial position and their ability to meet their prescribed obligations. All applicants who did not take part in the entire Championship for the previous year must also deposit US$500,000.00 with the FIA when submitting their application. This sum will be returned to them forthwith if their application is refused or at the end of their first Championship season provided they have met all the requirements of the Agreement and its schedules. 42. All applications will be studied by the FIA which will publish the list of cars and drivers accepted together with their race numbers no later than 75 days after the last race of the previous season having first notified unsuccessful applicants as set out in Article 38. 43. No more than two entries will be accepted from any one competitor. CHANGES OF DRIVER 44. During a season, each team will be permitted one driver change for their first car and will be permitted to have three drivers for their second car who may be changed at any time provided that any driver change is made in accordance with the Code and before the end of initial scrutineering (see Article 72). In all other circumstances, competitors will be obliged to use the drivers they nominated at the time of entering the Championship except in cases of force majeure which will be considered separately. Any new driver may score points in the Championship. DRIVING 45. The driver must drive the car alone and unaided. NUMBER OF CARS PARTICIPATING 46. - The number of cars allowed to start the race is limited to 26. - For practice the number is limited to 30, except for the free practice on race day which is open only to those cars which have qualified for the race. 47. Should the number of cars entered in the Championship exceed 30 the following procedure will be used: - 26 places in qualifying practice will be reserved for constructors' cars according to the classification in the World Championship for Constructors of the two previous half seasons (as defined in Schedule IV part 5 of the Agreement). - 4 places will be made available to other cars according to pre -qualifying practice. - Those cars not included in the 26 automatically admitted to qualifying practice will take part in a timed practice session two days before the race (see Article 95) and the 4 fastest will then be allowed to take part in free and qualifying practice sessions (see Articles 96 and 97) together with the aforementioned 26. RACE NUMBERS AND NAME OF CAR 48. Each car will carry the race number of its driver (or his replacement) as published by the FIA at the beginning of the season. When a car is shown on a 25cm television monitor in such a way as substantially to fill the screen in at least one dimension, its race number must be clearly visible from the front and from either side of the car. 49. The name or the emblem of the make of the car must appear on the front of the nose of the car and in either case be at least 25mm in its largest dimension. The name of the driver must also appear on the bodywork, or on the outside of the cockpit, or on the driver's helmet and be clearly legible. 50. The provisions of the Code relating to national colours shall not apply to the Championship. SPARE CAR 51. A competitor may use several cars for practice and the race provided that: a) each competitor shall use no more than two cars for each of the two practice days (one car for a one car team), which car(s) shall be nominated each day by the competitor no later than 30 minutes before the first practice session, b) they are all of the same make and were entered in the Championship by the same competitor, c) they have been scrutineered in accordance with these Sporting Regulations, d) each car carries its driver's race number. 52. Changes of car may only take place in the pits under the supervision of the marshals. 53. No change of car will be allowed after the first green flag of a race (see Articles 118 and 123) provided always that if a race has to be restarted under Article 145 Case A, the moment after which no car change will be allowed shall be when the green flag for the subsequent start is shown. 54. Drivers are strictly forbidden to drive their car in the opposite direction to the race unless this is absolutely necessary in order to move the car from a dangerous position. A car may only be pushed to remove it from a dangerous position as directed by the marshals. 55. During practice and the race, drivers may use only the track and must at all times observe the provisions of the Code relating to driving behaviour on circuits. 56. If a car stops during practice or a race, it must be removed from the track as quickly as possible so that its presence does not constitute a danger or hinder other competitors. If the driver is unable to drive the car from a dangerous position, it shall be the duty of the marshals to help; however if any assistance is given which causes the engine to start, the car will be excluded from the results of the qualifying practice or race during which the assistance was given. A driver who abandons a car must leave the steering wheel with the car. All cars abandoned on the circuit during the first 45 minutes of free practice wil be brought back to the pits during the 15 minute interval and may participate in the second 45 minutes of free practice. 57. Repairs to the car may be carried out only in the paddock, pits and on the grid. 58. Save as provided in Article 136, refuelling is allowed only in the pits. 59. Save as specifically authorised by the Code or these Sporting Regulations, no one except the driver may touch a stopped car unless it is in the pits or on the starting grid. 60. When the track is closed by race control during and after practice and after the showing of the green flag under Article 118, no one is allowed on the track except the marshals in the execution of their duty, the driver when driving or under the direction of the marshals and the mechanics under Article 119 only, until all relevant cars, whether mobile or not, have arrived in the parc ferme under Articles 86-89 inclusive. 61. During a race, the engine may only be started with the starter, except in the pit lane where the use of an external starting device is allowed. 62. Drivers taking part in practice and the race must always wear the clothes and helmets specified in the Code. 63. A speed limit of 50km/h will be enforced in the pit lane during practice and reconnaissance laps. Any driver who exceeds this limit will be fined a maximum of US$10,000 (US$20,000 in the case of a second offence in the same Championship season). 64. If a driver has serious mechanical difficulties during practice or the race he must leave the track as soon as it is safe to do so. 65. The car's rear light must be illuminated at all times when it is running on treaded tyres. The technical delegate may check the light at any time until 15 minutes before the green flag. No penalty will be imposed if the light fails during a race, nor need the car be stopped. 66. If a driver is involved in a collision or Incident (see Article 161), he must not leave the circuit without the consent of the stewards. 67. A breach of the provisions of the Code or these Sporting Regulations relating to general safety discipline may result in the exclusion of the car and driver concerned from the Event. INSURANCE 68. The promoter of an Event must procure that all competitors, their personnel and drivers are covered by third party insurance as required by the Agreement and its schedules. 69. Ninety days before the Event, the promoter must send the FIA details of the risks covered by the insurance policy which must comply with the national laws in force as well as the Agreement. Sight of the policy must be available to the competitors on demand. 70. Third party insurance arranged by the promoter shall be in addition and without prejudice to any personal insurance policy held by a competitor or any other participant in the Event. 71. Drivers taking part in the Event are not third parties with respect to one another. SCRUTINEERING AND SPORTING CHECKS 72. During initial scrutineering, which will take place between 10h00 and 18h00 on the day before the first day of practice, the competitor must have available all documents required by Article 9 above. 73. Unless a waiver is granted by the stewards competitors who do not keep to these time limits will not be allowed to take part in the Event. 74. At the first Event of each Championship, the FIA will check all licences. (see Article 9 above.) 75. No competitor, driver or other person concerned with a car can be required to sign any waiver or other document save as provided by the Agreement. 76. The clerk of the course or the chief medical officer can require a driver to have a medical examination at any time during an Event. 77. Initial scrutineering of the car will take place in the garage assigned to each team. 78. Race numbers must be on the car for inspection during scrutineering. 79. No car may take part in the Event until it has been passed by the scrutineers. 80. The scrutineers may: a) check the eligibility of a car or of a competitor at any time during an Event, b) require a car to be dismantled by the competitor to make sure that the conditions of eligibility or conformity are fully satisfied, c) require a competitor to pay the reasonable expenses which exercise of the powers in this Article may entail, d) require a competitor to supply them with such parts or samples as they may deem necessary. 81. Any car which, after being passed by the scrutineers, is dismantled or modified in a way which might affect its safety or call into question its eligibility, or which is involved in an accident with similar consequences, must be re-presented for scrutineering approval. 82. The clerk of the course may require that any car involved in an accident be stopped and checked. 83. After each race, at least four classified cars will be selected by random ballot in the presence of at least one team representative and must undergo complete scrutineering. 84. Checks and scrutineering shall be carried out by duly appointed officials who shall be responsible for the operation of the parc ferme and who alone are authorised to give instructions to the competitors. 85. The stewards will publish the results for each car scrutineered and, if requested, make them available to the other competitors. These results will not include any specific figure except in respect of fuel analysis or where a car is found to be in breach of the Technical Regulations. PARC FERME 86. Only those officials charged with supervision may enter the parc ferme. No intervention of any kind is allowed there unless authorised by such officials. 87. Parc ferme regulations will apply in the area between the Line and the parc ferme entrance. 88. The parc ferme shall be sufficiently large and secure that no unauthorised persons can gain access to it. 89. The weight of any car may be checked during the Event as follows: a) During and after qualifying practice. 1) At the pit entrance the organiser will provide a flat horizontal surface measuring 6m x 3m, this area will be used for the weighing procedure. 2) All drivers entered in the Championship will be weighed, wearing their complete racing apparel, at the first Event of the season. If a driver is entered later in the season he will be weighed at his first Event. The weights of the drivers will then be entered into a software programme which is under the control of the FIA technical delegate. 3) During qualifying practice this software programme will also select cars at random to undergo the weighing procedure. The FIA technical delegate will inform the driver by means of a red light at the pit entrance that his car has been selected for weighing. 4) On seeing the red light, the driver will proceed directly to the weighing area and stop his engine. 5) The car will then be weighed and the result given to the driver in writing (the weight of the driver is deducted automatically by the software programme). 6) If a car is found to be underweight it wil immediately be weighed again without the driver. 7) If the car is unable to reach the weighing area under its own power it will be placed under the exclusive control of the marshals who will take the car to be weighed. 8) A car or driver may not leave the weighing area without the consent of the FIA technical delegate. b) After the race: each car crossing the Line will be weighed without the driver. c) Should the weight of the car be less than that specified in Article 4.1 of the Technical Regulations when weighed under a) or b) above, the car and driver will be excluded from the Event except where the deficiency in weight results from the accidental loss of a component of the car due to force majeure. d) No solid, liquid, gas or other substance or matter of whatsoever nature may be added to, placed on, or removed from the car after it has been selected for weighing or has finished the race or during the weighing procedure. e) Only scrutineers and officials may enter the weighing area. No intervention of any kind is allowed there unless authorised by such officials. 90. Any breach of these provisions for the weighing of cars may result in the exclusion of the relevant car. PRE-QUALIFYING, FREE PRACTICE, QUALIFYING 91. Save where these Sporting Regulations require otherwise, pit and tack discipline and safety measures will be the same for all practice sessions as for the race. 92. No driver may start in the race without taking part in a qualifying practice session. 93. Except for entrants holding a licence of the country in which the circuit is located, no testing is allowed on a circuit where an Event is to be held during the period commencing 7 days before the first race of the Championship and ending immediately after such Event, save that private testing open to all cars entered in the Championship will be arranged on the Thursday preceding the race where an Event is being held on the circuit for the first time. 94. During the Event, the circuit shall not be used for any other purpose other than the Event except after qualifying practice on each day and during the period beginning after the free practice on race day and ending 60 minutes before the pit lane is closed. 95. Should it be necessary for certain cars to pre-qualify in accordance with Article 47, the practice session will take place two days before the race from 08h00 to 09h00 (Monaco, three days before the race from 08h00 to 09h00). 96. Free practice sessions will take place: a) two days before the race from 09.30 to 10.15 and from 10.30 to 11.15. (Monaco three days before the race from 09.30 to 10.15 and from 10.30 to 11.15). b) the day before the race from 09.30 to 10.15 and from 10.30 to 11.15. c) each driver is allowed a maximum of 23 laps free practice on each day. Any extra lap(s) completed will be deducted from such driver's next qualifying practice session. 97. Qualifying practice sessions wil take place: a) two days before the race from 13h00-14h00. (Monaco three days before the race from 13h00-14h00). b) Subject to Article 96 c), each driver is allowed a maximum of 12 laps in each qualifying practice session. Should a driver complete more than 12 laps, all times recorded by the driver in that session will be cancelled. 98. Warm up: a free practice session will take place on race day; it will last 30 minutes and start 4 hours and 30 minutes before the starting time of the race. 99. The interval between the free and qualifying practice sessions on the same day may never be less than 1 hour and 30 minutes. Only in the most exceptional circumstances can a delay in free practice or other difficulty on race morning result in a change to the starting time of the race. 100. The clerk of the course may interrupt practice as often and for as long as he thinks necessary to clear the track or to allow the recovery of a car. In the case of free practice only, the clerk of the course with the agreement of the stewards may decline to prolong the practice period after an interruption of this kind. Furthermore if, in the opinion of the stewards, a stoppage is caused deliberately, the driver concerned may have his times from that session cancelled and may not be permitted to take part in any other practice session that day. 101. Should one or more sessions be thus interrupted, no protest can be accepted as to the possible effects of the interruption on the qualification of drivers admitted to start. 102. All laps covered during qualifying practice will be timed to determine the driver's position at the start in accordance with the prescriptions of Article 111. TYRE LIMITATION DURING THE EVENT 103. a) Except for treaded tyres, which are unrestricted, the same driver may not use more than a total of twenty eight tyres throughout the entire duration of the Event. b) A treaded tyre is a tyre which is designed for use on a wet track and has a contact area which is less than 75 % of that of an equivalent size slick tyre. 104. The control procedure will be as follows: a) During initial scrutineering, each competitor may have up to twenty-eight tyres for each of his drivers ready for marking in his garage. Tyres not marked during initial scrutineering can be marked at other times by arrangement with the FIA technical delegate. b) On the outer face of each tyre or, at the request of the competitor on both faces, the scrutineers will paint the race number of the driver as well as a letter characterising the Event. c) A competitor wishing to replace an already marked unused tyre by another unused one must present both tyres to the FIA technical delegate. 105. The use of tyres without appropriate markings is strictly forbidden. Throughout the Event there will be a marshal on each side of the pit exit to check that all tyres are correctly marked. 106. The scrutineers appointed for marking will supervise tyre changes in the pits. The clerk of the course as well as the competitor involved will be immediately informed of any anomaly. BRIEFING 107. A briefing will take place one hour after the end of practice on race day in the location allocated for this purpose. All competitors (or their appointed representatives) and drivers of those cars which are eligible to take part in the race must be present throughout the briefing, under penalty of exclusion from the race. THE GRID 108. At the end of the last qualifying practice, the list of cars having set the 26 fastest times will be officially published. 109. Only these cars will be allowed to take part in the race. 110. The final starting grid will be published after the warm up on race day. Any competitor whose car(s) is (are) unable to start for any reason whatsoever (or who has good reason to believe that their car(s) will not be ready to start) must inform the clerk of the course accordingly at the earliest opportunity and, in any Event, no later than 45 minutes before the start of the race. If one or more cars are withdrawn the grid will be closed up accordingly. 111. The grid will be drawn up in the order of the fastest time achieved by each driver taking both qualifying practice sessions into account. Should two or more drivers have set identical times, priority will be given to the one who set it first. 112. The fastest driver will start the race from the position on the grid which was the pole position in the previous year or, on a new circuit, has been designated as such by the FIA safety delegate. 113. The rows on the grid will be separated by 8 metres. 114. Access to the grid will close ten (10) minutes before the time set for the start of the race after which any car which has not taken up its position on the grid will not be permitted to do so and must start from the pits as indicated in Article 117 below. STARTING PROCEDURE 115. There will be a standing start. The grid will be in a staggered 1 x 1 formation. The starting signal will be given by means of starting lights activated by the starter appointed by the FIA for all Events. During the start of a race, the pit wall must be kept free of all persons with the exception of properly authorised officials and fire marshals all of whom shall have been issued with and shall be wearing the appropriate pass. 116. 30 minutes before the time for the start of the race, the cars will leave the pits to cover a reconnaissance lap. At the end of this lap they will stop on the gird in starting order with their engines stopped. Should they cover more than one reconnaissance lap, they must compulsorily and at greatly reduced speed use the pit lane between each of the laps and may under no circumstances cross the grid (see Article 63). 117. 17 minutes before the starting time, a warning signal announcing the closing of the pit exit in 2 minutes will be given. 15 minutes before the starting time, the pit exit will be closed and a second warning signal will be given. Any car which is still in the pits can start from the pits, but only under the direction of the marshals. It may be moved to the pit exit only with the driver in position. Where the pit exit is immediately after the Line, cars will join the race when the whole field has passed the pit exit on its first racing lap. Where the pit exit is immediately before the Line, cars will join the race as soon as the whole field has crossed the Line after the start. 118. The approach of the start will be announced by signalling boards shown ten minutes, five minutes, three minutes, one minute and thirty seconds before the start. These boards will be accompanied by an audible warning and will have the following meanings: a) Ten minute board: everybody except drivers, officials and team technical staff must leave the grid. b) Five minute board: beginning of the count down. c) Three minute board d) One minute board: engines will be started with drivers sitting in their cars. Team technical staff must then leave the grid. e) Thirty second board: 30 seconds after this board a green flag will be shown at the front of the grid whereupon the cars will begin a formation lap, maintaining their starting order with the pole position driver leading. During this lap practice starts are forbidden and the formation must be kept as tight as possible. Passing is allowed only in order to maintain formation. 119. Any driver who is unable to start the formation lap must raise his arm. After all the other cars have started their formation lap, his mechanics may push the car on the track to start the engine under the supervision of the marshals. The car may then start its formation lap but is forbidden to pass any other moving car. If it will not start after repeated attempts it must be pushed to the pit entrance or exit (as specified by the race director at the drivers' briefing) where the mechanics may attempt to start it. 120. Any car which fails to start or to maintain starting order during the entire formation lap must start the race behind the last line of the grid and must be stationary when the red light comes on. If this car is not stationary when the red light comes on, it must (on circuits where this is practicable) go into the pits at a reduced speed. It can then start from the pits as specified in Article 117. 121. When the cars come back to the grid at the end of the formation lap, they will stop on their respective grid positions, keeping their engines running. A marshal holding a board bearing the car's race number will stand opposite each row of the grid. As soon as the car on his row has come to a halt, he will drop his board from view. Once all the cars have come to a halt and all the boards have been dropped from view the starter will show a 5 second board, and 5 seconds later he will switch on the red light. At any time between four (4) and seven (7) seconds after the red light becomes visible, the race will be started by showing a green light. The race is deemed to start when the green light is shown. 122. If, after returning to the starting grid at the end of the formation lap, a driver's engine stops and he is unable to restart the car, he must immediately raise his hands above his head and the marshal responsible for that row must immediately wave a yellow flag. If the start is delayed, (see Article 123) a marshal with a yellow flag will stand in front of the car concerned to prEvent it from moving until the whole field has left the grid. The driver may then follow the procedure set out in Articles 119 and 120. As in Article 121, other cars will maintain their grid positions and the vacant position(s) will not be filled. Should there be more than one driver in this situation, their new positions at the back of the grid will be determined in accordance with their relative positions on the grid at the start of the formation lap. 123. If a problem arises when the cars reach the starting grid at the end of the formation lap the following procedure shall apply: a) If the red light has not been switched on, a red flag and a "start delayed" board will be shown at the Line. b) If the red light has already been switched on, the starter will show the red flag (leaving the red light on) and a "start delayed" board will be shown at the Line. c) If the green light has already been switched on the marshals alongside the grid will wave their yellow flags to inform the drivers that a car is stationary on the grid. d) In both cases a) and b) all engines will be stopped and the start procedure will recommence at the five minute point, with the race distance reduced by one lap. If, after the start, a car is immobilised on the starting grid, Article 56 will not apply and the track marshals must immediately push it along the track to start its engine. If, after several attempts, it does not start, the marshals shall push it to the pits (entry or exit, as specified by the race director at the drivers' briefing or to a safe place where its mechanics may attempt to start it. The driver and mechanics must follow the track marshals' directions. 124. Should Article 123 apply, the race will nevertheless count for the Championship no matter how often the procedure is repeated, or how much the race shortened as a result. 125. No refuelling will be allowed on the grid if more than one start procedure proves necessary under Article 123. 126. A time penalty will be imposed for a false start. 127. A race will not be stopped in the Event of rain unless the circuit is blocked or it is dangerous to continue (see Article 143). 128. Only in the following cases will any variation in the start procedure be allowed: a) If the track is dry throughout all practice sessions but becomes wet (or vice-versa) after the end of the warm up and at least 60 minutes before the starting time, a 15 minute free practice will be allowed. b) If it starts to rain after the five minute board but before the green light, a "start delayed" sign will be shown on the Line and the starting procedure will begin again at the 15 minute point. If necessary the procedure set out in Article 123 will be followed. If the start of the race is imminent and in the opinion of the clerk of the course, the volume of water is such that it cannot be negotiated safety even on treaded tyres, the clerk of the course may delay the start of the race by causing the "start delayed" to be shown simultaneously with a "10" board with a red background. c) If the start of the race is imminent and in the opinion of the clerk of the course, the volume of water on the track is such that it cannot be negotiated safely even on treaded tyres, the clerk of the course may delay the start of the race by causing the "start delayed" board to be shown simultaneously with a "10" board with a red background. This "10" board with a red background will mean that there is to be a delay of ten minutes before the starting procedure can be resumed. If weather conditions have improved at the end of that ten minute period, a "10" board with a green background will be shown. The "10" board with a green background will mean that the green flag will be deployed in ten minutes. Five minutes after the "10" board with the green background is shown, the starting procedure will begin and the normal starting procedure boards (i.e. 5, 3, 1 min., 30 second) will be shown. If however, the weather conditions have not improved within ten minutes after the "10" board with the red background was shown, the "10" board with the red background will be shown again which will mean a further delay of ten minutes before the starting procedure can be resumed. This procedure may be repeated several times. At any time when a "10" board (either with a red or green background) is shown, it will be accompanied by an audible warning. 129. A breach of the provisions of the Code or these Sporting Regulations relating to starting procedure, may result in the exclusion of the car and driver concerned from the Event. SIGNALS 130. Official instructions will be given to drivers by means of the signals laid out in the Code. Competitors must not use flags similar in any way whatsoever to these. PIT EXIT 131. During practice there will be a green/red light at the pit exit. Cars may only leave the pit lane when the green light is on. 132. During the race, drivers leaving the pit lane will do so on their own responsibility. However, a flashing yellow light will warn of cars approaching. DECELERATION AREA 133. Any driver intending to leave the track or to go to his pit or the paddock area must signal his intention to do so in good time making sure that he can do this without danger. PIT ASSISTANCE AND REFUELLING 134. a) For the avoidance of doubt and for description purposes, the pit lane shall be divided into two lanes. The lane closest to the pit wall is designated the "fast lane", and the lane closest to the garages is designated the "inner lane", and is the only area where any work can be carried out on a car. b) Competitors must not paint lines on any part of the pit lane. c) No equipment may be left in the fast lane. A car may enter the fast lane only with the driver sitting in the car behind the steering wheel in his normal position even when the car is being pushed by mechanics. 135. If a driver overshoots his pit before stopping, the car may only be pushed back to the pit. 136. During the starting procedure, refuelling and wheel changes will be allowed on the starting grid until the 5 minute board is shown. Only an unpressurised container not exceeding 12 litres capacity, which is vented to air and has a leak-proof coupling connecting it to the tank filler on the car, can be used for refuelling on the starting grid. 137. If fuel is stocked in a pit, the organiser must make at least two fire extinguishers of 5 kg capacity available at each such pit and ensure that they work properly. Furthermore, all fuel stocked in the pits must be in leak-proof containers which have been tested to a pressure of at least 3 atmospheres. 138. No signal of any kind may pass between a moving car and anyone connected with the car's entrant or driver save for legible messages on a pit board, body movement by the driver, telemetry signals from the car to the pits only and verbal communication between a driver and his team by radio. 139. The driver may remain in his car throughout refuelling but the engine must be stopped unless a container of the kind specified in Article 136 or a FIA approved refueling system is used. The competitor must ensure that an assistant with an extinguisher (minimum capacity, 25kg.) ready to work is beside the car throughout refuelling. 140. Oil replenishment is forbidden during the race. All orifices for oil filling must be designed in such a way that the scrutineers can seal them. 141. People under 16 years of age are not allowed in the pit area. 142. Animals, except those which may have been expressly authorised for use by security services, are forbidden in the pit area and on the track and in any spectator area. Only six team members per participating car (all of whom shall have been issued with and wearing special identification) are allowed in the signalling area during practice and the race. STOPPING THE RACE OR PRACTICE 143. Should it become necessary to stop the race or practice because the circuit is blocked by an accident or because weather or other conditions make it dangerous to continue, the clerk of the course shall order a red flag to be shown at the Line. Simultaneously, red flags will be shown at all marshal posts. The decision to stop the race or practice can only be taken by the clerk of the course (or in his unavoidable absence, his deputy) under the authority of the race director. When the signal is given to stop: a) during practice, all cars shall immediately reduce speed and proceed slowly back to their respective pits, and all cars abandoned on the track will be recovered; b) during a race, all cars shall immediately reduce speed and proceed slowly to the red flag line in the knowledge that: - the race classification will be that at the end of the penultimate lap before the lap in which the signal to stop the race was given, - race and service vehicles may be on the track, - the circuit may be totally blocked because of an accident, - weather conditions may have made the circuit undriveable at racing speed, - the pit lane will be open. All cars must stop at the red flag line until directed by marshals to proceed to the grid, enter the pit lane or proceed to the parc ferme. 144. The procedure to be followed varies according to the number of laps completed by the race leader before the signal to stop the race was given: Case A. Less than two full laps. If the race can be restarted, Article 145 will apply. Case B. Two or more full laps but less than 75% of the race distance (rounded up to the nearest whole number of laps). If the race can be restarted, Article 146 will apply. Case C. 75% or more of the race distance (rounded up to the nearest whole number of laps). The cars will be sent directly to the parc ferme and the race will be deemed to have finished when the leading car crossed the Line for the penultimate time before the race was stopped. RESTARTING A RACE 145. Case A. a) The original start shall be deemed null and void. b) The length of the restarted race will be the full original race distance. c) The drivers who are eligible to take part in the race shall be eligible for the restart either in their original car or in a spare car. d) After the signal to stop the race has been given, all cars able to do so will proceed directly but slowly to the red flag line under the directions of the marshals. e) All cars may be worked on. f) Refuelling will be allowed until the five minute board is shown. 146. Case B. a) The race shall be deemed to be in two parts, the first of which finished when the leading car crossed the Line for the penultimate time before the race was stopped. b) The length of the second part will be three laps less then the length of the original race less the first part. c) The grid for the second part will be a standard grid with the cars arranged in the order in which they finished the first part. d) Only cars which took part in the original start will be eligible and then only if they returned to the grid or pits under their own power by an authorised route. e) No spare car or reserve will be eligible. f) If the race was stopped because of rain, a sign "rain" must be displayed at the Line. g) Cars may be worked on. h) No refuelling or removal of fuel will be allowed. 147. In both Case A and Case B: a) 10 minutes after the stop signal, the pit exit will close. b) 15 minutes after the stop signal, the five minute board will be shown, the grid will close and the normal start procedure will recompense. c) Any car which is unable to take up its position on the grid before the five minute board will be directed to the pits. It may then start from the pits as specified in Article 117. The organiser must have sufficient personnel and equipment available to enable the foregoing timetable to be adhered to even in the most difficult circumstances. SAFETY CAR 148. a) The safety car may be brought into operation to neutralise a race upon the decision of the clerk of the course. It will be used only if competitors or officials are in immediate physical danger but the circumstances are not such as to necessitate stopping the race. In exceptional circumstances, a race may be started behind the safety car. b) The car must be marked "SAFETY CAR" in letters of similar dimensions to those of the race numbers, on the rear and sides. It must have three revolving yellow lights on the roof each powered by a different electrical circuit. It will be driven by an experienced circuit driver. It will carry an FIA approved observer capable of recognising all the competing cars, who is in permanent radio contact with race control. c) When the order is given to run the safety car, all observers' posts (including the Line) will display immobile yellow flags and a board "SC" which shall be maintained until the intervention is over. d) The safety car, with its revolving lights on, will start from the pit lane entrance. It will join the track regardless of where the race leader is. e) All the competing cars will line up behind the safety car. All overtaking is forbidden, unless a car is signalled to do so from the safety car. f) When ordered to do so by the clerk of the course, the observer in the car will use a green light to signal to any cars between it and the race leader that they should pass. These cars will continue at reduced speed and without overtaking until they reach the line of cars behind the safety car. g) The safety car shall be used at least until all the cars are lined up behind it. h) While the safety car is in operation, competing cars may stop at their pit, but may only rejoin the track when the green light at the pit exit is on. It will be on at all times except when the safety car and the line of cars following it are about to pass or are passing the pit exit. A car rejoining the track will proceed at reduced speed until it reaches the end of the line of cars behind the safety car. i) When the clerk of the course calls in the safety car, it must affect a full lap of the circuit with the revolving lights extinguished which will be the signal for the withdrawal of the flags and boards at the observers' posts as soon as the last car in the train of cars behind the safety car has left the sector. j) When the safety car pulls off the circuit, a green flag will be waved at the Line and the green light shown. All observers' posts will then show a green flag. Overtaking remains strictly forbidden until the cars pass the green flag and light at the Line. The green flags will be withdrawn after one lap. k) each lap completed while the safety car is in service will be counted as a race lap. FINISH 149. The end-of-race signal will be given at the Line as soon as the first car has covered the full race distance (or time) in accordance with Article 12. 150. Should for any reason (other than under Article 143) the end-of-race signal be given before the leading car completes the scheduled number of laps, or the prescribed time has been completed, the race will be deemed to have finished when the leading car last crossed the Line before the signal was given. Should the end-of-race signal be delayed for any reason, the race will be deemed to have finished when it should have finished. 151. After receiving the end-of-race signal all cars must proceed on the circuit directly to the parc ferme without stopping and without any assistance (except that of the marshals, if necessary). Any classified car which cannot reach the parc ferme under its own power will be placed under the exclusive control of the marshals who will take the car to the parc ferme. CLASSIFICATION 152. The car placed first will be the one having covered the scheduled distance in the shortest time, or, where appropriate, passed the Line in the lead at the end of two hours. All cars will be classified taking into account the number of complete laps they have covered, and for those which have completed the same number of laps, the order in which they crossed the Line. 153. If a car takes more than twice the time of the winner's fastest lap to cover its last lap this last lap will not be taken into account when calculating the total distance covered by such car. 154. Cars having covered less than 90% of the number of laps covered by the winner (rounded down to the nearest whole number of laps), will not be classified. 155. The official classification will be published after the race. It will be the only valid result subject to any amendments which may be made under the Code and these Sporting Regulations. POST PRACTICE PRESS CONFERENCE AND PRIZE-GIVING 156. After the final qualifying on Saturday the fastest three drivers will be required to attend a press conference in the media centre for a maximum period of 30 minutes. This will take place 15 minutes after the end of the second qualifying practice session. The drivers finishing the race in 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions must attend the prize-giving ceremony on the podium and abide by the podium procedure set out in appendix III; and immediately thereafter make themselves available for a period of 90 minutes for the purpose of television unilateral interviews and the press conference in the media centre. Six drivers will be chosen by ballot or rota during the Event and must make themselves available to the media for a period of one hour on the Saturday commencing at 4 p.m. Any driver in breach of this Article shall be liable to a maximum fine of US $ 30,000.00. All competitors shall use their best endeavours to ensure that their drivers comply with this Article in all respects. INSTRUCTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO COMPETITORS 157. In exceptional circumstances, the stewards may give instructions to competitors by means of special circulars in accordance with the Code. These circulars will be distributed to all competitors who must give a written receipt. 158. All classifications and results of practice and the race, as well as all decisions issued by the officials, will be posted on the official notice board. 159. Any decision or communication concerning a particular competitor must be communicated to him forthwith in writing within 10 minutes of such decision. SANCTIONS 160. The stewards may inflict the penalties specifically set out in these Sporting Regulations in addition to or instead of any other penalties available to them under the Code. INCIDENTS 161. Incident means any occurrence or series of occurrences involving one or more drivers, or any action by any driver, which is reported to the stewards by the clerk of the course and in the opinion of the stewards, - necessitated the stopping of a race under Article 143; - constituted a breach of these Sporting Regulations or the Code; - caused a false start by one or more cars; - caused an avoidable collision; - forced a driver off the track; - illegitimately prEvented a legitimate overtaking manoeuvre by a driver; - illegitimately impeded another driver during overtaking. 162. It shall be at the discretion of the stewards to decide, upon a report or a request by the race director, if a driver or drivers involved in an incident shall be penalised. 163. The stewards may impose a time penalty on any driver involved in an incident. 164. Should the stewards decide to impose a time penalty, the following procedure shall apply: a) The stewards shall, no later than fifteen minutes after the occurrence of the Incident, notify the relevant competitor of the time penalty which has been imposed. b) Notification will be given to the team in any of the ways provided for in these Sporting Regulations and will specify the name and car number of the driver, the time and the period of the time penalty. c) Subject to f) below, after notification has been given to the team pursuant to a) and b) above, the relevant driver may cover no more than three complete laps before proceeding to the designated area without stopping in the pit lane and he shall remain there for the period of the time penalty. d) Upon the designated signal, the driver shall rejoin the race. e) Any breach or failure to comply with Articles 164 c) or 164 d) will result in the car being stopped. f) If an Incident for which a time penalty is imposed occurs with 12 or less complete laps remaining to the finish of the race, the stewards shall have the right to add the time penalty to the elapsed time of the driver concerned. 165. Any determination made of any penalty imposed pursuant to Article 163 shall be without prejudice to the operation of Articles 160 or 161 of the Code. EXCLUSION OF A COMPETITOR 166. If in the opinion of the Formula One Commission a competitor fails to operate his team in a manner compatible with the standards of the Championship or in any way brings the Championship into disrepute, the FIA may exclude such competitor from the Championship forthwith. PROTESTS 167. Protests shall be made in accordance with the Code and accompanied by a fee of 2500.00 Swiss Frances or its equivalent in US Dollars or local currency. FINAL TEXT AND HEADINGS 168. The final text of these Sporting Regulations shall be the english version which shall be used should any dispute arise as to their interpretation. Headings in this document are for ease of reference only and do not form part of these Sporting Regulations. 169. These Sporting regulations were published on 30 October 1993 and come into force on 1 January 1994 and replace all previous FIA Formula One World Championship Sporting Regulations. APPENDIX I INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER ARTICLE 28 PART A. 1. Name and address of the National Sporting Authority (ASN). 2. Name and address of the organiser. 3. Date and place of the Event. 4. Start time of the race (as agreed with the Permanent Bureau of the FIA Formula One Commission). 5. Address and telephone, fax and telex numbers to which enquiries can be addressed. 6. Details of the circuit, which must include: - location and how to gain access, - length of one lap, - number of laps for race, - direction (clockwise or anti-clockwise), - location of pit exit in relation to Line. 7. Precise location at the circuit of: - stewards' office, - FIA office, - Parc Ferme, - drivers' and competitors' briefing, - official notice board, - winner's press conference. 8. List of any trophies and special awards. 9. The names of the following officials of the Event appointed by the ASN: - stewards of the meeting, - clerk of the course, - secretary of the meeting, - chief national scrutineer, - chief national medical officer. 10. Whether fuel available in paddock (and its characteristics where applicable - see Article 16, Technical Regulations). PART B. 1. FIA stewards of the meeting, 2. Race director, 3. Safety delegate and starter, 4. Medical delegate, 5. Technical delegate, 6. Press delegate, 7. Stewards' adviser, And, if appropriate, 8. A representative of the President of the FIA 9. An Observer FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE L'AUTOMOBILE APPENDIX II ENTRY FORM FOR THE 1994 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP The Applicant Full Company Name ......................... Country of Incorporation ......................... Registration Number ......................... Date of Incorporation ......................... Country of Residence ......................... Registered Office ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... Trading Address ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... Tel...................... Fax...................... Tlx...................... Directors ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... Authorised Representatives ..........Title.......... ..........Title.......... ..........Title.......... Competitor Licence Number ..........Issued by...... Team Name ......................... (which must include the name of the chassis) We, the Applicant, hereby confirm that we are a "constructor" within the meaning of Schedule 3 of the Concorde Agreement IV. We hereby apply to enter the 1994 FIA Formula One World Championship and we undertake to participate in each and every Event: i) with the make of the car referred to below Name of the Chassis ......................... Make of the engine ......................... ii) with the drivers referred to below (subject to Article 44 of the Sporting Regulations) Driver of the first car ......................... Licence Number ..........Issued by...... Driver of the second car ......................... Licence number ..........Issued by...... (tick only if applicable) ......................... [] * We wish to nominate the driver of the first car subsequent to this application in accordance with article 39 (e) of the sporting regulations. [] * We wish to nominate the driver of the second car subsequent to this application in accordance with article 39 (e) of the sporting regulations. We confirm that we have read and understand the provisions of the International Sporting Code, the Concorde Agreement IV (including its Schedules), the Formula One Technical Regulations and the Formula One Sporting Regulations. We agree to be bound by them (as supplemented or amended) and further we agree on our own behalf and on behalf of everyone associated with our participation in the 1994 FIA Formula One World Championship to observe them. We further confirm that the contents of this entry Form are true and correct. Signed By ....................... ......................... (SIGNATURE) ..................................... (Print name of the person signed) being a person duly authorised to sign for and on behalf of ..................................... (Print full name of Applicant) Date .................................................................. APPENDIX III PODIUM CEREMONY ---------------- 1. MASTER OF CEREMONIES A Master of Ceremonies will be appointed by the FIA to conduct the entire podium ceremony. 2. PODIUM a) ROSTRUM AND DAIS The dimensions of the dais must follow those found in the FIA graphic design manual. The distance between the edge of the winner's dais and the retaining barrier of the podium should be a minimum of 120cm to provide a walkway. The place where each person presenting a trophy should stand must be marked on the floor of the podium. Trophies must be laid out on a single table on one side of the podium. The champagne must be on the dais. b) FLAGS Olympic Games style "flat flags" should be used if possible. There must be a minimum space of 50cm behind the podium structure for the flag men. c) FLOOR The podium and steps should be covered in green of dark blue carpet. 3. ANTHEMS a) A 130 DB sound system should be installed on the podium to ensure that national anthems, initiated by the Master of Ceremonies) are clearly heard with an audio link to the TV broadcast. b) When the champagne shower begins, music should be played. This should not start until the presenters have left the podium. c) A commentary of the podium ceremony should be broadcast to the general public from the platform erected for the TV cameras. 4. TROPHIES Only 4 trophies will be presented during the podium ceremony: a) winning driver b) winning constructor (represented by its chief mechanic) c) second driver d) third driver. The trophies, which must be in the form of traditional cups, will be provided by the ASN and must show: a) the FIA Formula 1 World Championship official logo b) the official name of the Event c) the driver's position. The height of the trophies shall be: a) winner's and constructor's trophies - no less than 50cm and no more than 65cm high b) second and third drivers' trophies - no less than 35cm and no more than 45cm high 0 The maximum weight per trophy must not exceed 5 kilos. Trophies must be of a design that is capable of being handled and transported without damage. 5. SCENARIO (See attached designs) [Transcriber's Note: Not attached] a) Only three persons should be on the podium to present the trophies. In exceptional circumstances, the Master of Ceremonies may increase this to four. b) No police, bodyguards or persons not authorised by the Master of Ceremonies are allowed on the podium. c) The Master of Ceremonies will inform the TV and Public Address commentator of the names of the persons presenting the trophies. d) The Master of Ceremonies must be on the side of the podium where the trophies are located. The persons presenting the trophies will be on the other side. The Master of Ceremonies will hand the trophies to those presenting them. 6. TELEVISION The ideal position for the TV camera is immediately opposite the podium and at the same height. Under no circumstances must there be a TV camera man on the podium. 7. PARC FERME The parc ferme must be positioned as close as possible to the podium, preferably immediately below, with direct access. As soon as the the first three cars cross the Line, a course car must go round the track to collect any driver who has finished in the first three but is stranded on the circuit. The drivers must not be delayed in the Parc Ferme. One person, nominated by the Master of Ceremonies and in radio contact with him, will be responsible for moving the drivers from the Parc Ferme to the podium without delay. Only persons authorised by the Master of Ceremonies may make contact with the drivers before the end of the TV unilateral interviews. 8. UNILATERAL ROOM The unilateral room must be adjacent to the podium. The Master of Ceremonies will see that the drivers proceed there immediately after the podium ceremony. The room should be suitably ventilated (or air conditioned if the temperature is above 25 degrees). 9. PRESS ROOM Immediately after the TV interviews, drivers must go to the press room for interviews. 10. WATER + TOWELS 3 bottles of water must be put in the parc ferme (no identification) 3 bottles in the unilateral room (no identification). 3 towels must be available in the unilateral room 11. PODIUM PROTOCOL (except for Monaco) The winning driver's award may only be presented by the Head of State, the Prime Minister of the country or the FIA President. If such a person is not available, a prominent person within the host country, or a celebrity of international status should be invited. Should neither of the former be available, the President of the ASN may be invited to present the winner's trophy. The constructor's award must be presented by the official representative of the naming rights sponsor of the Event. In the absence of a naming rights sponsor, the Master of Ceremonies will select a suitable person. The second and third drivers' awards must be presented by the President of the ASN. Should he or she be unavailable or presenting the winner's trophy, the Master of Ceremonies will select a suitable replacement. An invitation will be issued to each person attending the podium ceremony, with clear instructions as to the procedure to follow.