FIA's SPORTSREGULATIV  - SIDE 8
GENERAL SAFETY

89) 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.

90) 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.

91) 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.

92) 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.

93) A driver who abandons a car must leave it in neutral or with the clutch disengaged and with the steering wheel in place.

94) Repairs to a car may be carried out only in the paddock, pits and on the grid.

95) The organiser must make at least two fire extinguishers of 5 kg capacity available at each such pit and ensure that they work properly.

96) Save as provided in Article 138, Refuelling is allowed only in the pits.

97) The driver may remain in his car throughout refuelling but, unless an FIA approved race refuelling system is used, the engine must be stopped. Race refuelling systems may not be used during, or immediately after, any practice session. Whilst being used in the race all team personnel working on the car must wear clothing which will protect all parts of their body from fire. The competitor must ensure that an assistant with an extinguisher (minimum capacity, 25kg.) ready to work is beside the car throughout all refuelling operations.

98) 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.

99) 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.

100) At no time may a car be reversed in the pit lane under its own power.

101) During the period commencing 15 minutes prior to and ending 5 minutes after every practice session and the period between the commencement of the formation lap which immediately precedes the race and the time when the last car enters the parc fermé, no one is allowed on the track, the pit entry or the pit exit with the exception of :

a) marshals or other authorised personnel in the execution of their duty ;

b) drivers when driving or on foot, having first received permission to do so from a marshal ;

c) team personnel clearing equipment from the grid after all cars have left the grid on the formation lap ;

d) mechanics under Article 140 only.

102) During a race, the engine may only be started with the starter except :

a) in the pit lane where the use of an external starting device is allowed, or ;

b) under Article 145c) or d).

103) Drivers taking part in practice and the race must always wear the clothes and helmets specified in the Code.

104) A speed limit of 60 km/h in practice and 80km/h during the Warm Up and the race (60km/h in Monaco), or such other speed limits as the Permanent Bureau of the Formula One Commission may decide, will be enforced in the pit lane. Except in the race, any driver who exceeds the limit will be fined US$250 for each km/h above the limit (this may be increased in the case of a second offence in the same Championship season). During the race, the stewards may impose a time penalty on any driver who exceeds the limit.

105) 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.

106) The car's rear light must be illuminated at all times when it is running on wet-weather tyres. It shall be at the discretion of the race director to decide if a driver should be stopped because his rear light is not working. Should a car be stopped in this way it may re-join when the fault has been remedied.

107) 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. People under 16 years of age are not allowed in the pit lane.

108) Animals, except those which may have been expressly authorised by the FIA for use by security services, are forbidden in the pit area and on the track and in any spectator area.

109) The race director, the clerk of the course or the FIA medical delegate can require a driver to have a medical examination at any time during an Event.

110) Failure to comply with the general safety requirements of the Code or these Sporting Regulations may result in the exclusion of the car and driver concerned from the Event.



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