124) Should it become necessary to stop the 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 and the abort lights to be shown at the Line. Simultaneously, red flags will be shown at all marshal posts. When the signal is given to stop, all cars shall immediately reduce speed and proceed slowly back to their respective pits, and all cars abandoned on the track will be removed to a safe place. Any lap during which the red flag is shown will not be counted towards a car's total qualifying lap allocation. At the end of each practice session all drivers may cross the Line only once.
PRESS CONFERENCES AND DRIVERS PARADE
125) The FIA press delegate will choose a maximum of five drivers who must attend a press conference in the media centre for a period of one hour at 15.00 on the day before first practice. These driver's Teams will be notified no less than 48 hours before the conference. In addition, a maximum of two Team personalities may be chosen by the FIA press delegate to attend this press conference.
On the first day of practice, a minimum of three and a maximum of six drivers and/or team personalities, (other than those who attended the press conference on the previous day and subject to the consent of the team principal) will be chosen by ballot or rota by the FIA press delegate during the Event and must make themselves available to the media for a press conference in the media centre for a period of one hour at 15.00.
No driver may enter into a contract which restricts his right to talk to any representative of the media during an Event. It shall be the duty of each Team to ensure that their drivers do not unreasonably refuse to speak to any representative of the media during the Event.
126) Immediately after qualifying practice the first three drivers in qualifying will be required to make themselves available for television interviews in the unilateral room and then attend a press conference in the media centre for a maximum period of 30 minutes.
127) One hour and fifteen minutes after the end of Warm Up all drivers must attend a drivers parade, Competitors will be given details of the parade by the Press Delegate.
THE GRID
128) At the end of qualifying practice, the fastest time achieved by each driver will be officially published (see Article 51).
129) The grid will be drawn up in the order of the fastest time achieved by each driver. Should two or more drivers have set identical times, priority will be given to the one who set it first.
130) 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.
131) Any driver whose best qualifying lap exceeds 107% of the pole position time will not be allowed to take part in the Warm Up or race. Under exceptional circumstances however, which may include setting a suitable lap time in a previous free practice session, the stewards may permit the car to start the race.
Should there be more than one driver accepted in this manner, their order will be determined by the stewards. In either case, a Team will not be able to appeal against the stewards' decision.
132) The 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. The final starting grid will be published 45 minutes before the start of the race.
133) The grid will be in a staggered 1 x 1 formation and the rows on the grid will be separated by 8 metres.
134) Any car which has not taken up its position on the grid by the time the ten minute signal is shown will not be permitted to do so and must start from the pits in accordance with Article 137.
MEETINGS
135) Meetings, chaired by the race director, will take place at 16.00 on the day before first practice and 17.00 on the first day of practice. The first must be attended by all Team Managers and the second by all drivers. Should the race director consider another meeting necessary it will take place one hour after the end of Warm Up, Competitors will be informed no later than three hours after the end of qualifying practice. All drivers and Team Managers must attend.
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