Race Directors Note Post Qualifying Interviews

2019 ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX

28 November - 1 December 2019

From The FIA Formula One Race Director Document 22

To All Teams, All Officials Date 30 November 2019

Time 15:05

Title Race Directors Note - Post Qualifying Interviews

Description Post Qualifying Interviews

Enclosed 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Post Qualifying Interviews Doc 22.pdf

Michael Masi

The FIA Formula One Race Director

2019 ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX

28 November – 1 December 2019

From The FIA Formula One Race Director Document 22

To All Officials, All Teams Date 30 November 2019

Time 15:05

NOTE TO TEAMS

The Post-qualifying interview procedure will basically remain as in the previous race with the top three

drivers again being interviewed as soon as they get out of their cars on the track.

Should either of your drivers be among the top three at the end of qualifying we would like to ask for your

co-operation in following the procedure below:

• If they take the chequered flag at the end of Q3, the fastest three drivers should stay on the track and

procced directly to the pit straight where the 1, 2, 3 boards which will be located in the vicinity of grid

position 6.

• Other than the team mechanics (with cooling fans if necessary), officials and accredited television crews

and photographers, no one else will be allowed in the designated area at this time (no driver physios

nor team PR personnel).

• Once out of their cars the interviews will take place in this designated area. The interviewer will be Paul

di Resta.

• If one of the top three drivers is already in the pit lane at the end of the session, the team should ensure

that he goes directly to the designated area once the other drivers have arrived there.

• At the end of the live interviews the drivers will walk back into Pit Lane towards the Pit Building and then

be led to the backdrop located in front of the FIA Pit Garage 1 for the AfRS photo opportunity.

• Mechanics will be authorised to remove the cars from the grid only after the interviews are completed

and must push these cars directly to the parc fermé.

• The pole position driver should then remain in front of the AfRS backdrop to receive the Pirelli Pole

Position Award from the Pirelli Representative, FIA Women in Motorsport Commission member and

Saudi Arabian racing driver Aseel Al Hamad.

These three drivers will be weighed by the FIA in the Garage. o • The drivers will then be escorted by the FIA Press Delegate to the Media Centre Building, where the

Press Conference Room is located.

• At the end of the press conference, the top three drivers will go to the TV pen, located at the Pit Entry

end of the Paddock between the Race Control Building and the Media Centre Building and they may

be accompanied by their press officers.

• Note: Drivers eliminated in Q1 and Q2, drivers classified from 4th to 10th in Q3 and drivers who did not

participate to Q1 but are eligible to race must also attend the TV pen interview session after they have

been weighed by the FIA at the end of the last part of qualifying in which they participated.

Please see the attached Qualifying - Parc Fermé Diagram.

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