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Date 01 August 2021 Time 23:50 2021 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 29 July - 1 August 2021 The Stewards Title Championship Points Description Championship Points · 2021 · 29 July 2021 · Doc 2

2021 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX

29 July - 1 August 2021

From The FIA Formula One Race Director Document 2

To All Teams, All Officials Date 29 July 2021

Time 10:57

Title Race Directors' Event Notes

Description Event Notes

Enclosed 2021 Hungarian F1 Grand Prix Event Notes Doc 2.pdf

Michael Masi

The FIA Formula One Race Director

2021 H G P UNGARIAN RAND RIX

29 July – 1 August 2021

From The FIA Formula One Race Director Document 2

To All Teams, All Officials Date 29 July 2021

Time 11:00

EVENT NOTES General Instructions

  1. Pit lane map

1.1 Safety Car lines.

1.2 The location of the pit entry and the pit exit.

1.3 Designated garage areas.

1.4 Safety Car position for first lap and rest of race.

1.5 Blue flag marshal at the pit exit.

1.6 Track light panels displaying pit entry status.

  1. Pirelli Event Preview

2.1 With reference to Article 24.4(a) of the Sporting Regulations see the attached document provided by the official tyre supplier.

  1. Red zones for photographers in the pit lane during practice sessions

3.1 See the attached drawing.

  1. Track light panels

4.1 The FIA track light panels have been installed in the positions shown on the circuit map. In accordance with Appendix H to the ISC the light signals have the same meaning as flag signals.

  1. Track light panel displaying pit entry status

5.1 The light panel indicated on the pit lane map will display a flashing yellow arrow if cars are required to use the pit lane once the Safety Car has been deployed during the race.

5.2 The light panel indicated on the pit lane map will display a flashing red cross if the pit lane is closed at any point during the race.

  1. Drivers leaving their pit stop position in the pit lane

6.1 For safety reasons, no car should be driven from its pit stop position at any time unless:

a) It has first been driven into the pit stop position having just entered the pit lane from the track,

and;

b) It is then driven immediately back onto the track from the pit stop position.

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  1. Observing yellow flags during free practice and qualifying

7.1 Double waved: Any driver passing through a double waved yellow marshalling sector must reduce speed significantly and be prepared to change direction or stop. In order for the stewards to be

satisfied that any such driver has complied with these requirements it must be clear that he has not

attempted to set a meaningful lap time, for practical purposes this means the driver should abandon

the lap (this does not necessarily mean he has to pit as the track could well be clear the following

lap).

7.2 Single waved: Drivers should reduce their speed and be prepared to change direction. It must be clear that a driver has reduced speed and, in order for this to be clear, a driver would be expected

to have braked earlier and/or discernibly reduced speed in the relevant marshalling sector.

Drivers should not overtake any car in a single waved yellow marshalling sector unless it is clear that

a car is slowing with a completely obvious problem, e.g. obvious accident damage or a deflated tyre.

  1. In laps during qualifying and reconnaissance laps

8.1 In order to ensure that cars are not driven unnecessarily slowly on in laps during and after the end of qualifying or during reconnaissance laps when the pit exit is opened for the race, drivers must stay

below the maximum time set by the FIA between the Safety Car lines shown on the pit lane map.

You will be informed of the maximum time after the first day of practice.

  1. Parc Fermé Cameras

9.1 To assist with the revised FIA Event procedures, the Parc Fermé cameras must be uncovered and operational at all times during the Event.

  1. Operational personnel curfew

10.1 Boards warning anyone attempting to enter the paddock that the curfew is in operation will be placed immediately before the turnstiles at the appropriate times.

10.2 At this Event, Personnel will be permitted to enter the Paddock 30 minutes prior to the curfew to assist social distancing. No work is permitted to be undertaken until the curfew has ended.

  1. Tyre Blanket Usage during Pit Stops in the Race

11.1 For reasons of safety, tyre blankets are not permitted in the Pit Lane at any time during the race.

  1. Lapping during the race

12.1 The ISC requires drivers who are caught by another car about to lap him to allow the faster driver past at the first available opportunity. The F1 Marshalling System has been developed in order to

ensure that the point at which a driver is shown blue flags is consistent, rather than trusting the ability

of marshals to identify situations that require blue flags.

As it was at the end of last season the system will be set to give a pre-warning when the faster car

is within 3.0s of the car about to be lapped, this should be used by the team of the slower car to warn

their driver he is soon going to be lapped and that allowing the faster car through should be

considered a priority. When the faster car is within 1.2s of the car about to be lapped blue flags will

be shown to the slower car (in addition to blue light panels, blue cockpit lights and a message on the

timing monitors) and the driver must allow the following driver to overtake at the first available

opportunity.

It should be noted that the aim of using F1MS is to ensure consistent application of the rules,

additional instructions may also be given by race control when necessary.

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Event Specific Instructions

  1. Formula 1 Sporting Regulations Article 21.6

13.1 In accordance with the provisions of Article 21.6a)i), this Event is a Closed Event.

  1. Changes to the circuit

14.1 New debris fence has been installed in turn 13, starting on the approach section on the drivers' right at the marshal post and ending at the second opening in the run-off area.

14.2 New debris fence has been installed onto the concrete wall on the pit straight extending the current fencing all the way to the end of the concrete wall towards turn 14.

14.3 New guard rail has been installed on the pit entry section on the drivers' left; from the direction of traffic this new section starts with a three row guard rail which changes to a two row guard rail and

runs all the way to the control line.

14.4 The pit exit white line has been narrowed to measure four metres from the track edge on the right- hand side.

  1. Specific Technical Procedures for Closed Events

15.1 The provisions of Technical Directive Ref: TD012 Issue A and TD003 Issue E must be complied with at all times during the Event.

15.2 Any tyres that are removed from a car and could be re-used during a session should be presented for scanning before being rewrapped and reheated. If time constraints do not permit this then all

tyres used during a session must be presented to the tyre checker at the front of the garage at the

end of any session. This applies to dry, wet and intermediate tyres.

15.3 Both TD012 Issue: A and TD003 Issue E will be amended after the Event to reflect any additional operational requirements as required.

  1. Weighing and weighing platform

16.1 The FIA weighing platform will be available for teams to use at the following times, however, no more than 8 team personnel may be present during any visit. Each visit should last no more than 10

minutes unless no other team is waiting in the pit lane:

a) From 11:30 on Thursday until 10:30 on Friday.

b) From 12:30 on Friday until 14:30 on Saturday (between 13:00 and 14:30 on Saturday each

visit will be restricted to five (5) minutes).

c) From when the cars are returned to the teams after qualifying until 19:30 on Saturday.

d) From 10:00 until 11:00 and 13:00 until 14:20 on Sunday.

Any team found to be abusing the time limits set out above, which we will be enforced by FIA security

personnel and our own CCTV, will not be permitted to use the weighbridge again during the Event.

16.2 Whilst waiting in the pit lane, the use of tyre blankets is not permitted.

  1. Support Races

17.1 Team Barrier placement

a) Team barrier placement prior to and during all support category practice sessions and races:

No more than three (3) metres from the garages.

b) It is not permitted to push cars to the weighing area at any time a support category is in pit

lane.

17.2 Support Category Movements

a) Support Crews and Trolleys will be released into Pit Lane no earlier than 20 minutes prior to

the opening of Pit Exit for their respective sessions.

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b) Support Category competition vehicles will be released from the marshalling area no earlier

than 15 minutes prior to the opening of Pit Exit for their respective sessions.

  1. Practice starts

18.1 Practice starts may only be carried out at the pit exit on the right-hand side and, for the avoidance of doubt, this includes any time the pit exit is open for the race.

18.2 For reasons of safety and sporting equity, cars may not stop in the fast lane at any time the pit exit is open without a justifiable reason (a practice start is not considered a justifiable reason).

  1. Lines or bollards at the Pit Entry and Pit Exit

19.1 In accordance with Chapter 4 (Section 5) of Appendix L to the ISC drivers must keep to the right of the solid white line at the pit exit when leaving the pits.

19.2 For safety reasons drivers must keep to the right of bollard at the pit entry when they are entering the pits.

19.3 Except in the cases of force majeure (accepted as such by the Stewards), the crossing by any part of the car, in any direction, of the red and white painted area between the pit entry and the track, by

a driver who, in the opinion of the Stewards, had committed to entering the pit lane is prohibited.

19.4 The dotted white lime across the pit entry and the pit exit is the track edge.

  1. DRS

20.1 DRS Detection will be automatically disabled in each individual zone if any of the light panels in that particular zone are displaying yellow. The zone and corresponding light panels are as follows:

a) Zone 1: Panels 19, 1, 2, 3

b) Zone 2: Panels 3, 4, 5

  1. Track Limits

21.1 Turn 4 Exit

a) A lap time achieved during any practice session or the race by leaving the track and cutting

behind the red and white kerb on the exit of Turn 4, will result in that lap time being invalidated

by the stewards.

21.2 Turn 11 Exit

a) A lap time achieved during any practice session or the race by leaving the track and cutting

behind the red and white kerb on the exit of Turn 11, will result in that lap time and the

immediately following lap time being invalidated by the stewards.

21.3 Turn 12 Exit

a) A lap time achieved during any practice session or the race by leaving the track and cutting

behind the red and white kerb on the exit of Turn 12, will result in that lap time and the

immediately following lap time being invalidated by the stewards

21.4 General – Turn 4 Exit, Turn 11 Exit and Turn 12 Exit

a) Each time any car fails to negotiate Turn 4 Exit and/or Turn 11 Exit and/or Turn 12 Exit by

using the track as described above, teams will be informed via the official messaging system.

b) On the third occasion of a driver failing to negotiate Turn 4 Exit and/or Turn 11 Exit and/or Turn

12 Exit by using the track as described above during the race, he will be shown a black and

white flag, any further cutting will then be reported to the stewards.

c) In all cases detailed above, the driver must only re-join the track when it is safe to do so and

without gaining a lasting advantage.

d) The above requirements will not automatically apply to any driver who is judged to have been

forced off the track, each such case will be judged individually.

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  1. Fire extinguishers around the circuit

22.1 Indicated by white boards with a red fire extinguisher image attached to the debris fences and barriers.

  1. Places to remove cars from the track

23.1 Indicated by fluorescent orange panels on the barriers.

23.2 Should a car stop on the track during a session, the driver must keep all of their protective clothing (Helmet, Gloves, etc) on until they have returned to their garage.

23.3 If a driver has a choice where to stop during a session, it is recommended they do so on the right hand side of the track as cars may then be recovered more easily and brought back to the pits.

  1. Access to the grid prior to the Start Procedure

24.1 To assist social distancing in accessing the grid prior to the commencement of the start procedure, Team personnel and equipment will be granted access to the grid from 1400hrs on Sunday 1st

August.

  1. Removing cars from the grid

25.1 Through the two gates in the pit wall, the first is located adjacent to grid position 4 and the second located adjacent to grid position 18.

25.2 The pit lane has a small ramp down from the track which may result in cars grounding when pushed off the grid. It is therefore important that someone from your team is present, close to the gate nearest

your grid positions, to assist marshals if a car has to be pushed off the grid after the start of the

formation lap or after the start of the race

  1. Car number light panels for the start

26.1 On the right-hand side of the grid.

  1. Post-race parc fermé

27.1 All cars must enter the pit lane and, with the exception of the first three (3), should be driven directly to the weighing area at the pit entry. The first three (3) cars must follow the post-race procedure

which will be distributed prior to the start of the race.

  1. Any other business

Michael Masi

FIA Formula One Race Director

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2021 Hungarian Grand Prix Pit Lane

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Pit Entry Bollard SAFETY CAR Line 1

PIT LANE Starts SAFETY CAR Line 2

PIT LANE Ends

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Pit Entry Status panels X

SAFETY CAR X Race Blue Flag Marshal ( 50m after the end of CARS RECOVERED FROM SAFETY CAR the pit wall ) TRACK PLACED HERE First Lap

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PIT EXIT PIT ENTRY F1 Garages

55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 4 3 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
smailliW smailliW smailliW smailliW smailliW saaH saaH saaH saaH saaH oemoR aflA oemoR oemoR aflA aflA oemoR aflA oemoR aflA iruaTahplA iruaTahplA iruaTahplA iruaTahplA iruaTahplA irarreF irarreF irarreF irarreF irarreF eniplA eniplA eniplA eniplA eniplA nitraM notsA nitraM notsA nitraM notsA nitraM notsA nitraM notsA neraLcM neraLcM neraLcM neraLcM neraLcM lluB deR lluB deR lluB deR lluB deR lluB deR sedecreM sedecreM sedecreM sedecreM sedecreM 1 alumroF 1 alumroF 1 alumroF AIF AIF AIF AIF AIF
Williams Haas Alfa Romeo AlphaTauri Ferrari Alpine Aston Martin McLaren Red Bull Mercedes Pit Stop Position Designated Garage Areas
FAST LANE FAST LANE

Version 1 – 29 July 2021

In agreement with the FIA and in accordance with Article 24.4 a) of the F1 Sporting Regulations, this document contains the prescriptions for the operation of tyres during the following event. Document version: 1 issue: A

Grand Prix of Hungary 30/07-01/08/2021 (21R11BUD)
Compounds selection pound
C2 FL 2W1 FR 2W2 RL 6W3 RR 6W4 Mandatory race tyres C2 C3 Q3 tyre
C3 3Y1 3Y2 7Y3 7Y4
C4 Intermediate 4R1 4R2 8R7 8R8
Wet 33X 34Y 35X 36Y 37X 37Y 39X 39Y

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Prescriptions
Mimimum Starting P Minimum re-heat pressure for slicks 18.5 psi Expected stabilized running pressure ≥20.0 psi Camber limit -3.75 ° Blistering sensitivity Low
Slicks 19.0 psi Inter 19.5 psi Wet 18.5 psi 60 80 100 (°C) max. 3h max. 3h max. 2h max max. 2h . 30'

• The temperatures apply at all times during the event.

Tyres notes
• Not permitted to switch tyres from their originally allocated position. • Do not subject tyres to large deformation or heavy impact. • Do not leave fitted tyres exposed at an air temperature lower than 15°C and/or any UV emission. • Revised prescriptions could be issued during the race weekend in accordance with TD003. • All temperature limits apply to the actual tyre surface temperature, measured with the IR gun detailed in the TD003. • STORAGE temperature is the recommended temperature the tyre can stay in blankets without time limit. • BLANKET HEATING TIME for each temperature range to be counted from the moment the blanket control unit is set to reach its targeted temperature within its correspondent interval.

General notes

Teams are kindly reminded that the following will be subject to FIA checks during the event: • Starting pressures • Cold pressures (according to the cold pressure cooling curves) • Re-heat pressures • EOS Camber • Maximum tyre temperatures in blankets • Tyre swapping

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