From The FIA Formula One Race Director

To All Teams, All Officials Document 2

Date 01 September 2022

Time 17:40 2022 DUTCH GRAND PRIX 01 - 04 September 2022 The FIA Formula One Race Director Title Race Director's Event Notes

Description Race Director's Event Notes

Enclosed NED DOC 2 - Event Notes.pdf

Eduardo Freitas

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2022 DUTCH GRAND PRIX

01 – 04 September 2022

From The FIA Formula One Race Director Document 2 To All Officials, All Teams Date 01 September 2022

Time 17:40

EVENT NOTES General Instructions

1) Track light panels

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.

2) Drivers leaving their pit stop position in the pit lane

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.

3) Observing yellow flags during free practice and qualifying

3.1 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 any driver in a double yellow sector will have that lap time deleted. 3.2 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.

4) Laps during qualifying and reconnaissance laps

4.1 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 second free practice session.

5) Article 55.14

(…) In order to avoid the likelihood of accidents before the safety car returns to the pits, from the point at which the lights on the car are turned out drivers must proceed at a pace which involves no erratic acceleration or braking nor any manoeuvre which is likely to endanger other drivers or impede the restart.(…)

2 6) Parc Fermé Cameras

The Parc Fermé cameras must be uncovered and operational at all times during the Event.

7) Lapping during the race

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. 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 ensure consistent application of the rules, additional instructions may also be given by race control when necessary.

Event Specific Instructions

8) Formula 1 Sporting Regulations Article 23.1

In accordance with the provisions of Article 23.1 b), this Event is an Open Event.

9) Specific Technical Procedures

Please note that from 2022 the FIA have introduced an Appendix Index File which contains all the relevant and active Appendix documents, Technical and Sporting Directives. The latest version of this Index file ("2022 Formula 1 Appendix – iss 7 – 2022-08-04.xlsx") and all relevant documents can be found on the FIA SFTP site.

10) Support Races Team barrier placement and Movements

Team barrier placement prior to and during all support category practice sessions and races: No more than three (3) meters from the red line painted under front garage shutter. Please ensure that your pit stop gantry arms are moved back towards the garage during all Support race activity. It is not permitted to push cars to the weighing area at any time a support category is in the pit lane. 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.

3 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. Please remember to turn on your pit wall monitors so that support categories can use them.

11) Positioning of the car on track during Free Practices and Qualifying

To help mitigate any differences in speed, cars on out or slow laps are requested to stay offline where possible between the exit of Turn 10 and the entrance of Turn 13.

12) Practice starts

12.1 Practice starts may only be carried out on the track at the end of each free practice session. Any car on the track when the chequered flag is shown may then complete another lap and, instead of entering the pits, proceed to the grid and carry out a practice start. 12.2 All drivers carrying out a practice start must do so by pulling as far forward on the grid as possible and, if necessary, should wait for others to carry out a start before getting to a grid position further forward. Under no circumstances should a driver make a practice start if another car is still stationary in front of him on the same side of the grid. 12.3 If any driver appears to be disregarding any of the above a red flag will be displayed and the possibility to carry out any further starts will be immediately terminated.

13) Pit Lane

The speed in the pit lane is amended to 60km/h as per Article 34.7 of the Sporting Regulations, for the duration of the Competition. Please be aware that the derestriction line at the Pit Exit is located after the Pit Exit lights. Should any session or the Race be stopped, cars should stop at the lights. A dotted line has been painted across the pit lane in this location.

14) Lines at the Pit Entry and Pit Exit

In accordance with Chapter 4, Article 4 and 5 of Appendix L to the ISC drivers must follow the procedures at pit entry and pit exit. The dotted lines at pit entry and pit exit, define the track edges detailed in Article 7.6 from Appendix O to the ISC, except for the cars entering or exiting the pit lane.

15) DRS

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

• a) DRS Activation 1: Panels 14 & 15.
• b) DRS Activation 2: Panels 17, 18, 19, 1 & 2.

16) Track Limits

In accordance with the provisions of Article 33.3, the white lines define the track edges. During Qualifying and the Race, each time a driver fails to negotiate with the track limits, this will result in that lap time being invalidated by the Stewards.

4 17) Escape Roads 17.1 Escape Road at Turn 1

If a driver overshoots the corner at Turn 1 there is a small road along the front of the tyre barrier which leads back on to the track at the exit of Turn 1, please ensure that your drivers use this when necessary.

17.2 Escape Road at Turn 8

If a driver overshoots the corner at Turn 8 there is a small road along the front of the tyre barrier which leads back on to the track at Turn 9, please ensure that your drivers use this when necessary.

17.3 Escape Road at Turn 11

If a driver overshoots the corner at Turn 11 there is a small road along the front of the tyre barrier which leads back on to the track at Turn 12, please ensure that your drivers use this when necessary.

18) Fire extinguishers around the circuit

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

19) Places where drivers may leave the track

Indicated by orange painted openings in the debris fences and orange painted squares on the barriers. Should a car stop on the track during any session or the Race, it is recommended that the driver keeps all their protective clothing (Helmet, Gloves, etc) on until they have returned to their garage.

20) Places to remove cars from the track

Indicated by 2m long fluorescent orange panels / paintings on the barriers.

21) Removing cars from the grid

21.1 Through the gate in the pit wall adjacent to grid position 4 and 5. 21.2 Pit Entry adjacent to grid position 20.

22) Race Suspension

In case of a race suspension, cars will be stopped in the fast lane of the pits in front of the Pit Exit lights.

23) Car number light panels for the start

On the left-hand side of the grid.

24) Changes to the circuit

24.1 The exit of kerb at Turn 12 has been extended on driver's RHS. 24.2 The gravel adjacent to the track on the exit of Turn 11 up to mid-way through Turn 12 has been filled with Epoxy for an approximate width of 1 meter on driver's LHS.

5 25) Guest access

Teams are reminded that it is their responsibility to always monitor the movements of their guests, and this includes access to the grid and the podium.

To the grid

For the start of the Race, teams must ensure guests do not acess the pit lane before Pit Exit is closed.

To the Podium

For the podium ceremonies, teams must ensure guests do not access the pit lane before all cars, able to do so, have reached the Parc Fermé.

Eduardo Freitas

The FIA Formula One Race Director