2020 SPANISH GRAND PRIX 13 - 16 August 2020 From The FIA Formula One Race Director Document 32 To All Teams, All Officials Date 16 August 2020 Time 10:44 Title Race Directors' Note - Podium Procedure and Post Race Interviews Description Podium Procedure and Post Race Interviews Enclosed 2020 Spanish F1 Grand Prix - Post Race & Podium Procedure Doc 32 160820 .pdf Michael Masi The FIA Formula One Race Director 2020 S G P PANISH RAND RIX 13 - 16 August 2020 From The FIA Formula One Race Director Document 32 To All Teams, All Officials Date 16 August 2020 Time 10:40 In addition to the provisions of the 2020 Formula One Sporting Regulations – Appendix 3 Podium Ceremony, as this is a Closed Event the Podium Ceremony procedure detailed below must be followed. Podium Ceremony and Post Race Interview Procedure: • The master of ceremonies will be appointed by the FIA to conduct and take responsibility for the entire podium ceremony. • Drivers who finish the race in the top three positions will be required to return to Pit Lane, where they will find the boards showing positions from 1,2 3 located at the pit lane entry under the permanent podium. • Other than the team mechanics (with cooling fans if necessary), officials and FIA pre-approved television crews and the three FIA approved 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 top three Drivers will be weighed by the FIA near their cars. Each Driver must remain fully attired until after they have been weighed (e.g: Helmet, Gloves, etc). • After the Drivers have been weighed, the post-race interviews will take place in this designated area, and the interviewer will be Martin Brundle. • Drivers must not interfere with Parc Fermé protocols in any way. • During this time, team members of the top three drivers will be permitted to access their allocated areas in the Pit Lane. • Once the interviews have been completed, the cool down area where water and towels will be positioned for each Driver will be located underneath the permanent podium. No other drinks are permitted in the Parc Fermé area. • Each Driver will be given their Pirelli Caps which will also contain a Medical Face Mask both of which must be worn during the Podium Ceremony. • The drivers will then be escorted to the permanent Podium area where the 1, 2, 3 Rostrum and Dias will be located. • When the Drivers are ready, an announcement for the Podium Ceremony will take place with the 2nd and 3rd placed Drivers introduced to move to their respective Podium Dias steps. • The Winning Constructor representative be announced and will move to their position on the podium. • The Winning Driver will then be announced who will move to his position on the Podium. • The National Anthems will then take place and flags will be displayed. • The Trophy Presentations will take place in the following order however no dignitaries will be involved: o Winning Driver (On the Podium) o A representative of the Winning Constructor (On the Podium) o 2nd Place Driver (On the Podium) o 3rd Place Driver (On the Podium) • The Champagne Celebrations will the take place. 1/2 • Following the Podium Ceremony, the top three drivers will be escorted by the FIA Media Delegate to the TV pen located in the Paddock behind the Race Control Building and where they may be accompanied by their press officers. • At the end of the TV pen, the top three drivers will go to the FIA Press Conference, located on the 1st floor of the Pit Building. • Parc Fermé for all finishers outside of the top three will be located at the Pit Entry. • Drivers classified from 4th and beyond must proceed directly to the TV pen immediately after they have been weighed in the Parc Fermé, located in the FIA garage. Each Driver must remain fully attired until after they have been weighed (e.g: Helmet, Gloves, etc). • Drivers who retired during the race are required to go to the TV pen as soon as they have come back into the paddock. Please see the attached Post Race Podium Ceremony and Parc Fermé Diagram. Michael Masi Race Director 2/2 ecaR 0202 srehsinif tsuguA - ereh emreF 41– 1 gniniameR dekrap noisreV ![Extracted image from page 4](images/race-directors-note-podium-procedure-and-post-race-interviews_p4_img1.png) craP ![Extracted image from page 4](images/race-directors-note-podium-procedure-and-post-race-interviews_p4_img3.png) s’rehpargotohP llaW aera devorppA tiP gnitiaw dn dr 2 3 ts 1 xirP dnarG ecneF 1F namaremaC pordkcaB FR tiucriC hsinapS VT ![Extracted image from page 4](images/race-directors-note-podium-procedure-and-post-race-interviews_p4_img2.png) 0202 srehpargotohP muidoP ecneF tiucriC llaW tiP