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'We also understand the FIA president has initiated a review into the use of the black and orange flag,' they said. The stewards said in a statement they remained concerned that Alonso had been allowed to remain on track and recommended procedures be put in place for future incidents to ensure consistency and safety. The flag is waved at the instruction of the race director.Īlonso was demoted from seventh to 15th after Haas protested but was then reinstated at a stewards' review in Mexico City on Thursday. Neither were shown a black and orange flag, angering rivals Haas whose Danish driver Kevin Magnussen has seen it three times so far this season and suffered the consequences. During a shortened 2020 season, Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo and other top drivers pursue checkered flags as COVID-19 turns the world upside down. This is also the Caution flag in NASCAR, where the field slows down to the pace car speed once it’s thrown out. The black flag with an orange disc in the middle can effectively trigger retirement from the race for a driver if the damage cannot be fixed.Īlpine's Fernando Alonso was allowed to continue with a flapping side mirror, that eventually fell off without hitting anyone, after a collision in the race at Austin while Red Bull's Sergio Perez also raced with a broken front wing. In Formula One, the driver is expected to slow down and maintain caution within a yellow flagged section to make everything safer.

MEXICO CITY, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Formula One's governing body is reviewing the use of the 'meatball' flag, used to tell drivers to return immediately to the pits because their car is damaged and a danger to others, following incidents at last weekend's U.S.

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