The Official French Grand Prix Thread

22) Track Limits
22.1 Turns 1 and 2
a) Any driver who fails to negotiate Turn 2 by using the track, and who passes completely to the
right of the first fluorescent yellow bollard on the apex of the corner, must keep completely to
the right of the fluorescent yellow bollard and re-join the track by driving through the two arrays
of blocks in the run off by passing to the right of the first and to the left of the second. See
Image 1.
22.2 Turns 3-5
a) Any driver who fails to negotiate Turn 4 by using the track, and who passes completely to the
left of the fluorescent yellow bollard on the apex of the corner, must keep completely to the left
of the fluorescent yellow bollard and re-join the track by driving to the left of the block in the
run off prior to Turn 5. See Images 2 and 3
22.3 Turns 8 and 9
a) Any driver going straight on at turn 8 must re-join the track by driving through the four arrays
of blocks in the escape road, to the left of the first, to the right of the second, to the left of the
third and to the right of the fourth.
22.4 General - Turns 1-2, Turns 3-5, Turns 8-9
a) Each time any car fails to negotiate Turns 1-2 or Turns 3-5 and/or Turns 8-9 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 Turns 1-2 or Turns 3-5 and/or Turns 8-9
by using the track 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