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It's caused by the ground effect aerodynamics pulling the car down to the ground, but as the car gets closer to the ground the airflow stalls, which forces the car up. Porpoising is when an F1 car bounces up and down on the straights. Most-used phrases Black and White flagīlack and white flags are show to drivers for unsportsmanlike behaviour, acting as a warning to the driver who it is shown to, but if the issue persists a black flag can be shown to the driver, along with the driver's number, to indicate they have been disqualified from the race and must return to the pits immediately.įIA Race Director Michael Masi said that the black and white flag 'is effectively the motorsport version of the yellow card'. Ind圜ar: Lapped Car must give way to faster cars approaching, approaching car is attempting to overtake.įIA-sanctioned championships: Lapped car must give way to faster cars approaching.F1 has taken steps in recent years to try and make things easier for fans, such as simplifying the names of the tyre compounds provided by Pirelli.Įven so there are still plenty of expressions that can confuse casual viewers, and in the worst cases put them off watching altogether.Ī little understanding goes a long way, so this glossary of common phrases should bring you right up to speed with F1's technical terms.

NASCAR (road course only): Course is partially blocked, stopped car on course, hard to see hazard ahead. This flag is not used in iRacing, instead its the Blue flag with yellow diagonal stripe (Courtesy Flag). If the driver fails to give way to the faster car three times in a row, then they are subject to a drive-through penalty. In FIA-sanctioned championships, the flag is used to only mean that the lapped car must give way to faster cars approaching. In Ind圜ar, the flag is used to mean that the lapped car must give way to faster cars approaching and also means that the approaching car is attempting to overtake. In NASCAR it is used to mean the course is partially blocked or stopped car on road courses only and is also used for hard to see hazards that are ahead. In Auto Racing, the Blue Flag without the yellow diagonal stripe is used in NASCAR, Ind圜ar, and FIA-sanctioned championships for different rulings.

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