Option one was to continue with the current procedure, namely to let the FIA itself continue to police flying the flag or not, while the second was to let the teams decide for themselves on whether their cars are dangerous. understands that two options were presented to the teams about the use of what is known as the 'meatball' flag. Guenther Steiner's team wanted consistency in the regulations after their driver Kevin Magnussen had been called into the pits multiple times in 2022 for minor damage to the front wing.Īlthough the stewards allowed the protest despite it being lodged too late, a reconvention in Mexico City threw out Haas's protest meaning Alonso's seventh place was reinstated.Ī long-time part of the rulebook, the black and orange flag has been scarcely used in recent times, only coming to prominence again in 2022 with Magnussen and Yuki Tsunoda being recipients.ĭuring a meeting between team managers/sporting directors and the FIA in Mexico the parties agreed modified procedures for the flag's deployment. The Alpine driver was able to continue with the right wing mirror flapping around before it fell off, but despite Haas informing race control of the situation twice, the Spaniard was not called in to rectify the problem. The FIA and the Formula teams have reached agreement on tweaks to the use of orange and black flags after the Fernando Alonso controversy from Austin.Īlonso was handed a 30 second time penalty post-race in Austin after Haas lodged a protest that he was not shown the black and orange technical flag after sustaining damage in a high-speed shunt with Lance Stroll.
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