Protocol question

[call_me_andrew]

What is the FIA's required course of action if lightning is approaching a Formula One event?

[Dave B]

Carry on racing until track conditions make it unsafe to do so. See Malaysia 2009 for a perfect example.

[Dave B]

Oh, and land the helicopter...

[christophulus]

And then say the whole thing is out of your control and move the start time 15 minutes earlier next year

[Norwegian Blue]

Have always thought that if Conditions mean that the medical helicopter can't be used, then all track action stops?

[ioan]

Have always thought that if Conditions mean that the medical helicopter can't be used, then all track action stops?

Yep that's more like what I heard too.

[Dave B]

History shows that they're happy to cancel practice or even qualifying, and happy to delay the start of a race. But once the action starts (and the viewing figures are up, not that I'm suggesting that's a link ) it takes a lot before the race is stopped.

As I said, see Malaysia 2009 for a recent example. There was no way a medical helicopter was going anywhere in that, yet it wasn't until half the field had slid off that the red flag appeared.

[Ranger]

I thought it was also on the basis of the medical helicopter being able to fly, but they managed to finish the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix in low fog, so I have no idea where they draw the line.

[markabilly]

What is the FIA's required course of action if lightning is approaching a Formula One event?

To get somewhere safe and watch the rest of the race on TV....

[K-Pu]

When Bernie thinks it´s right.