Good news race fans, the FIA has given post-race donuts the green light after making revisions to Formula 1’s sporting regulations.
It’s better than that, too, the change to the regs is quite open ended and states the winning driver can “perform an act of celebration” after the race. There are some caveats to this unbridled joy, of course. Any post-race celebrations must be “performed safely” and not “endanger other drivers or any officials”. Further, the actions must not “not call into question the legality of his car” and should “not delay the podium ceremony”.
After winning the 2013 Indian Grand Prix, thereby securing his fourth world championship, Sebastian Vettel celebrated the hell out of his rear tyres and faced the wrath of the FIA in the form of €25,000 fine. Undeterred, he repeated his act of celebration routine after winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and again at the season finale in Brazil (pictured above) without sanction.
Going back to the wording of the revised regs, what other actions could a driver to when performing “an act of celebration”?
[Source: James Allen | Pic: Red Bull/Getty Images]
2 replies on “Free donuts for Formula 1 winners!”
lol, stupid not to… I’m guessing the seen how high the ratings were for that one event’s replays…
If the new 100 litre rule (including 2L post-race fuel sample) doesn’t leave enough for donuts there is always this:
http://youtu.be/l9Hp2yCr7_I?t=1m28s