Driver Ettiquette

1.1
      NO chat is allowed during the races and qualifying sessions; unless it is an emergency, or you must leave the server. If you happen to retire from the race for any reason, talking during the race is not permitted. You must either remain silent until the end of the race, or leave the server, preferably the latter to easy lag.

1.2
      Blue flags are extremely important for race sessions. If you continue to ignore blue flags in a race without receiving a "Stop-Go" Penalty, and the organizers have deemed that you could have let the car behind through on several occasions, you face a 25s time penalty after the race has concluded. For more serious impeding without a "Stop-Go" Penalty received during the race, you could face an automatic DSQ, due to dangerous and careless driving.

1.3
      If you're suffering from severe lag during the race, via graphic or network, it would be greatly appreciated if you could diagnose this problem, or leave the server altogether for the sake of fair play to other racers.

1.4
      If you believe you are at the receiving end of an incident, please, contact the stewards after race, the replays will be analysed, and appropriate action will be taken against the offender. If the decision is not challenged in the first place, then the incident may be missed altogether.

1.5
      It is strongly recommended that you use the 'look behind' button very often, especially if you're involved in a close battle, or close to being lapped, and it is in a place you will remember, as any impeding will be given a penalty. Whatever you do, don't be incompetent, and press it before a 150 mph corner, for the sake of your own sanity.

1.6
      Over-aggressive overtaking and defending is not tolerated, and you're advised only to defend your line once before allowing the opponent to take an alternative route.

1.7
      You must respect all flags given. If a yellow flag is present, you must approach this area with caution incase of debris or a damaged car on track that could be hit. For blue flags, you must let the car behind past, as he is one lap ahead and has the right to pass. Failure to do so will see an appropriate punishment handed.

1.8
      Exploiting the track in any way during a racing session will lead to a time penalty, or possibly disqualification depending on the severity of the offence. As an organisation, we like to promote clean, fair racing, therefore cutting the track to gain advantages which are not recognised by the game is deemed as cheating.

1.9
      Driving in a silly manner when a long way behind the rest of the field could see a disqualification from the championship automatically, you must continue to race properly, or risk a severe penalty, by ruining someone elses race. Alternatively, you could withdraw from the race, and get back to the pits by pressing esc.

1.10
      Incidents can result into the Safety Car coming out. In this case, the Leader has to take the responsibility for the field, slowing it down efficiently for the Safety Car. He has to slowly take gas off, so he eventually gets slower and slower and the field can be bunched up without somebody crashing the rear of the guy in front because of hard braking manovers. Overtakings under safety car will be penalised by the game with a Stop & Go, collisions can be punished by the organisers.

1.11
      If several drivers have been wiped out in a first lap incident, the race may be restarted automatically. Everyone who is out or has some heavy damage(like lost front/rear wings) has to say that though, because otherwise the organisers and the host may not notice. Lying will result into a disqualification for the race, which can be extended.

Driver Ettiquette, edited on Sunday, 27th of February 2011, 16:37 CET.