The flag is waved at the instruction of the race director.Īlonso was demoted from seventh to 15th after Haas protested but was then reinstated at a stewards' review in Mexico City on Thursday. Neither were shown a black and orange flag, angering rivals Haas whose Danish driver Kevin Magnussen has seen it three times so far this season and suffered the consequences. The black flag with an orange disc in the middle can effectively trigger retirement from the race for a driver if the damage cannot be fixed.Īlpine's Fernando Alonso was allowed to continue with a flapping side mirror, that eventually fell off without hitting anyone, after a collision in the race at Austin while Red Bull's Sergio Perez also raced with a broken front wing.

MEXICO CITY, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Formula One's governing body is reviewing the use of the 'meatball' flag, used to tell drivers to return immediately to the pits because their car is damaged and a danger to others, following incidents at last weekend's U.S.

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