The FIA has revealed the first details of how Formula 1’s new pre-race driver introductions will be arranged.
New regulations were passed ahead of the previous race in Azerbaijan allowing more time for the pre-race grid activities which would be “used for the presentation of the drivers to the fans” at certain events, the FIA said at the time.
The new pre-race ceremony will take place for the first time ahead of today’s Miami Grand Prix. Drivers will be introduced in turn from 3:07pm local time and walk to specified places at the front of the starting grid.
All 20 drivers will take up their positions in groups of four over a period of five minutes. This will be followed by the performance of the national anthem of the United States of America, introduced by LL Cool J.
The FIA noted drivers who do not comply with the new procedure “will be reported to the stewards”.
Formula 1 previously held a pre-race driver introduction ceremony at the Circuit of the Americas ahead of the United States Grand Prix in 2017. That format has not been used again since.
Order of drivers’ appearances
3:07pm: Logan Sargeant, Nyck de Vries, Kevin Magnussen, Alexander Albon
3:08pm: Yuki Tsunoda, Zhou Guanyu, Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon
3:09pm: Valtteri Bottas a>,Oscar Piastri, Nico Hulkenberg, Lando Norris
3:10pm: Lance Stroll, George Russell, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz Jnr
3:11pm: Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Sergio Perez, Max Verstappen
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