RULES
1. RESPONSIBILITY
It is the responsibility of the driver that is trying to overtake,
to make sure that the pass is made without contact. While driving
behind a car, you are 100% responsible for avoiding contact. So,
always rembember: when driving behind another car, if you can't see
the track ahead, it means that you are too close!
2. OVERTAKING
Bumper next to bumper is where overlap starts. Door next to door is 100% overlap.
To obtain right of road position, the overtaker's car must have significant overlap
of the car that is being overtaken, before they reach the corner's turn-in point.
The car on the outside has the right to outside room all the way through the corner,
while the car on the inside has the right to inside room all the way through the corner.
(During an overtaking manoeuvre both cars can´t use the optimal line, so both need to
slow down in order to stay on their side of the track.)
2.1 If there is no overlap
Ahead drivers have the right to take any line through a corner.
Ahead drivers have the right to choose any line down a straight,
but only one move to defend their position.
2.1 If there is overlap
The attacking car has obtained the right to chose the inner line, as he is
overlapping significantly at the turn-in point. Now both have to give each
other enough room to stay on the road through the corner. On the inner line
you have to be very careful not to drift outside - this piece of the track
doesn't belong to you in this situation.
3. BLUE FLAG
If a blue flag is displayed on your screen, it tells you that a
driver (who completed more laps than you) is going to overtake you
and you are not allowed to defend. Rule number 1 is still in place,
so keep on driving on your normal racing line. This is again important
to be predictable.
4. DEFENDING
While you are not blue flagged, you may try to avoid being overtaken
with only one direction change per straight. The overtaking car must
not be blocked in a way he has to lift or even brake in this situation.
Movement in reaction is blocking and leads to penalty. (If you make your
move, after the car behind you made his move, that is blocking.) Making
your car wide by not using the optimal line is defending. (If you try to
defend your position by choosing the inner line for an upcoming corner,
you will have to hold that line.)
5. PIT EXIT
On leaving the pits, you may not cross the pit exit line. Stay on
the pit side until the line ends.
