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An orange circle on black.
Also known as: Meatball flag, Mechanical black flag
The signal flag meaning the car has a mechanical problem that endangers others; return to the pits to have it corrected.
Signals the car has a mechanical problem that endangers others; return to the pits to have it corrected.
Contexts: Public information
Distinguished from the plain black flag because it is not a punishment: the driver may rejoin once the fault is fixed, and confusing the two costs a competitor a race they could have finished.
Contexts: Public information
A black rectangular flag carrying a solid orange disc at its centre, shown with the competitor's number board.
The plain black flag excludes a competitor; the orange disc sends them in to fix a fault and permits them to rejoin.