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A black flag with white border, indicating that a rider must leave the course. A dark, rather than light blue flag, indicating that a faster motorcycle is approaching. A white flag with a black "V", to indicate poor visibility ahead. Used at the Isle of Man TT festival. A white flag with a black 'SUN', to indicate glare from the sun ahead.
From the beginning of organised motor sport events, in the early 1900s, until the late 1960s, before commercial sponsorship liveries came into common use, vehicles competing in Formula One, sports car racing, touring car racing and other international auto racing competitions customarily painted their cars in standardised racing colours that indicated the nation of origin of the car or driver.
A specific racing flag used in some countries to indicate to a driver that there is a defect with their car that carries a safety risk to them or to another driver. Most usually applied to trailing smoke or loose bodywork. The flag is black with a large orange dot in the centre of the flag, looking vaguely like a meatball. Some racing series ...
The flag is accompanied by a board with the car number of the driver on it so no mistake is made. Being black-flagged is one of the most severe punishments in F1. BlackC/White Chequered A black and white chequered flag signals the end of the race, practice session, or qualifying session.
The blue flag with a yellow stripe is shown to warn slow drivers of faster cars approaching. NASCAR rarely black-flags drivers for not obeying this flag. NASCAR uses the yellow diagonal stripe on the blue flag because the flag is usually displayed on top of the starter's stand, and not at eye-level to the driver from the track. Blue Flag
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games have showcased quite a bit of the red, white and blue colors that many of the national flags have.
United Nations: the recognisable blue helmets of the peacekeeping operations and the flags of associated UN agencies like the World Health Organization, with the UN's light blue and white. European Union : the blue and yellow of the EU flag ; uses include the blue European Health Insurance Card and the Blue Card for skilled immigration.
Motorsports are a popular physically demanding sport competed in many countries worldwide, including in Canada. One of the most internationally significant Canadian events is the Montreal Grand Prix, a race for the Formula One World Championship. Ongoing since 1967. Lance Stroll is the only Canadian competing in the series in 2024.