Regulatory Authority: The Stewards shall retain ultimate jurisdiction over all on-track incidents, driver conduct, and the application of sporting penalties during the Season 5 Championship. Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the Stewards have ultimate jurisdiction and discretion to do whatever they want and see fit.

Deviation from Standard Regulations (Penalties): The F1 Lads League features a grid of drivers with significant variances in pace and skill level. Consequently, standard time penalties are often rendered ineffective, as faster drivers may easily build sufficient track gaps to negate the penalty. To ensure equitable administration of justice, the Stewards shall heavily favour the application of Position Penalties (post-race classification drops) over Time Penalties to guarantee that at-fault drivers suffer a tangible loss of points.

Application of FIA Racing Standards: Notwithstanding Article 1.2, all on-track racing conduct, incident reviews, and appeals shall, wherever possible, be evaluated and interpreted with direct reference to the established sporting principles, racing regulations, and precedents of the real-world FIA Formula One World Championship (e.g., leaving a car's width, track limits, and rules of engagement), except where expressly contradicted by these League Regulations or otherwise determined at the sole discretion of the Stewards.

Composition and Recusal of the Stewards: The Stewarding panel shall be exclusively comprised of three (3) active drivers: Mapa, Nuwie G, and Sahan. To preserve the integrity and impartiality of the sporting process, any Steward who is directly involved in an on-track incident under review must immediately recuse themselves from the deliberation and ruling of that specific incident. However, in the extraordinary event that all three (3) Stewards are concurrently involved in the same incident, the recusal requirement shall be waived, and all Stewards shall retain their voting and disciplinary authority to ensure a resolution is reached.

Application of Sanctions: To ensure immediate sporting fairness and long-term driver accountability, actionable incidents reviewed by the Stewards shall generally incur two concurrent sanctions: a Sporting Penalty and Penalty Points.

Sporting Penalties: A position drop applied to the final race classification to negate any unfair advantage gained during the incident.

Penalty Points: Between one (1) and three (3) Penalty Points shall be endorsed on the offending driver’s Super License. The precise allocation shall be determined by the Stewards based on incident severity.

The DNF Baseline: To ensure post-race penalties maintain material impact regardless of a driver's finishing status, any driver who Does Not Finish (DNF) or Retires from the session shall be formally classified in 10th Place exclusively for the purpose of post-race penalty calculations.

Championship Point Deductions: If a post-race Position Penalty drops a driver below 10th Place in the classification, the penalty shall automatically convert into a direct deduction of Championship Points. These deductions are uncapped and shall apply equally to both the Driver's Championship and the Constructor's Championship standings.

Application of Deduction Values: Point deductions shall be calculated based on the official points table for the applicable session type (Sprint or Feature Race). The deduction scale shall be applied sequentially under the following mandatory mechanism:

• a) A demotion of one (1) position below 10th Place (11th) shall incur a deduction equal to the points awarded for 10th Place.
• b) A demotion of two (2) positions below 10th Place (12th) shall incur a deduction equal to the points awarded for 9th Place.
• c) This sequential correlation—wherein the n-th position demotion below 10th Place incurs a point deduction mirroring the points awarded for the n-th position counting sequentially upward from 10th Place—shall apply in perpetuity for all subsequent position drops.

The License Threshold: Any driver who accrues twelve (12) Penalty Points on their Super License during the season shall trigger an immediate suspension of standard racing privileges for the subsequent race weekend.

Mandatory Sanctions: The penalised driver is strictly prohibited from participating in any session of the immediately following race weekend.

License Reset: A driver’s Super License Penalty Points shall only be reset to zero (0) upon the full execution of the sanctions outlined in Article 4.2.

Extraordinary Offenses: The Stewards reserve the absolute right to bypass the standard provisions of Article 2 and Article 3 in instances of grossly unsportsmanlike conduct.

Punitive Action: Intentional collisions, malicious driving, or deliberate attempts to exploit the penalty framework shall result in immediate Disqualification (DSQ) from the race classification and severe discretionary point deductions.

Incident Referrals: Drivers or Team Principals must submit all incident referrals within twenty-four (24) hours of the commencement of the Race Weekend via Discord. Submissions must include a brief description and clear onboard video footage of the incident. Without onboard footage, the incident will not be assessed by the Stewards. Additional supporting evidence (e.g., telemetry) may also be provided.

Hearings: In the interest of efficiency, the Stewards may elect to conduct verbal hearings in lieu of requesting formal written submissions.

Publication of Decisions: The Stewards shall issue concise, definitive rulings. The Stewards are under no obligation to provide extensive written reports for standard racing incidents.

The Appeals Process: Drivers and Constructors are entitled to one (1) appeal per issued decision. The Stewards reserve the right to apply further sporting penalties for vexatious, baseless, or retaliatory appeals.