Qui di seguito l'artico che riguarda la VSC direttamente dal regolmento FIA. Purtroppo é in inglese ma non ho trovato la versione italiana.
Non si parla in alcun punto dei tempi minimi da fare, quindi saranno decisi per ogni gp.
VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR (VSC)
41.1 The VSC procedure may be initiated to neutralise a race upon the order of the clerk of the
course.
It will normally be used when double waved yellow flags are needed on any section of track
and competitors or officials may be in danger, but the circumstances are not such as to
warrant use of the safety car itself.
41.2 When the order is given to initiate the VSC procedure a message "VSC DEPLOYED" will be
displayed on the official messaging system and all FIA light panels will display “VSC”.
41.3 No car may be driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a manner which could be deemed
potentially dangerous to other drivers or any other person at any time whilst the VSC
procedure is in use. This will apply whether any such car is being driven on the track, the pit
entry or the pit lane.
41.4 No car may enter the pits whilst the VSC procedure is in use unless it is for the purpose of
changing tyres.
41.5 All competing cars must reduce speed and stay above the minimum time set by the FIA ECU at
least once in each marshalling sector (a marshalling sector is defined as the section of track
between each of the FIA light panels). All cars must also be above this minimum time when
the FIA light panels change to green (see 41.7 below).
The stewards may impose either of the penalties under Article 16.3a), b), c) or d) on any driver
who fails to stay above the minimum time as required by the above.
41.6 With the exception of the cases listed under a) to d) below, no driver may overtake another
car on the track whilst the VSC procedure is in use.
The exceptions are :
a) When entering the pits a driver may pass another car remaining on the track after he
has reached the first safety car line.
b) When leaving the pits a driver may overtake, or be overtaken by, another car on the
track before he reaches the second safety car line.
c) Whilst in the pit entry, pit lane or pit exit a driver may overtake another car which is
also in one of these three areas.
d) If any car slows with an obvious problem.
41.7 When the clerk of the course decides it is safe to end the VSC procedure the message "VSC
ENDING" will be displayed on the official messaging system and, at any time between 10 and
15 seconds later, “VSC” on the FIA light panels will change to green and drivers may continue
racing immediately. After 30 seconds the green lights will be extinguished.
41.8 Each lap completed whist the VSC procedure is in use will be counted as a race lap.
