1. The amount of the Payment (the "Amount") shall (subject as herein provided) be three hundred and fifty thousand
(US $350,000) United States Dollars plus ten thousand (US $10,000) United States Dollars per car per Event for each
half point scored by the competitor concerned in the previous two half seasons subject to a maximum of five hundred
thousand (US $500,000) United States Dollars per car per Event and, notwithstanding paragraphs 2 and 3 below, subject
always to a maximum of two million five hundred thousand United States Dollars (US $2,500,000) per competitor per season.
2. The Amount shall be increased by ten per cent for each breach of Clause 10.3 of The 1997 Concorde Agreement committed
by the competitor concerned in the twenty four months preceding the breach in question.
3. If immediately prior to the event in respect of which a breach of Clause 10.3 of The 1997 Concorde Agreement occurs
the competitor committing such breach was among the top ten competitors in the FIA F1 Championship concerned the Amount
increased as the case may be by virtue of paragraph 2 of this Schedule 9 shall be further increased by fifty per cent.
4. No Payment shall be due if the breach of Clause 10.3 of The 1997 Concorde Agreement was directly caused by bona fide
serious difficulties beyond the reasonable control of the competitor concerned preventing it from complying with such clause.
5. Within fifteen days of the relevant event the competitor concerned shall notify the FIA in writing if it considers
that paragraph 4 of this Schedule 9 should apply. In default of such notification, the Amount shall be payable.
6. As soon as practicable but no later than 60 days after such indication, the F1 Commission shall meet and having heard
the competitor concerned (or his representatives) together with such other evidence as it may think appropriate, determine
whether paragraph 4 of this Schedule 9 shall apply, taking into consideration any non-participation in an Event by that
competitor which was solely due to exceptional circumstances (whether arising from natural causes human agency or otherwise)
beyond the control of the competitor concerned including but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing:
(a) civil strife aircraft flood or fire damage and acts of God which cause or lead to the destruction of such competitor's
race cars and spare components or parts; or
(b) strikes, lock outs or other labor disputes, transportation delay or breakdown which affect at least three other
competitors and which are not able to be remedied by reasonable financial means. The decision of the FIA shall be
final and binding upon the parties.
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