[OT] Flags for TOP3?

Some individuals in my nation (PL) began minor shitstorm in social media actually attributable to this factor:

https://preview.redd.it/5b7g250vqsff1.png?width=838&format=png&auto=webp&s=24a104542753e130de6f22ed474ea6231fdc01f2

And right here is my query – are there any guidelines in motorsports about exposing flags for TOP3 throughout awards ceremony?

I noticed many instances that every organizer was placing these flags appropriate (horizontally), however… did they do something flawed there?

(this race, if somebody requested)