So Ollie is on a push lap while Sainz is parked up ahead on a slow lap. Ollie goes through the chicane and the panel looks yellow. Then this video begins. He sees the second panel while the car is loaded up, approaching a corner. Ollie brakes and goes passed the nearly stationary Williams.
Is it even possible to load up the car and slam on the brakes just to brake before a car going less than half your speed? Did Ollie get punished because Monaco is a bad / awkward track?
I think the stewards had to punish this because on paper he overtook under red, they can’t let that slide no matter the circumstances. But yeah, I also wonder if it would have been safely possible to break here and stop before getting up to Sainz
Video of Ollie Bearman not slowing down but rather overtaking someone under red flags: https://imgur.com/a/8mjcBj3
So Ollie is on a push lap while Sainz is parked up ahead on a slow lap. Ollie goes through the chicane and the panel looks yellow. Then this video begins. He sees the second panel while the car is loaded up, approaching a corner. Ollie brakes and goes passed the nearly stationary Williams.
Is it even possible to load up the car and slam on the brakes just to brake before a car going less than half your speed? Did Ollie get punished because Monaco is a bad / awkward track?
I think the stewards had to punish this because on paper he overtook under red, they can’t let that slide no matter the circumstances. But yeah, I also wonder if it would have been safely possible to break here and stop before getting up to Sainz