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
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