search wrote: ↑13 Nov 2022, 22:26
AR3-GP wrote: ↑13 Nov 2022, 22:16
What was the explanation for the Tsunoda unlapping catastrophe?
I guess they just forgot about him? Can't see any other potential explanation
or not. Apparently he was lapped after the safety car came out (because he pitted) and therefor wasn't eligible to unlap himself:
55.13 If the clerk of the course considers it safe to do so, and the message “LAPPED CARS MAY NOW OVERTAKE” has been sent to all Competitors using the official messaging system, any all cars that have been lapped by the leader will be required to pass the cars on the lead lap and the safety car.
This will only apply to cars that were lapped at the time they crossed the Line at the end of the lap during which they crossed the first Safety Car line for the second time after the safety car was deployed.
edit: I just checked his onboard, and he was lapped already. But maybe unlapped himself for a second when he entered the pits, just over the SC line