Race #13, Belgium: Post-Race Checks

[John-Eric Saxén]

Below are the results from the 13th round.

Alban Deslie
Q1: No file
Log: No file
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: Disqualification for no log file. Start from back of the grid for no hot lap replay. Warning for allocating after deadline (1).

Andrey Yakimenko
Q1: N/A
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: N/A

Ben Tusting

Q1: Clean
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Not used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: 0.5 penalty points for starting without LC.

Caner Basol
Q1: Clean
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: N/A

Clayton Nelmes
Q1: Clean
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: N/A

Cyril Werdmuller
Q1: Clean
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Not used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: 0.5 penalty points for starting without LC.

Dennis Furchheim
Q1: Clean
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: N/A

Dimitri De Matos
Q1: Clean
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: N/A

Eros Masciulli
Q1: N/A
Log: Save All Replay Sessions="0"
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: 0.5 penalty points for log infraction (3rd warning).

Fran Sola
Q1: Wrong lap sent (race hot lap)
Log: Save All Replay Sessions="0"
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: Start from back of the grid for wrong hot lap. Warning for allocating after deadline (1). Warning for log infraction (final).

Fred Gosling
Q1: Clean
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: N/A

Giuseppe Marconi
Q1: Clean
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: N/A

Jack Keithley
Q1: N/A
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: N/A

Jeffrey Rietveld
Q1: Clean
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Cut, lap 21
Penalty: 0.5 penalty points for cutting pit exit line.

Joakim Bengtsson
Q1: Clean
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: N/A

Karim Wezenberg
Q1: Clean
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: N/A

Lukas Euler
Q1: Clean
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: N/A

Marco Conti
Q1: N/A
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: N/A

Mattias Stahre
Q1: N/A
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: N/A

Muhammed Patel
Q1: Clean
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: N/A

Pablo Garica

Q1: Rejected (sent after deadline)
Log: Rejected (sent after deadline)
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: Disqualification for no log file. Start from back of the grid for no hot lap replay.

Peter Duivelaar
Q1: N/A
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Cut, lap 18
Penalty: 0.5 penalty points for cutting pit exit.

Scott Wilde
Q1: Clean
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: N/A

Sergio Casalins
Q1: N/A
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: N/A

Stefan Kanitz
Q1: Clean
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Clean
Penalty: N/A

Steven Diem
Q1: Clean
Log: Clean
Launch Control: Used
Pitstops: Cut, lap 15 & 28
Penalty: 0.5 penalty points for cutting pit exit line. 0.5 penalty points for incident #1.


Incidents

#1 Steven Diem - Karim Wezenberg- T12 Lap 37

Protest: On lap 37 Diem goes an average 8-9 KM/H slower during braking than his normal laps(36-38 etc...) at turn 12 and thus brake-tests Wezenberg who loses his front wing and drops 3 positions because of this.

Verdict: The director acknowledges that the braking of Diem was indeed started slightly earlier (accounting for 8-9 km/h difference) than in laps closely following, however by no means did the difference in braking suggest a purposeful move, but rather a driving error. Due to the effects it had on Wezenberg's car, 0.5 penalty points for Diem.

 

[Steven Diem]

I can confirm it was in fact driver error. I would never brake check anyone, and I think its a completely BS, and cheap thing to do. Apologies Karim.

However, upon more thorough review, it appears Karim was in my draft, going 7kmh faster, yet he braked at the same spot he normally does when not in a draft. I'm not saying I did not brake slightly earlier than normal, but as most drivers know, when you are in a draft, you must brake earlier than normal to avoid incidents like this.